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Specialties & Conditions Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery Pediatric Heart Specialists Cardiologists & Advanced Practice Nurses

Cardiologists & Advanced Practice Nurses

Our team of pediatric cardiologists and advanced pr​actice nurses provide innovative clinical care with a unique family-centered approach. We diagnose and treat a wide range of pediatric congenital heart defects, as well as numerous other heart conditions (including electrophysiology issues and connective tissue​ disorders). Cardiologists are faculty in the Division of Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

The following physicians and advanced practice nurses specialize in treating children with heart conditions. Please note, not all of our specialists are available at every location. Select their names to learn more about their special interest areas and locations. 

Stuart Berger, MD

Executive Director, Heart Center; Interim Division Head, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Kiona Y. Allen, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Guilherme Baptista De Faria, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 5 Locations

Joseph A. Camarda, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

Michael R. Carr, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology; Fellowship Program Director

  • Seeing Patients at 4 Locations

Ahmad S. Chaouki, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

John M. Costello, MD, MPH

Medical Director of the Regenstein Cardiac Care Unit; Director, Inpatient Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

R. Andrew de Freitas, MD

Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Lisa W. Forbess, MD

Medical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Katheryn E. Gambetta, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 3 Locations

Nina L. Gotteiner, MD

Program Co-Director, Fetal/Neonatal Cardiology; Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

Amanda L. Hauck, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

Nazia Husain, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 4 Locations

Joyce T. Johnson, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

Anna G. Joong, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

Asma Khan, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

Paul J. Kim, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 5 Locations

Peter R. Koenig, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 3 Locations

Bradley S. Marino, MD, MPP, MSCE

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Mary E. McBride, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology; Associate Fellowship Program Director

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Elfriede Pahl, MD

Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program; Marvin E. Wodika Professor of Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Angira Patel, MD, MPH

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 3 Locations

Sheetal R. Patel, MD

Program Co-Director, Fetal/Neonatal Cardiology; Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 3 Locations

Michael Perez, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 3 Locations

Joshua D. Robinson, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology; Associate Director, Cardiac Imaging

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

Tania L. Saroli, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

Farshad Sedaghat-Yazdi, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 5 Locations

Paul Tannous, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Philip T. Thrush, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

Sabrina Tsao, MD, MBBS

Attending physician, Cardiology; Director of Electrophysiology, Pediatric Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

George R. Verghese, MD, MBA

Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 3 Locations

Dolores A. Vitullo, MD

Attending Physician, Cardiology; Clinical Practice Director

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

Kendra M. Ward, MD, MS

Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Lab; Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation Program; Director, Preventive Cardiology Program; Attending Physician, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 4 Locations

David Wax, MD

Director, Interventional Catheterization

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

R. Gregory Webster, MD, MPH

Director, Electrocardiogram Laboratory

  • Seeing Patients at 2 Locations

Guy R. Randolph, MD

Member, Children's Community Physicians Association

  • Seeing Patients at 9 Locations

Justin N. Uhl, MD

Member, Children’s Community Physicians Association

  • Seeing Patients at 9 Locations

Thomas J. Weigel, MD

Member, Children's Community Physicians Association

  • Seeing Patients at 9 Locations

Carrie Alden, MSN, APN, NP, CPNP, AC/PC

Director, Advanced Practice Providers and Nursing, Heart Center

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Anna Arens, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Susan Blensdorf, APN, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology, Transplantation- Heart

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Gene E. Brooks, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Elizabeth S. Cappella, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology, Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Critical Care

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Julie Ann Creaden, APN, NP

Senior Director, Advanced Practice Nursing and Physician Assistants; Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology; High Acuity Transition Clinic

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Christina del Salto, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology, Transplantation - Heart

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Jillian M. Davido, APN, NP, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 3 Locations

Marta Druzbacka, APN, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Amanda C. Hartmann, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology, Transplantation - Heart

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Jenifer P. Horn, APN, MSN, FNP-C

Pediatric Nurse Practioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Amanda Labadie, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Elizabeth M. Lakani, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Kerry Lazewski, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Heart Transplant Program

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Vivian K. Liu, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Laurene Malinowski, APN, MSN, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Jillian M. Myers, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 3 Locations

Sarah Rajki, APN, CPNP, MS

Pediatric Nurse Practioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Jaclyn Reider, PNP, FNP, NNP, CRNA, AC/PC

Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 3 Locations

Patricia Lynch Stapleton, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 4 Locations

Michelle M. Steltzer, MSN, APN, CPNP, AC/PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Single Ventricle Program Coordinator; Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location

Janice F. Taczy, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 4 Locations

Jennifer Winter, APN, NP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology

  • Seeing Patients at 1 Location