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Chetan Pasrija, MD
- Surgical Director, Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation
- Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery
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Ahmet Kilic, MD
- Program Director, Johns Hopkins Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
- Professor of Clinical Cardiac Surgery
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Glenn Whitman, MD
- Director of Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Our Team
Cardiac Surgeons
Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiologists
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William Ravekes, MD
- Medical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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Kavita Sharma, MD
- Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO), Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Associate Professor of Medicine
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Priya Umapathi, MD
- Director, Johns Hopkins Cardio-Metabolic Heart Failure Clinic
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
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Joban Vaishnav, MD
- Director, Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Amyloidosis Center
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Heart Transplant Advanced Practice Providers
Kirby L. Baker, RN, MSN, AG-ACNP, DNP
Title: Thoracic Transplant & LVAD Surgery Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Transplant Surgery
Specialty: Transplant Surgery
Tracey Fehr, RN, BSN
Title: Transplant Nurse Coordinator
Specialty: Heart Transplant and LVAD
Specialty: Heart Transplant and LVAD
Rebecca Fioretti, R.N., B.S.N.
Title: VAD Coordinator
Specialty: Ventricular Assist Devices
Specialty: Ventricular Assist Devices
Michelle Fronduti, RN
Title: Post Heart Transplant Coordinator
Specialty: Transplant & LVAD
Specialty: Transplant & LVAD
Brandi Hill, MSN, FNP-C, AG-ACNP-BC
Specialty: Heart and Lung Transplant, LVAD
Eric Hochberg, MPAS, PA-C
Title: Physician Assistant, Thoracic Transplant
Specialty: Pulmonary Transplant Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Certifications: National Commission on the Certification of Physician Associates (NCCPA)
Specialty: Pulmonary Transplant Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Certifications: National Commission on the Certification of Physician Associates (NCCPA)
Meaghan Kell, RN
Title: Pre Heart Transplant & LVAD Coordinator
Specialty: Transplant & LVAD
Specialty: Transplant & LVAD
Nancy M. Klemans, BSN, RN
Title: Nurse Coordinator
Specialty: LVAD
Specialty: LVAD
Gina Luciano, Ph.D., MSN, CRNP
Title: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Heart and Lung Transplant, LVAD, Pulmonary transplant Medicine
Certifications: ACNP-BC, Joint appointment in Surgery and Medicine
Specialty: Heart and Lung Transplant, LVAD, Pulmonary transplant Medicine
Certifications: ACNP-BC, Joint appointment in Surgery and Medicine
Dawn M. Pappas, ACNP
Title: Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Heart & Lung Transplant, LVAD
Specialty: Heart & Lung Transplant, LVAD
Aimee Perry, RN, MSN, AG-ACNP, DNP
Title: Heart Transplant & LVAD Surgery Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Transplant Surgery
Specialty: Transplant Surgery
Kristin Reuss, DNP, AGACNP, Family PMHNP
Title: Lead Nurse Practitioner of the Heart Transplant and LVAD team
Specialty: Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, LVAD, Cardiomyopathy
Certifications: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
Specialty: Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, LVAD, Cardiomyopathy
Certifications: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
Kathleen Shagena, MSN, CRNP
Title: Heart Transplant Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Transplant Surgery
Certifications: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Specialty: Transplant Surgery
Certifications: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Rakel Wilson, RN
Title: Post Heart Transplant Coordinator
Specialty: Transplant & LVAD
Specialty: Transplant & LVAD