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Cardiac ICU
Meet the Team
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- Cardiac ICU
- Meet the Team
- Outcomes Data
- Cardiac ICU
- Meet the Team
- Outcomes Data
Cardiac Critical Care Specialist
John T. Berger, MD
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Departments
![Shriprasad Deshpande](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/d/desphande_s.png)
Shriprasad R. Deshpande, MD
- Medical Director, Advanced Cardiac Therapies and Heart Transplant Program
Shriprasad R. Deshpande, MD
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Yuliya Domnina, MD
- Medical Director, Quality and Safety for the ICUs
- Medical Director, CICU
- Cardiac Critical Care Specialist
Craig Alan Futterman, MD
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![Alejandro Lopez_Magallon](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/l/lopez-magallon_a.png)
Alejandro Jose Lopez-Magallon, MD
- Medical Director, Telemedicine
- Cardiac Critical Care Specialist
Alejandro Jose Lopez-Magallon, MD
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![Ricardo Muñoz](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/m/munoz_r.jpg)
Ricardo Alfonso Munoz, MD
- Division Chief, Cardiac Critical Care Medicine
- Executive Director, Telemedicine
- Co-Director, Children's National Heart Center
Ricardo Alfonso Munoz, MD
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![Bao Puente](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/p/puente_b.jpg)
Bao Nguyen Puente, MD
- Director, Cardiac Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
- Cardiac Critical Care Specialist
Bao Nguyen Puente, MD
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Gil Wernovsky, MD
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Gregory Kitley Yurasek, MD
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Care Team Professionals
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Lucy Burrell, BSN, RSN, CCRN
![Charles Fleming](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/f/fleming_c.jpg)
Charles Fleming
- Nurse Navigator
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Justine Fortkiewicz
- Professional Practice Specialist, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
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Martha Goldberg
- Clinical Instructor, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
![Laura Hashiguchi](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/cnh-e6162ccc/media/cnhs-site/images/0-headshots/h/luara-hashiguchi.jpg)
Laura Hashiguchi, RD, LD, CSP
- Lead Inpatient Dietitian, Expert
Laura Hashiguchi, RD, LD, CSP
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Languages
- English
Departments
Biography
Laura, B.S., graduated with her B.S. in dietetics from James Madison University and completed Sodexo’s Philadelphia Dietetic Internship with a pediatric emphasis. Laura has worked at Children’s National Hospital since 2014 and during this time covered a wide variety of patient populations both inpatient and outpatient. Laura obtained her board certification as specialist in pediatric nutrition in 2021. Currently, Laura works in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and also serves as Inpatient Lead Dietitian.
Melissa Beaudet Jones, NP
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Departments
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Cara Pleau
- Clinical Instructor, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
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Monique Powell
- Nurse Manager, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
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Christine Marie Riley, NP, CPNP-AC
- Team Lead, Advanced Practice Providers
- Dialysis Nurse Practitioner