Meet Our Team
Learn more about the people working every day to advance care together. Find credentials, contact information and research interests for our faculty members below.
Executive Co-Directors
Andrew Redington, MD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
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Andrew Redington, MD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Chief, Pediatric Cardiology andrew.redington@cchmc.org
Jeffrey Robbins, PhD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Director, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
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Jeffrey Robbins, PhD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Director, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology 513-636-8098 jeffrey.robbins@cchmc.org
James Tweddell, MD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery
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James Tweddell, MD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery 513-803-8824 james.tweddell@cchmc.orgLeadership
Thomas Kimball, MD
Medical Director, Heart Institute; Director, Cardiology Consult Service; Director, Coronary Artery Clinic
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Thomas Kimball, MD
Medical Director, Heart Institute; Director, Cardiology Consult Service; Director, Coronary Artery Clinic 513-636-8270 tom.kimball@cchmc.org
Mark McDonald, MA
Vice President, Finance and Business Operations, Heart Institute
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Mark McDonald, MA
Vice President, Finance and Business Operations, Heart Institute 513-803-4451 mark.mcdonald@cchmc.org
David Morales, MD
Director, Congential Heart Surgery, The Heart Institute; Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery; Clark-Helmsworth Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery
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David Morales, MD
Director, Congential Heart Surgery, The Heart Institute; Chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery; Clark-Helmsworth Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery 513-803-9150 david.morales@cchmc.org
James Spaeth, MD
Director, Cardiac Anesthesia; Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia
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James Spaeth, MD
Director, Cardiac Anesthesia; Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia 513-636-4408 james.spaeth@cchmc.org
Barbara Tofani, MSN, RN
Vice President, Patient Services
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Barbara Tofani, MSN, RN
Vice President, Patient Services barbara.tofani@cchmc.orgClinical Leadership
Jeffrey Anderson, MD, MPH, MBA
Chief Quality Officer, Heart Institute
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Jeffrey Anderson, MD, MPH, MBA
Chief Quality Officer, Heart Institute 513-636-3865 jeffrey.anderson@cchmc.org
Burns Blaxall, PhD, FAHA, FACC, FAPS
Director, Translational Science; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core
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Burns Blaxall, PhD, FAHA, FACC, FAPS
Director, Translational Science; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core 513-803-4005 burns.blaxall@cchmc.org
Nicole Brown, MD
Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic
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Roosevelt Bryant III, MD
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant
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Roosevelt Bryant III, MD
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant 513-636-4770 roosevelt.bryantIII@cchmc.org
Clifford Chin, MD
Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy; Medical Director, Heart Transplant
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Clifford Chin, MD
Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy; Medical Director, Heart Transplant 513-803-3151 clifford.chin@cchmc.org
James Cnota, MD
Director, Fetal Echocardiography/Cardiology
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David Cooper, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
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David Cooper, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit 513-803-5448 david.cooper@cchmc.org
Stuart Goldstein, MD, FAAP, FNKF
Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core
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Stuart Goldstein, MD, FAAP, FNKF
Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core 513-636-2078 stuart.goldstein@cchmc.org
Haleh Heydarian, MD
Director, Single Ventricle Interstage Program; Director, Neurodevelopmental and Educational Clinic
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Haleh Heydarian, MD
Director, Single Ventricle Interstage Program; Director, Neurodevelopmental and Educational Clinic 513-803-4538
Russel Hirsch, MD
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory; Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Service
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Russel Hirsch, MD
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory; Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Service 513-636-7072
John Jefferies, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
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John Jefferies, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy 513-803-2913 john.jefferies@cchmc.org
Timothy Knilans, MD
Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing
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Timothy Knilans, MD
Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing 513-636-7269 timothy.knilans@cchmc.org
Lisa Lee, MD
Director, Community Based Cardiology
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Angela Lorts, MD
Medical Director, Mechanical Circulation Support Program
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Angela Lorts, MD
Medical Director, Mechanical Circulation Support Program 513-803-4538 angela.lorts@cchmc.org
Nicolas Madsen, MD, MPH
Director of Cardiac Step-Down Unit
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Marc Schecter, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Lung Transplant Program
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Marc Schecter, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Lung Transplant Program 513-636-6771 marc.schecter@cchmc.org
Robert Siegel, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, Center for Better Health and Nutrition
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Robert Siegel, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, Center for Better Health and Nutrition 513-636-9420 bob.siegel@cchmc.org
Michael Taylor, MD
Director, Advanced Imaging Innovation
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Elaine Urbina, MD, MS
Director, Preventive Cardiology
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Gruschen Veldtman, FRCP, MBChB
Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
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Gruschen Veldtman, FRCP, MBChB
Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease 513-803-2243 gruschen.veldtman@cchmc.org
Ivan Wilmot, MD
Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program
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Wenying Zhang, MD, PhD, FACMG
Clinical Director, Diagnostic Laboratory, Division of Human Genetics
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Wenying Zhang, MD, PhD, FACMG
Clinical Director, Diagnostic Laboratory, Division of Human Genetics 513-803-7886 wenying.zhang@cchmc.orgFaculty
Richard Czosek, MD
Richard Czosek, MD
513-636-2237
Eunice Hahn, MD
Eunice Hahn, MD
513-803-4538
Andreas Loepke, MD, PhD
