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.

Clinical Leadership

Jeffrey Anderson, MD, MPH, MBA, FACC Chief Quality Officer, Heart Institute

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Jeffrey Anderson, MD, MPH, MBA, FACC

Chief Quality Officer, Heart Institute 513-636-3865 jeffrey.anderson@cchmc.org
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Nicole Brown, MD Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic

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Nicole Brown, MD

Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic 513-803-2243 achd@cchmc.org
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Clifford Chin, MD Director, Advanced Cardiomyopathy Services; Medical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant; Co-Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Cardiac Rehabilitation

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Clifford Chin, MD

Director, Advanced Cardiomyopathy Services; Medical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant; Co-Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Cardiac Rehabilitation 513-803-3151 clifford.chin@cchmc.org
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James Cnota, MD Director, Fetal Cardiology

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James Cnota, MD

Director, Fetal Cardiology 513-636-1199 james.cnota@cchmc.org
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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
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Richard Czosek, MD Director, Cardiac Rhythm Device Management; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core

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Richard Czosek, MD

Director, Cardiac Rhythm Device Management; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core 513-636-2237
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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
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Don Hayes Jr., MD, MS, Med Medical Director, Pediatric Lung Transplant Program

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Don Hayes Jr., MD, MS, Med

Medical Director, Pediatric Lung Transplant Program 513-803-7009 don.hayes@cchmc.org
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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
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Russel Hirsch, MD Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Service

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Russel Hirsch, MD

Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Service 513-636-7072
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Bradley Keller, MD Co-Director, Greater Louisville and Western Kentucky Practice

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Bradley Keller, MD

Co-Director, Greater Louisville and Western Kentucky Practice 502-584-3200 brad.keller@cchmc.org
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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
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Sean Lang, MD Medical Director, Coronary Artery Clinic: Associate Director, Cardiac MRI

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Sean Lang, MD

Medical Director, Coronary Artery Clinic: Associate Director, Cardiac MRI 513-636-2335 sean.lang@cchmc.org
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Angela Lorts, MD Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program

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Angela Lorts, MD

Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program 513-803-4538 angela.lorts@cchmc.org
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Ryan A. Moore, MD Director, Heart Institute Digital Media and 3D Modeling Program

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Ryan A. Moore, MD

Director, Heart Institute Digital Media and 3D Modeling Program 513-636-4432 ryan.moore@cchmc.org
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Alexander Opotowsky, MD, MMSc Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program; Co-Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core

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Alexander Opotowsky, MD, MMSc

Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program; Co-Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core 513-803-2243 alexander.opotowsky@cchmc.org
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James Reagor, MPS, CCP, FPP Director, Department of Cardiovascular Perfusion

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James Reagor, MPS, CCP, FPP

Director, Department of Cardiovascular Perfusion
Thomas D. Ryan, MD, PhD Co-Director, Cardio-Oncology Program; Director of Clinical Operations, Cardiomyopathy and Advanced Heart Failure

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Thomas D. Ryan, MD, PhD

Co-Director, Cardio-Oncology Program; Director of Clinical Operations, Cardiomyopathy and Advanced Heart Failure 513-803-2913 thomas.ryan@cchmc.org
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Shabana Shahanavaz, MBBS Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

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Shabana Shahanavaz, MBBS

Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
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
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Christopher Statile, MD Medical Director, Outpatient Services; Medical Director, Consult Service

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Christopher Statile, MD

Medical Director, Outpatient Services; Medical Director, Consult Service 513-636-1199 christopher.statile@cchmc.org
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Michael D. Taylor, MD, PhD Director, Advanced Imaging Innovation

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Michael D. Taylor, MD, PhD

Director, Advanced Imaging Innovation 513-636-9806 michael.taylor1@cchmc.org
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Elaine Urbina, MD, MS Director, Preventive Cardiology

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Elaine Urbina, MD, MS

Director, Preventive Cardiology 513-636-8265 lipid_htm@cchmc.org
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Juan Villafañe, MD Co-Director, Greater Louisville and Western Kentucky Practice

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Juan Villafañe, MD

Co-Director, Greater Louisville and Western Kentucky Practice juan.villafane@cchmc.org
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Ivan Wilmot, MD Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program

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Ivan Wilmot, MD

Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program 513-803-2913 ivan.wilmot@cchmc.org
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Faculty

Laura Berenstain, MD Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Laura Berenstain, MD

Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Justin Boyer, PhD Instructor, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology

Justin Boyer, PhD

Instructor, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology

Meghan Chlebowski, MD Attending Physician, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Meghan Chlebowski, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Eunice Hahn, MD Pediatric Cardiologist; Associate Director, Cardiology Fellowship Training Program

Eunice Hahn, MD

Pediatric Cardiologist; Associate Director, Cardiology Fellowship Training Program 513-803-4538
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Samuel Hanke, MD Pediatric Cardiologist; Chief Patient and Family; Experience Officer, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Samuel Hanke, MD

Pediatric Cardiologist; Chief Patient and Family; Experience Officer, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital 513-803-4574 samuel.hanke@cchmc.org
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Kohta Ikegami, PhD Molecular Cardiovascular Biology Researcher

Kohta Ikegami, PhD

Molecular Cardiovascular Biology Researcher

Nicholette Kasman, MD Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Nicholette Kasman, MD

Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Wonshill Koh, MD, PhD Attending Physician, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Wonshill Koh, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Nick Pratap, MB BChir, MRCPCH, FRCA Attending Physician, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Nick Pratap, MB BChir, MRCPCH, FRCA

Attending Physician, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; Cardiac Anesthesiologist 513-803-0645 jayant.pratap@cchmc.org
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Ronald Vagnozzi, PhD Instructor, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology

Ronald Vagnozzi, PhD

Instructor, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology

Dien Vu, MD Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Dien Vu, MD

Cardiac Anesthesiologist

Samuel Wittekind, MD, MSc Pediatric Cardiologist, Heart Failure & Transplantation and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Lab

Samuel Wittekind, MD, MSc

Pediatric Cardiologist, Heart Failure & Transplantation and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Lab 513-803-1675 samuel.wittekind@cchmc.org
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