The Heart Center at Lurie Children’s brings the spectrum of cardiac specialists together to care for patients with the most complex and serious heart conditions throughout their lifespans — from before birth, through childhood and into adulthood.
Why Choose Lurie Children's Heart Center?
Our team of experts uses the most comprehensive heart tests and treatments to deliver the highest quality care from admission, to discharge, to follow-up, and our services range from fetal cardiology to cardiac disease prevention to pediatric interventional cardiology to heart transplantation. As one of the largest children's heart centers in the region, our experienced, multidisciplinary teams of pediatric cardiologists and surgeons make it easier for patients to see every specialist they may need under one roof and often in the same visit.
Lurie Children's experts have a wide range of experience, treating more patients with cardiac conditions than any other hospital in Illinois.
- Each year, our cardiologists see more than 20,000 pediatric patients in outpatient diagnostic visits and more than 700 inpatient admissions.
- Lurie Children's is home to the Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit, one of the few cardiac units of its kind in the nation, which was built to ensure the continuity of care from admit to discharge, and is staffed by a team of specialists that meet the unique needs of its patients.
- Our interventional cardiologists perform nearly 1,000 cardiac catheterization procedures each year.
- On average, our heart surgeons perform more than 450 heart surgeries each year, with one of the best survival rates for congenital heart surgery among the nation’s 40 largest and most advanced children’s hospitals.
- We offer the only pediatric heart transplant program in Illinois and currently lead the country in the number of heart transplants in children from January 2024 to date.
- We have performed more pediatric heart transplants since 1988 than any other healthcare provider in Illinois.
Nationally-Ranked Care
Lurie Children's is ranked 24th in the nation for child cardiology and heart surgery by U.S.News & World Report.
Pediatric Heart Conditions We Treat
Our pediatric cardiologists evaluate and treat both congenital heart diseases and acquired heart diseases, including:
Pediatric Cardiology Programs
Our Heart Center offers many specialized programs, from fetal cardiology to adult congenital heart disease. We also offer a Priority Second Opinion Program which provides parents and referring providers the second or third opinion they're looking for in one manageable visit.
Cardiology Tests & Evaluations
Our specialists use various heart tests and evaluation methods to diagnose and monitor children's heart conditions, including:
Our Pediatric Heart Specialists
From pre-admission contact to post-surgical follow-up, our goal is to provide your child and family with the highest quality clinical care. At the core of our unique approach to cardiac care are experienced, multidisciplinary teams of expert pediatric clinicians collaborating at specialized Centers of Excellence.
Our pediatric heart team includes:
- Cardiologists
- Cardiovascular-thoracic surgeons
- Cardiac care intensivists
- Cardiac imaging specialists
- Cardiac anesthesiologists
- Advanced practice nurses/physician assistants
- Cardiovascular perfusionists
The center also offers compassionate pediatric nurses, skilled technologists and dedicated support staff. As part of our family-centered approach to care, Family Services provides many resources to help navigate your healthcare experience with us. Our comprehensive team includes administrative staff to assist with insurance certification, coordinate patient admissions and hospital paperwork, and serve as a liaison for directed blood donations and pre-operative scheduling.
