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Meet Our Team

The primary members of the VAD team are:

  • cardiac surgeons
  • 具有机械循环支持专业知识的心脏病专家
  • nurse practitioners
  • social workers
  • pharmacists
  • dietitians

The VAD team works in close conjunction with theCardiomyopathy,Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP),Heart Failure, andHeart Transplant teams. Together, we coordinate care for advanced heart failure patients to assure a standardized level of management across the board when caring for your child.

To provide the most comprehensive needs for your child, the VAD team also coordinates care with a larger, multidisciplinary team including, but not limited to, other cardiac surgeons and cardiologists, heart transplant coordinators, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, nutritionists, psychologists and psychiatrists, ECMO specialists, palliative care physicians, financial coordinators, child life specialists, physical therapists, and nurse practitioners.

Christina J. VanderPluym, MD

联合导演，中风和脑血管中心；心脏抗癌管理和监测计划（CAMP）医疗总监；心室辅助设备计划医疗总监

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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Elizabeth Blume, MD

Director, Advanced Cardiac Therapies; Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program; Medical Director, Heart Failure Program

Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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Kevin P. Daly, MD

Attending, Department of Cardiology

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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Paul Esteso, MD, PhD

Medical Co-Director, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP); Attending, Department of Cardiology

Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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Francis Fynn-Thompson, MD

Associate, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director: Cardiac Surgery Fellowship Program, Ventricular Assist Device Program, Heart Transplant Program, Lung Transplant Program; Co-Director, Center for Airway Disorders

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

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David Hoganson, MD

心脏手术系助理；Director, Computational 3D Visualization Program

Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

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Ryan Kobayashi, MD

Senior Fellow, Advanced Cardiac Therapies

Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School

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Nathalie Roy, MD

心脏手术系助理；时代计划主任；心脏重症监护病房手术主任

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

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Tajinder (TP) Singh, MD, MSc

Attending, Department of Cardiology

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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NP Coordinators

Beth Hawkins, RN, MSN, FNP-C

NP Coordinator, Ventricular Assist Device Program and Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP)

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Courtney Ventresco, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC/AC

NP Coordinator, Ventricular Assist Device Program and Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP)

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