Meet the Team

Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PHD

• Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery-Pediatric
• Congenital Cardiac Surgery-Pediatric
• Surgery (General)

Dilip Nath, MD

• Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery-Pediatric
• Congenital Cardiac Surgery-Pediatric
• Transplant Surgical-Pediatric
• Surgery-Pediatric

Charles Canter, MD

• Transplant Medical-Pediatric
• Cardiology-Pediatric
• Transplant Medical-Adult
• Pediatrics

Lakshmi Gokanapudy-Hahn, MD

• Cardiology-Pediatric
• Pediatrics

Jacob Miller, MD

• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Congenital Cardiac Surgery-Pediatric

Deepa Mokshagundam, MD

• Transplant Medical-Pediatric
• Cardiology-Pediatric
• Pediatrics

Janet Scheel, MD

• Cardiology-Pediatric
• Transplant Medical-Pediatric
• Pediatrics

Aecha Ybarra, MD

• Cardiology-Pediatric
• Pediatrics

Mary Fujarski, PA

Shelley Perulfi, MA, BSN, RN, NE-BC

Stephanie Esses, RN, MSN, DNP, CPNP-PC/AC

Sarah Margherio, BSN, RN

Jamie Backowski, RN, MSN, CPNP

Peggy Rasp, RN, MSN, CPNP

Crystal Buesking, RN, BSN

Kelly Storck, RN, BSN

Susan Basile, BSN, RN

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Elizabeth Greco

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Catreta Branch Jones

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Kelly Bievenue

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Jenny Young, PharmD, BCPPS

Michael Lahart, PharmD, BCPPS

Dawn Bunton, PharmD, BCPPS

Michelle Rhodes, LCSW, MSW

Lauren Nitsch, CCLS, CIMI

Child Life Specialist

Annie Turner, MS, RD, LD

Cardiology Transplant Specialist

• Cardiology Transplant

Karen Emery

Jennifer Preston, LPN

Gillian Mayersohn, PSYD

• Psychology-Pediatric