Stuart Berger, MD
Division Head, Cardiology; Getz Professorship in Cardiology
David S. Winlaw, MD, FRACS
Division Head, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery; Co-Executive Director, Heart Center; Willis J. Potts, MD Founders’ Board Professorship in Surgery
Ra-id Abdulla, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Editor-in-Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
Kiona Y. Allen, MD
Medical Director, Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit; Medical Director, Single Ventricle Center of Excellence; Co-Director, NICU-Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program, Gracias Family Professorship in Cardiac Critical Care
Guilherme Baptista De Faria, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology and Preventive Cardiology Program
Irwin Benuck, MD, PhD
Division Head, Community-Based Primary Care Pediatrics; Attending Physician, Pediatric Preventive Cardiology
Erin Bressler, MD
Cardiac Intensivist, Cardiology
Joseph A. Camarda, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Clinical Practice Director
Michael R. Carr, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Fellowship Program Director
Stephanie Chandler, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
A. Sami Chaouki, MD, PhD
Director, ECG Laboratories; Attending Physician, Cardiology; Program Director, Invasive Cardiology Fellowship
Sara Cherny, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor III, Cardiology
Catherine Collins, MD
Cardiac Intensivist, Cardiology
Matthew D. Cornicelli, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Kelly L. Cox, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Allison B. Davila, MD
Attending Surgeon, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
R. Andrew de Freitas, MD
Attending Physician, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Lajja P. Desai, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Karim A. Diab, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Conrad L. Epting, MD
Attending Physician, Critical Care
Michael A. Evans, MD, FASA
Attending Physician, Cardiac Anesthesiology
Amy Fang, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiac Anesthesiology
Jeremy L. Fox, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Annelise Frederick, DNP, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Lindsey A. Gakenheimer-Smith, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Katheryn E. Gambetta, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Ashish Garg, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Nina L. Gotteiner, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Amanda L. Hauck, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Medical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Jeff Hong, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Nazia Husain, MPH
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Cardiology Lead, Clinical-Translational Cardiac MRI/CT
Justin B. Jin, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Pei-Ni Jone, MD
Director, Echocardiography Laboratory, Heart Center; Attending Physician, Cardiology
Edward G. Jones, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Anna G. Joong, MD
Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program; Attending Physician, Cardiology
Meera Keshary, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Paul J. Kim, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Peter R. Koenig, MD, FACC
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Amy S. Lay, MD
Director, Non-Critical Care Inpatient Cardiology; Associate Medical Director, Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit; Attending Physician, Cardiology
Simon Lee, MD, FASE, FSCMR
Medical Director, Kawasaki Disease Program; Medical Director, Coronary Anomalies Program; Attending Physician, Cardiology
Bethan A. Lemley, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Andrew Ligsay, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Jarrett R. Linder, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Rohit S. Loomba, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Brian A. Madden, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Defne A. Magnetta, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Candace N. Mannarino, MD, MS
Medical Director, ECMO; Associate Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Attending Physician, Cardiology and Critical Care
Sheena A. Mansukhani, DO
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Mary E. McBride, MD, MEd
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Devin C. McNulty, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist, The Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; Heart Center
Erika J. Mejia, MD
Attending Physician, Palliative Care; Attending Physician, Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Program
Karl Migally, MD
Cardiac Intensivist, Cardiology; Director, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Fellowship Program
Michael C. Mongé, MD
Surgical Director, Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Program; Attending Physician, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
Adam K. Morrison, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Alan W. Nugent, MD
Section Head, Interventional Cardiac Catheterization
Amy O'Connor, DO, MSCI
Cardiac Intensivist, Cardiology
Conor P. O'Halloran, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Angira Patel, MD, MPH
Associate Chair of Faculty Development, Department of Pediatrics; Co-Director, Education, Ethics Advisor Board; Attending Physician, Cardiology; Program Director, Advanced Pediatric Cardiology Imaging Fellowship
Sheetal R. Patel, MD, MSCI
Medical Director, Fetal Cardiology Program; Fetal Cardiac Co-Director, The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health; Attending Physician, Cardiology
Shivani G. Patel, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Pediatric Outpatient Center
Andrew N. Pelech, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Amanda Marma Perak, MD, MSCI, FAHA, FACC
Attending Physician, Cardiology and Preventive Cardiology Program
Joshua D. Robinson, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Section Head, Cardiac Imaging; Director, Bicuspid Aortic Valve Program
Raya M. Safa, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Stefani Samples, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Michael B. Satzer, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Farshad Sedaghat-Yazdi, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Jared M. Spilka, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiac Anesthesiology
Paul Tannous, MD, PhD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Philip T. Thrush, MD
Medical Director, Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Program; Attending Physician, Cardiology
Eric L. Wald, MD, MSCI
Attending Physician, Critical Care
Alan Wang, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Kendra M. Ward, MD, MSCI
Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Lab; Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation Program; Director, Preventive Cardiology Program; Attending Physician, Cardiology
Gregory Webster, MD, MPH
Section Chief, Electrophysiology
Brian Wolfe, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Joyce L. Woo, MD, MS
