Meet Our Team
The primary members of the VAD team are:
- cardiac surgeons
- cardiologists with expertise in mechanical circulatory support
- nurse practitioners
- social workers
- pharmacists
- dietitians
The VAD team works in close conjunction with the Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP), Heart Failure, and Heart 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.
Learn more about Christina J. VanderPluym, MD
Co-Director, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center; Medical Director, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management and Monitoring Program (CAMP); Medical Director, Ventricular Assistive Device Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Learn more about Christina J. VanderPluym, MDLearn more about Elizabeth Blume, MD
Director, Advanced Cardiac Therapies; Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program; Medical Director, Heart Failure Program
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Learn more about Elizabeth Blume, MDLearn more about Kevin P. Daly, MD
Attending, Department of Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Learn more about Kevin P. Daly, MDLearn more about Paul Esteso, MD, PhD
Medical Co-Director, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP); Attending, Department of Cardiology
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Learn more about Paul Esteso, MD, PhDLearn more about 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
Learn more about Francis Fynn-Thompson, MDLearn more about David Hoganson, MD
Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, Computational 3D Visualization Program
Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Learn more about David Hoganson, MDLearn more about Ryan Kobayashi, MD
Senior Fellow, Advanced Cardiac Therapies
Clinical Fellow, Harvard Medical School
Learn more about Ryan Kobayashi, MDLearn more about Nathalie Roy, MD
Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, ERAS Program; Surgical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Learn more about Nathalie Roy, MDLearn more about Tajinder (TP) Singh, MD, MSc
Attending, Department of Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Learn more about Tajinder (TP) Singh, MD, MScNP Coordinators
Learn more about Beth Hawkins, RN, MSN, FNP-C
NP Coordinator, Ventricular Assist Device Program and Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP)
Learn more about Beth Hawkins, RN, MSN, FNP-CLearn more about Courtney Ventresco, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC/AC
NP Coordinator, Ventricular Assist Device Program and Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP)
Learn more about Courtney Ventresco, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC/AC