Meet the Team

Charles Canter, MD

• Transplant Medical-Pediatric
• Cardiology-Pediatric
• Transplant Medical-Adult
• Pediatrics

Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PHD

• Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery-Pediatric
• Congenital Cardiac Surgery-Pediatric
• Surgery (General)

Lakshmi Gokanapudy-Hahn, MD

• Cardiology-Pediatric
• Pediatrics

Alicia Kamsheh, MD

Jacob Miller, MD

• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Congenital Cardiac Surgery-Pediatric

Deepa Mokshagundam, MD

• Transplant Medical-Pediatric
• Cardiology-Pediatric
• Pediatrics

Dilip Nath, MD

• Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery-Pediatric
• Congenital Cardiac Surgery-Pediatric
• Transplant Surgical-Pediatric
• Surgery-Pediatric

Janet Scheel, MD

• Cardiology-Pediatric
• Transplant Medical-Pediatric
• Pediatrics

Aecha Ybarra, MD

• Cardiology-Pediatric
• Pediatrics

Mary Fujarski, PA

Shelley Perulfi, MA, BSN, RN, NE-BC

Stephanie Esses, RN, MSN, DNP, CPNP-PC/AC

Sarah Margherio, BSN, RN

Derek Petrich, MHA

Business Manager

Jamie Backowski, RN, MSN, CPNP

Caroline Church, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC

Kelly Hoppe, APRN, FNP-C

Peggy Rasp, RN, MSN, CPNP

Amy Buckles, RN, BSN

Crystal Buesking, RN, BSN

Kelly Muir, RN, BSN

Susan Basile, BSN, RN

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Elizabeth Greco

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Catreta Branch Jones

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Jenny Young, PharmD, BCPPS

Michael Lahart, PharmD, BCPPS

Dawn Bunton, PharmD, BCPPS

Michelle Rhodes, LCSW, MSW

Kaitlyn Meara

Child Life Specialist

• Heart Center

Annie Turner, MS, RD, LD

Cardiology Transplant Specialist

• Cardiology Transplant

Karen Emery

Gillian Mayersohn, PSYD

• Psychology-Pediatric