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Carrie Alden, APRN-NP
Vice President & Chief, Ambulatory and Advanced Practice
Elizabeth Anthony, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Cardiology
Jodi M. Bohl, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Mitchell R. Bond, PA-C, MMS
Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
Nicole L. Brazg, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Kristen L. Browning, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Brittany D. Busby, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Cardiology
Elizabeth S. Cappella, APRN
Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology; Advance Practice Nurse, Connective Tissue Disorders Program; Advance Practice Nurse, BAV Program
Christy Del Salto, APRN-NP, FNP-BC
Advanced Practice Nurse, Interventional Cardiology
Laura Doyle, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Catherine Dziedzic, DNP, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Stephanie P. Flynn, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner, Anesthesiology
Anne Gordon, APRN-NP, PNP
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Christina A. Grunwaldt, APRN-NP, FNP-BC
Advanced Practice Nurse, Interventional Cardiology
Nora Hammond, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Alexa Harris Tannous, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
Amanda C. Hartmann, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Nancy Hasenauer, APRN-NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Jenifer P. Horn, APRN-NP
Director, Heart Center Advanced Practice & Nursing; Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology
Emily Hoyt, APRN-NP
Manager, Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology (EP) Labs; Advance Practice Provider, Interventional Cardiology
Lindsay M. Jackson, APRN, CPNP-AC
Manager, Inpatient Heart Center Advanced Practice Providers
Nicole J. Janus, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC, FNP-BC, CCRN
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Sarah C. Jurgensmeyer, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor II, Cardiology
Sarah L. Kane, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC, APRN
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology; Cardiac Care Unit
Emily Klinefelter, APRN-CRNA, DNAP
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Anesthesiology
Alison N. Kula, DNP, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Amanda Labadie, MS, APRN, PNP-PC
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Emily Lane, MMS, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
Cosette Langga, MSN, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Kerry Lazewski, APRN-NP, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Gavin B. Longway, APRN-NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Kaitlyn Lynch, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Grace Macek, APRN-NP
Associate Director, NICU-Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program: Child & Adolescent Clinic; Manager, Advanced Practice Providers; Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology
Meghan A. Malone Kawahara, DNP, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Alexandra C. Martin, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Keegan L. Marz, DNP, APRN-NP, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner, Interventional Cardiology
Megan Matiasek, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC/PC
Academic Manager, Advanced Practice Providers and Ambulatory Nursing, Heart Center
Bridget McConnell, MSN, CPNP-AC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Elizabeth A. McGhee, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology
Stephanie Messerschmidt, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology
Daniel Mungul, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Cardiology
Maria I. Murphy, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Jillian M. Myers, MSN, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC
Director, POTS Program; Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Mary K. Nagel, DNP, APRN, CPNP, FNP-BC, CCRN, CPN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Marisa L. Nally, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology
Roma Patel, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
Grace Petr, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Cardiology
Cassandra M. Raymond, DNP, APRN-NP, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Jaclyn Reider, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC, CCDS
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Electrophysiology
Taylor Reinhardt, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
Caroline Rodeman, MS, APRN, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider Team Lead, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Amy E. Seraphin, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Nicolette J. Smith, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Cardiology
Melanie Sojka, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology
Crystal A. Spaeth, APRN-NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Anesthesia
Gia Spiotto, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Patricia Lynch Stapleton, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology and Preventive Cardiology Program
Michelle M. Steltzer, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Single Ventricle Program Coordinator, Outpatient Cardiology
Caitlin M. Stone, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC, CCRN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Quinn Tentinger, DNP, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Cardiology
Catherine Theis, DNP, APRN-NP, CPNP-AC
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Rachel M. Thornton, APRN-NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology
Kimberly Torgerson, APRN-NP, FNP-BC
Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology
Sarah Williams, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery
Jennifer Winter, APRN-NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Outpatient Cardiology and Preventive Cardiology Program
Nancy E. Zimmer, PA-C
Advanced Practice Provider, Inpatient Cardiology
Sawsan M. Awad, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Brie Ann Muller, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Joshua J. Murphy, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Cyndi R. Sosnowski, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Guy R. Randolph, MD
Member, Children's Community Physicians Association
Justin N. Uhl, MD
Member, Children’s Community Physicians Association
Thomas J. Weigel, MD
Member, Children's Community Physicians Association
Jacob Heninger, DO
Attending Physician, Anesthesiology
Alison L. Robles, MD
Attending Physician, Anesthesiology
Make an Appointment
Cardiology First-Time Appointments
- Schedule Online: If you have a Lurie Children's MyChart account, log in at mychart.luriechildrens.org to schedule a General Cardiology appointment. For new patients and non-MyChart users, please fill out our Online Scheduling Form to request an appointment. After you request an appointment, a MyChart account will be set up for you to schedule appointments online.
