Our Team
The Patel Children's Heart Institute brings together a multidisciplinary group of board-certified physicians, advanced practitioners and a team of dedicated nurses. Our physicians work in collaboration to make all significant patient care decisions and their teamwork has the achievement of excellent surgical outcomes as well as contributions to the development of many new treatments and techniques, including minimally invasive management of pediatric congenital heart disease. Our pediatric heart physicians treat a multitude of mild to complex heart conditions.
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Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Victor Morell, MD
Congenital Cardiac SurgeonBari Murtuza, MD
Congenital Cardiac SurgeonKathryn Garner, PA-C
Physician Assistant-Cardiothoracic Surgery -
Fetal Cardiology
J. Blaine John, MD
Co-Director, Patel Children's Heart Institute
Director, Pediatric and Fetal Cardiology
Pediatric and Fetal CardiologistLori Ewing, RDMS, RVT, RDCS
Fetal Cardiology Program Coordinator
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer-Cardiac and Vascular
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Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Jeremy Ringewald, MD
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Pediatric CardiologistJennifer Carter, DNP
Doctor of Nursing Practice -
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
Jarrod Knudson, MD
Co-Director, Patel Children's Heart Institute
Director, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care (PCICU)
Pediatric IntensivistMorgan E. Doughty, MD
Pediatric IntensivistRachel Hansen, MD
Pediatric IntensivistJulia Mercer Niebauer, MD
Pediatric IntensivistSalar Syed Badruddin, MD, FAAP
Pediatric IntensivistRhiannon Hickok, MD
Pediatric IntensivistRenay Hall, APRN
PCICU Lead
Advanced Practice NurseDeanna Critchfield, APRN
Advanced Practice NurseChristine Mele, APRN
Advanced Practice NurseKelly Thatcher, APRN
Advanced Practice NurseLauren Smith, APRN
Advanced Practice NurseSue Coltran, APRN
Advanced Practice NurseKari Hyotala, APRN
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Noninvasive Cardiology
Ryan Boggs, MD
Director, Pediatric Noninvasive Cardiology
Pediatric Cardiologist -
Electrophysiology
Kelvin Lau, MD
Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology
Pediatric Cardiologist -
Cardiac Anesthesia
Samantha Franco, MD
Pediatric Cardiac AnesthesiologistAdam Willis, MD
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist -
Inpatient Cardiology
Shannon Schmelzer, APRN
Advanced Practice NurseJennifer Carter, DNP
Doctor of Nursing Practice -
Adult Congenital Disease
Suying D. Lam Barriga, MD
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Adult Congenital CardiologistSeth Larson, APRN
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Nurse Navigators
Cindy Dyer, BSN, RNC-OB
Perinatal Nurse NavigatorNatalie Jackson, BSN, RN, CCRN
Congenital Heart Program Nurse NavigatorSiobhan McCoy, BSN, RN, CCRN
Cardiac Critical Care Nurse Navigator
Additional Information
For more information about our pediatric heart services, call our KIDS Heart Hotline: (813) 644-6679.