Our pediatric cardiac care team is the largest in the Washington, D.C., region, performing more than 600 cardiac surgery procedures each year.
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The Children’s National Heart Institute provides specialized expertise across the full spectrum of congenital and acquired heart disease in children – from the most common to the most complex. In addition to general cardiac care, our renowned, multidisciplinary team offers state-of-the-art cardiac imaging and diagnostics, interventional cardiology and electrophysiology, heart surgery and cardiac intensive care.
Thousands of families around the world seek care at Children’s National Heart Institute from our team of internationally-respected pediatric cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. When you come to Children’s National, you are getting a team that includes pediatric experts from more than 40 subspecialties, ensuring your child has the best possible care.
Founded by congenital heart disease and pulse oximetry expert Gerard Martin, M.D., the Heart Institute is currently led by first-class doctors, including:
Children's National has been recognized with the Hospital of the Year award for efforts to integrate peer support and education into patient care.
Children’s National patients can receive common to complex care, including imaging and post-operative care, at many locations so parents can find one close to home. Some locations include:
Learn more about our cardiology locations.
Before they had even entered the world, Children's National doctors had hatched a plan to safely deliver and then separate conjoined twins Tyson and Tyler. Tyson and Tyler's Story
Charles Berul Division Chief, Cardiology Co-Director, Children's National Heart Institute
Yves d'Udekem Division Chief, Cardiac Surgery Co-Director, Children's National Heart Institute
Ricardo Munoz Division Chief, Cardiac Critical Care MedicineExecutive Director, TelemedicineCo-Director, Children's National Heart Institute
Richard Jonas Emeritus Chief, Cardiac SurgerySenior Investigator, Center for Neuroscience Research
John Berger III Director, Pulmonary Hypertension ProgramDirector, Cardiac ECMO
Russell Cross Medical Director, Inpatient CardiologyAdvanced Imaging Cardiologist
Mary Donofrio Medical Director, Prenatal Cardiology ProgramCo-Director, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Program Advanced Imaging Cardiologist
Lowell Frank Director, Cardiology Fellowship Training Program Advanced Imaging Cardiologist
Anitha John Medical Director, Washington Adult Congenital Heart ProgramAdult Congenital Cardiologist
Joshua Kanter Medical Director, Interventional CardiologyInterventional Cardiologist
Jeffrey Moak Director, Electrophysiology Program Electrophysiologist
Craig Sable Associate Division Chief, CardiologyDirector, Echocardiography
Gerard Martin Cardiac Ambassador to Global ServicesCardiologist
Kristin Burns Cardiologist
Sarah Clauss Advanced Imaging Cardiologist
Susan Cummings Advanced Imaging Cardiologist
Niti Dham Director, Cardio-Oncology ProgramAdvanced Imaging Cardiologist Advanced Cardiac Therapies and Heart Transplant Cardiologist
Robin Doroshow Cardiologist
Ashraf Harahsheh Director, Quality Outcomes in CardiologyDirector, Kawasaki Disease ProgramDirector, Cardiology Resident EducationMedical Unit Director, Northern Virginia and Fredericksburg
Seiji Ito Adult Congenital CardiologistCardiologist
Jonathan Kaltman Electrophysiologist
Sairah Khan Advanced Cardiac Therapies and Heart Transplant Cardiologist
Anita Krishnan Associate Director, EchocardiographyAdvance Imaging Cardiologist
Linda Leatherbury Cardiologist
Jai Nahar Cardiologist
Christopher Spurney Associate Director, Cardiology Fellowship Training Program Cardiologist
Elizabeth Sherwin Electrophysiologist Cardiologist
Gregory Yurasek Cardiac Critical Care Specialist
Shiela Bostelman Nurse Practitioner
Kathleen Reid Nurse Practitioner
Rachel Steury Nurse Practitioner
Sherrill Caprarola Cardiac Critical Care Specialist
Craig Futterman Cardiac Critical Care Specialist
Nina Deutsch Associate Chief, AnesthesiologyAssociate Chief, Academic Affairs
Jeffrey Becker Cardiologist
Anna Brown Anesthesiologist
Yue-Hin Loke Advanced Imaging Cardiologist
Andrew Matisoff Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Vasum Peiris Cardiologist
Karen Thomson Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Gil Wernovsky Cardiac Critical Care Specialist
Melissa Jones Director, Neurocardiac Critical Care
Christine Riley Advance Practice Provider Team Lead Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care
Annette Ansong Medical Director, Outpatient CardiologyCardiologist
Elizabeth Bettini Nurse Specialist
Caroline Burke Nurse Practitioner
Melissa Dazo Nurse Practitioner
Shriprasad Deshpande Medical Director, Advanced Cardiac Therapies and Heart Transplant Program
Tacy Downing Interventional Cardiologist Adult Congenital Cardiologist
Mary Falterman Cardiologist
David Finkelstein Cardiologist
Suma Goudar Advanced Imaging Cardiologist
Jared Hershenson Director, Cardiac Exercise Physiology
Ian Hovis Cardiologist
Stephanie Lacey Advanced Imaging Cardiologist
Alejandro Lopez-Magallon Medical Director, TelemedicineCardiac Critical Care Specialist
Laura Norris Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Jin Park Cardiologist
Syed Peer Cardiac Surgeon
Bao Puente Fellowship Program Director, Cardiac Critical Care MedicineCardiac Critical Care Specialist
Michael Tsifansky Medical Director, Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program Cardiac Critical Care SpecialistPulmonologist
Renee Willett Cardiac Critical Care Specialist
Can Yerebakan Associate Chief, Cardiac SurgeryDirector, HLHS Hybrid ProgramDirector, Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship Program