Our multidisciplinary team works seamlessly to provide patient-centered, expert care.
Cardiac Surgeons
Ahmet Kilic, M.D.
Director, Heart Transplantation
Program Director, Johns Hopkins Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
Associate Professor of Surgery
Program Director, Johns Hopkins Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
Associate Professor of Surgery
Bret Allen Mettler, M.D.
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Co-Director, Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center
Associate Professor (PAR) of Surgery
Co-Director, Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center
Associate Professor (PAR) of Surgery
Glenn Joseph Robert Whitman, M.D.
Director of Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiologists
Lili Ayala Barouch, M.D.
Director, Sports Cardiology Program
Director, Columbia Heart Failure Clinic
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Columbia Heart Failure Clinic
Associate Professor of Medicine
Nisha Aggarwal Gilotra, M.D.
Director, Cardiac Sarcoidosis Program
Director, Heart Failure Bridge Clinic
Medical Director, Heart Failure Disease Management
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Heart Failure Bridge Clinic
Medical Director, Heart Failure Disease Management
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Edward Kevin Kasper, M.D.
E. Cowles Andrus Distinguished Professor in Cardiology
Director, Outpatient Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Director, Outpatient Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
William John Ravekes, M.D.
Medical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Kavita Sharma, M.D.
Director, Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation
Director, JHU Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, JHU Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
Joban Dinesh Vaishnav, M.D.
Director, Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Amyloidosis Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Ilan Shor Wittstein, M.D.
Director, Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Heart Transplant Advanced Practice Providers
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Brandi Hill MSN, FNP-C, AG-ACNP-BC
Specialty: Heart and Lung Transplant, LVAD
Education: B.S. University of Central Oklahoma, M.S.N Graceland University, Post Masters Georgetown University
Certifications: FNP-C, AG-ACNP-BC
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Nancy M. Klemans BSN, RN
Title: Nurse Coordinator
Specialty: LVAD
Education: York College of Pennsylvania
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Kristin Freed MSN, AGACNP, Family PMHNP
Title: Lead Nurse Practitioner of the Heart Transplant and LVAD team
Specialty: Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, LVAD, Cardiomyopathy
Education: University of Virginia School of Nursing MSN & Post-MSN, Yale University School of Nursing Healthcare Leadership, Systems, and Policy DNP
Certifications: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
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Gina Luciano PhD, MSN, CRNP
Title: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Heart and Lung Transplant, LVAD, Pulmonary transplant Medicine
Education: B.S.N. University of Delaware, M.S.N. and PhD Case Western Reserve University
Certifications: ACNP-BC, Joint appointment in Surgery and Medicine
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Tracey Fehr RN, BSN
Title: Transplant Nurse Coordinator
Specialty: Heart Transplant and LVAD
Education: Towson University
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Kirby L. Baker RN MSN AG-ACNP
Title: Thoracic Transplant & LVAD Surgery Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Transplant Surgery
Education: BSN Drexel University
Certifications: MSN Johns Hopkins University
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Patricia McLaughlin DNP, CRNP-AC
Title: Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Transplant Surgery, VAD, Pulmonary Transplant Medicine
Education and Training: B.S.N., Notre Dame of Maryland University, M.S., University of Maryland Baltimore, D.N.P., University
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Laura Hartman, MSN, CRNP
Title: Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Specialties: Heart Transplant
Education: B.S.N. Carson-Newman College, M.S.N. Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
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Rebecca Fioretti R.N., B.S.N.
Title: VAD Coordinator
Specialty: Ventricular Assist Devices
Education: ADN Central Methodist College, BSN Widener University
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Dawn M. Pappas, ACNP
Title: Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Heart & Lung Transplant, LVAD
Education: University of Maryland at Baltimore
Certifications: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
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Deb Carter, CRNP
Title: Nurse Practitioner
Specialty: Heart Transplant
Education: University of Rochester, University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University