
Cardiac Imaging Specialists
The Cardiac Imaging team includes a highly specialized group of pediatric cardiologists, radiologists, cardiac sonographers and imaging technologists. The cardiology team is led by Section Head Joshua Robinson, MD, Medical Director of Echocardiography Angira Patel, MD, and Medical Director of Fetal & Neonatal Cardiology Sheetal Patel, MD. The sonographer team is led by Director of Cardiopulmonary Labs Aaron Wiles; and Sonographer Manager, Carrie McCaw. In addition to providing cutting edge echocardiography, our Cardiac Imaging team works in collaboration with Vice Chair Cynthia Rigsby, MD and the Department of Medical Imaging to acquire state-of-the-art computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) scans. Regardless of the type of heart imaging exam, our team and the newest technologies allow us to do the best and safest evaluations of congenital heart disorders for patients of any size or any age.

Joshua D. Robinson, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Section Head, Cardiac Imaging; Director, Bicuspid Aortic Valve Program

Angira Patel, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Medical Director, Echocardiography Lab

Sheetal R. Patel, MD, MSCI, FAAP
Medical Director, Fetal Cardiology Program; Fetal Cardiac Co-Director, The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health; Attending Physician, Cardiology

Cynthia K. Rigsby, MD
Chair, Department of Medical Imaging (Radiology); Earl J. Frederick Distinguished Professorship in Radiology

Nazia Husain, MPH, MBBS
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Cardiology Lead, Clinical-Translational Cardiac MRI/CT


Pei-Ni Jone, MD
Director, Echocardiography Laboratory, Heart Center; Attending Physician, Cardiology

Simon Lee, MD, FSCMR
Medical Director, Kawasaki Disease Program; Medical Director, Coronary Anomalies Program; Attending Physician, Cardiology


Ra-id Abdulla, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Editor-in-Chief, Pediatric Cardiology

Joseph A. Camarda, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Clinical Practice Director

Michael R. Carr, MD
Attending Physician, Cardiology; Fellowship Program Director



R. Andrew de Freitas, MD
Attending Physician, Adult Congenital Heart Disease


Amy S. Lay, MD
Director, Non-Critical Care Inpatient Cardiology, Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit; 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

Amanda Marma Perak, MD, MSCI, FAHA, FACC
Attending Physician, Cardiology and Preventive Cardiology Program

Andrada R. Popescu, MD
Attending Physician, Medical Imaging (Radiology); Section Head, Cardiac Imaging

Sandhya R. Ramlogan, MD
Associate Medical Director, 3D and Procedural Echocardiography; Attending Physician, Cardiology