- Schedule By Phone: Please call 1.800.543.7362.
Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery First-Time Appointments
- Please call 312.227.4240 to schedule your appointment.
Cardiology Return Appointments
If you have a Lurie Children's MyChart account, log in at mychart.luriechildrens.org to schedule your appointments, or call 312.227.4100.
Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery Return Appointments
Please call 312.227.4240 to schedule your appointment.
For families or providers seeking a second opinion, visit our Priority Second Opinion page for more information.
Heart Center Research
Lurie Children’s Heart Center is making a tremendous drive in research to identify safer, more effective ways to diagnose, treat and prevent complex cardiac conditions. Better diagnostic methods and therapies will save lives and guide us to the best medical treatments for each child.
Our Locations
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611
312.227.4000
Lurie Children's at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Pediatric Outpatient Center
25 N. Winfield Road
East Entrance
Winfield, Illinois 60190
630.933.6631
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park
2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, Illinois 60614-3393
1.800.543.7362
Lurie Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center in Skokie
3722 W. Touhy Avenue
Skokie, Illinois 60076
312.227.5600
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Northbrook
1131 Techny Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
312.227.7600
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Arlington Heights
Busse Center for Specialty Medicine
880 W. Central Rd, Ste 6400
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005
312.227.5410
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Westchester
Surgical Treatment Center
2301 Enterprise Drive
Westchester, Illinois 60154
312.227.7900
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Lake Forest
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Campus
900 N. Westmoreland, Suite 110 (Bays Medical Office Building, 1st Floor)*
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
312.227.1010
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in New Lenox
1870 N. Silver Cross Blvd. (formerly Clinton Street)
Suite 100
New Lenox, Illinois 60451
312.227.3620
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Grayslake
1475 E. Belvidere Rd. (Rte. 120)
Suite 285, Pavilion C
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-2012
312.227.2220
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Huntley
10350 Haligus Road
Northwestern Medicine, Huntley Hospital Medical Office, Suite 110
Huntley, Illinois 60142
312.227.8500
Heart Center News & Stories
Advancing Congenital Heart Disease Care with Dr. Kiona Allen
In this episode, Dr. Kiona Allen discusses key components of a supportive, long-term approach for children with congestive heart (CDH) disease.
Heart Transplant Survival Rate in Kids
Lure Children's heart transplantation has significantly improved the lives of countless children with severe heart conditions. Here are some common questions about heart transplant survival rates in children.
A Story of Swift Action and Survival: Carter’s Cardiac Arrest
This summer, 17-year-old Carter’s life was saved and changed forever. He was in the middle of a basketball game when the unthinkable happened: his heart stopped suddenly and he collapsed on the court. What made all the difference in Carter's story was the urgent intervention of CPR and AED use.
Lurie Children’s Transplant Expertise Shines in Record-Breaking Year
Lurie Children’s surpassed a hospital record in its recent fiscal year by performing a record 140 pediatric transplants, including, heart, kidney, liver and stem cell.
Lurie Children’s Is Again Ranked #1 Pediatric Hospital in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago continues to be recognized as #1 in Illinois in the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals annual rankings.
20-Week Ultrasound in Pregnancy is a Key Driver of Disparities in Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Defects
A new study by Lurie Children's and Advocate Christ Children’s Hospital shows patients insured by Medicaid are less likely to get prenatal diagnosis of heart defects than those with private insurance.
Heart Center Family Resource Guide
To help prepare families for their care with Lurie Children's Heart Center, we have compiled a list of resources about treatment and recovery. Learn how to get ready for an inpatient stay or outpatient visit, and read about our support services for patients and families.
Heart Center Fellowships
The Heart Center supports various opportunities for students and physicians to continue to expand their expertise and knowledge in pediatric cardiology.
Philanthropy
Your support is vital in helping us continue to make a difference in the lives of patients and families. Lurie Children's relies on philanthropic funding to enhance its programs, services and research for children. To learn more, please e-mail the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Foundation at foundation@luriechildrens.org or call 312.227.7500.