Meet Our Team | Overview
The primary members of the VAD team are:
- cardiac surgeons
- cardiologists with expertise in mechanical circulatory support
- nurse practitioners
- social workers
- pharmacists
- dietitians
The VAD team works in close conjunction with the Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP), Heart Failure, and Heart Transplant teams. Together, we coordinate care for advanced heart failure patients to assure a standardized level of management across the board when caring for your child.
To provide the most comprehensive needs for your child, the VAD team also coordinates care with a larger, multidisciplinary team including, but not limited to, other cardiac surgeons and cardiologists, heart transplant coordinators, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, nutritionists, psychologists and psychiatrists, ECMO specialists, palliative care physicians, financial coordinators, child life specialists, physical therapists, and nurse practitioners.
Attendings
Read more about Elizabeth Blume, MD
Division Chief, Advanced Cardiac Therapies; Senior Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Kevin P. Daly, MD
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program; Associate Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Jessica Garbern, MD, PhD
Attending, Department of Cardiology
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about 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
Read more about Ryan Kobayashi, MD
Physician Lead, Heart Failure in Congenital Heart Disease Program; Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about Tajinder (TP) Singh, MD, MSc
Chair, Scientific Review Committee; Attending Physician, Department of Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about 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
Read more about Ryan Williams, MD
Physician Lead, Cardio-Oncology Program; Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
NP Coordinators
Read more about Beth Hawkins, RN, MSN, FNP-C
NP Coordinator, Ventricular Assist Device Program and Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program (CAMP)
Read more about Courtney Ventresco, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC/AC
NP Coordinator, Ventricular Assist Device Program