Meet Our Team

Our cardiac surgery team is made up of surgeons who are dedicated exclusively to patients with congenital heart disease and other rare heart conditions. Each specializes in a specific area of heart surgery, including valve repair, heart transplantation and surgery for adult congenital heart disease.

Physicians

Christopher W. Baird , MD

Benderson Family Chair, Congenital Heart Valve Program; Associate, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, Heart Valve Program; Co-Director, Vascular Ring & Airway Program; Surgical Director, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Program
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Sitaram Emani , MD

Cardiac Surgeon; Surgical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program; Director, Complex Biventricular Repair Program; Surgical Director, Division of Cardiovascular Critical Care
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Eric N. Feins , MD

Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director, Surgical Electrophysiology Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Francis Fynn-Thompson , MD

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

David Hoganson , MD

Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, Computational 3D Visualization Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Aditya "AK" Kaza , MD, MBA

Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, Neonatal Cardiac Surgery Program; Surgical Medical Director, Patient-Flow and Capacity Center
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Meena Nathan , MD, MPH, FRCS

Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Director, Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes; Director, Cardiac Surgery Clinical Research
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Nathalie Roy , MD

Director, Enhanced Recovery Cardiac Program (ERAS Cardiac); Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Ana Ubeda Tikkanen , MD, PhD

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Doctor, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Physician Assistants

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Margaret Holland, PA-C

Margaret Holland, PRN PA

Physician Assistant, Department of Cardiac Surgery; Adult Heart Care Liaison, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Cardiovascular Perfusion Team

Case Coordinators