Meet Our Team

Cardiologists

Kevin P. Daly , MD

Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program; Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Elizabeth Blume , MD

Division Chief, Advanced Cardiac Therapies; Senior Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Paul Esteso , MD, PhD

Medical Co-Director, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP); Physician Lead, Neuromuscular Cardiology Program; Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Ryan Kobayashi , MD

Physician Lead, Heart Failure in Congenital Heart Disease Program; Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Christina J. VanderPluym , MD

Medical Co-Director, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP); Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program; Medical Co-Director, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center; Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Ryan Williams , MD

Physician Lead, Cardio-Oncology Program; Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Transplant Coordinators

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Giuliana Nava, FNP

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Kayley Jones, RN

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Colleen Kane, RN

Surgeons

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

Cardiothoracic Surgeons

Nathalie Roy , MD

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

Administrative

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Kelly Hill

Senior Program Coordinator, Department of Cardiology
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Hailee Blanchard

Program Coordinator, Pediatric Transplant Center
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Ayleecia Latham

Transplant Financial Coordinator, Pediatric Transplant Center
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Kendall Fressle

Senior Patient Experience Representative, Pediatric Transplant Center

Child Life Specialists

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Kerriann Jackson, CCLS

Cardiac Procedural Unit and Outpatient Cardiac Services, Department of Cardiology
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Meghan LaGrace, MS, CCLS

Meghan LaGrace, MS, CCLS

Child Life Specialist, Department of Cardiology
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Dafne Saavedra-Preskins, MS, CCLS

Cardiac Procedural Unit and Outpatient Cardiac Services, Department of Cardiology

Social Workers

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Catherine D'Arpino

Pharmacists

Dietitians

Psychologists/Psychiatrists

Imari-Ashley Isaksen , PhD

Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Instructor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Beth Logan, PhD

Beth Logan, PhD

Clinical Psychologist, Pediatric Transplant Center

Chase Samsel , MD

Medical Director, Psychiatry Consultation Service; Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School​

Infectious Diseases

Sandra Burchett , MD, MSc

Senior Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases; Director, Children's Hospital AIDS Program (CHAP)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Tanvi S. Sharma , MD, MPH

Clinical Director/Associate Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases; Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases; Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program; Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Service
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School