Ahmet Kilic, MD
- Program Director, Johns Hopkins Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
- Professor of Clinical Cardiac Surgery
Our Team
Our multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive care for patients diagnosed with heart failure through implantation and management of a ventricular assist device (VAD).
Find a Specialist:
- Cardiac Surgeons
- Cardiologists
- Nurse Practitioners and VAD Program Coordinators
- Social Workers and Therapists
Cardiac Surgeons
-
Kavita Sharma, MD
- Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO), Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Associate Professor of Medicine
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Joban Vaishnav, MD
- Director, Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Amyloidosis Center
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Nurse Practitioners and VAD Program Coordinators
- Kirby Baker, M.S.N., A.G..-A.C.N.P.
- Nicole Clark-Alford, Patient Coordinator
- Tracey Fehr, R.N., B.S.N.
- Rebecca Fioretti, R.N., B.S.N.
- Kristin Freed, C.C.R.N., M.S.N., P.M.H.N.P., A.G.A.C.N.P.
- Nancy Klemans, R.N., B.S.N.
- Gina Luciano, Ph.D., A.C.N.P.-B.C.
- Dawn Pappas, M.S., A.C.N.P.-B.C.
Social Workers and Therapists
Social Worker
- Allyson Smith-Mitchell, L.G.S.W.
Physical Therapy
- Andrew DiOrio, P.T., D.P.T.
- Kerry Lammers, P.T, D.P.T, C.C.S., C.C.I., A.B.P.T.S.
- Heather Littier, P.T., D.P.T.
- Paul Ricard P.T., D.P.T., C.C.S., A.B.P.T.S.
Occupational Therapists
- Casey Abbott M.S., OTR/L
Speech and Language
- Kyra Lehrmann
- Amber Strickland, M.S., C.C.C.-S.L.P.