Specialties & ConditionsCardiovascular Genetics Clinic Meet Our Team
Meet Our Cardiovascular Genetics Team
The providers for Lurie Children’s Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic include the following:
Lurie Children's Physicians
Gregory Webster, MD, MPH
Section Chief, Electrophysiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Philip T. Thrush, MD
Medical Director, Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Program; Attending Physician, Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Stephanie Chandler, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Anna G. Joong, MD
Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program; Attending Physician, Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
A. Sami Chaouki, MD, PhD
Director, ECG Laboratories; Attending Physician, Cardiology; Program Director, Invasive Cardiology Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Kendra M. Ward, MD, MSCI
Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Lab; Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation Program; Director, Preventive Cardiology Program; Attending Physician, Cardiology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Lajja P. Desai, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Instructor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Katheryn E. Gambetta, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Defne A. Magnetta, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Genetic Counselor
Sara Cherny, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor III
Instructor of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine
