Meet our team of passionate leaders in the ACHD community!
Our team is comprised of ACHD patients, providers and researchers who are passionate about improving the lives of adults living with congenital heart defects. The CHI is supported by participating organizations listed below.
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Anitha John, MD, PhD
Director | Children’s National Hospital
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Ruth Phillippi, MS
Program Lead, Washington Adult Congenital Heart Program | Children’s National Hospital
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Scott Leezer
Senior Vice President | CURA Strategies
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Naomi Kalume, MPH
Clinical Research Program Lead | Children’s National Hospital
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Sneha Saraf, MS
Senior Clinical Research Data Manager | Children’s National Hospital
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Anita Mathews, MS
Clinical Research Coordinator | Children's National Medical Center
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Rittal Mehta, MS
Senior Biostatistician | Children's National Medical Hospital
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Mark Roeder
President and CEO | Adult Congenital Heart Association
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Danielle Hile
Senior Director of Medical Affairs | Adult Congenital Heart Association
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Terri Schaefer
Director of Marketing and Communications | Adult Congenital Heart Association
Patient and Family Representatives
Lena Morsch
Marissa Mendoza
Michael Katchman
Misty Sharpe
Ryan O'Connor
Stephanie Alexander
Susan Timmins
Alison Gill
Aliza Marlin
Annie Ulchak
John Latsha
Jolie Palilo
Kelly DiMaggio
Ken Woodhouse
Kristen Downing
Abigail Khan, MD
Oregon Health Sciences University
Craig Alexander, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Ali Zaidi, MD
Mt Sinai Hospital
Arwa Saidi, MB. BCh
University of Florida
Brett Anderson, MD, MBA, MS
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Dan G. Halpern, MD
NYU Langone Health
David Harrison, MD
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital
Emily Ruckdeschel, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Jamie Jackson, PhD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Jasmine Grewal, MD
University of British Columbia
Karen Uzark, PhD, NP
Mott Children’s Hospital
Leigh Reardon, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
Mark Weiner, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Matthew Lewis, MD, MPH
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Richard Krasuski, MD
Duke University
Ronald Kanter, MD
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Roni Jacobsen, MD
Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Satinder Sandhu, MD
University of Miami
Simran Singh, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Tessa Crume, MSPH, PhD
Colorado School of Public Health
Thomas Carton, PhD
Louisiana Public Health Institute
Thomas Young, MD
Ochsner Health
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