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Meet the team

Gerard R. Martin, MD, FAAP, FACC, Senior Vice President, Center for Heart, Lung, and Kidney Disease
Gerard R. Martin, MD, FAAP, FACC
Gerard R. Martin, MD, FAAP, FACC, Senior Vice President, Center for Heart, Lung and Kidney Disease; Co-Director, Children’s National Heart Institute; Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University 

Dr. Martin is a nationally recognized expert in pediatric cardiology. He has volunteered on medical missions to numerous third-world countries. Dr. Martin is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. In addition, he also served on the American Board of Pediatrics sub-board in pediatric cardiology. Dr. Martin is an associate editor for Pediatric Cardiology, and has more than 100 publications in the field of pediatric cardiology. He is an invited speaker nationally and internationally.


 Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President, Child Health Advocacy Institute
Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH

Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President, Child Health Advocacy Institute; Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Professor of Emergency Medicine and Health Policy, George Washington University Schools of Medicine and Public Health. 

Dr. Wright provides strategic leadership for the organization’s advocacy mission, public policy positions and community partnership initiatives. He has served as attending faculty in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Children’s since 1993, and recently served the institution as Executive Director of the Center for Hospital-Based Specialties. Dr. Wright has devoted much of his academic energy to addressing the concerns of the underserved. He has been recognized for his efforts as a winner of the Shining Star award from the Los Angeles-based Starlight Foundation, and is an elected member of Delta Omega, the national public health honor society. 



Elizabeth A. Bradshaw, BSN, RN, CPN, coordinator, Congenital Heart Disease Screening Program
Elizabeth A. Bradshaw, MSN, RN, CPN
Elizabeth A. Bradshaw, MSN, RN, CPN is the coordinator for the Congenital Heart Disease Screening Program. Elizabeth is responsible for coordinating research efforts surrounding the use of pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart disease in the newborn nursery. In addition, she helps hospitals implement pulse ox screening for serious congenital heart disease in their nurseries. Elizabeth has made a number of presentations and has publications surrounding screening for critical congenital heart disease. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of Virginia and a Masters of Science in Nursing from The George Washington University.


 


   
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