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Johns Hopkins Children's Center

The Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center

Our Team

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We are dedicated to providing the best quality care for your child. Our congenital heart specialists are experienced in treating a broad range of congenital heart conditions.

Pediatric Cardiology

  • Benjamin Barnes, MD MS

    • Associate Director, Fetal Cardiology Program

    Expertise: Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Carmel D. Bogle, MD

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center Pediatric Specialists - Annapolis, Annapolis, MD

  • John Dana Coulson, MD

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Caridad De La Uz, MD

    • Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology

    Expertise: Pediatric Electrophysiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Ashish N. Doshi, MD PhD

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Allen D. Everett, MD

    • Director of the Pediatric Proteome Center

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Hannah Fraint, MD

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Shelby Kutty, MD PhD

    • Chair, Cardiovascular Analytic Intelligence Initiative (CV-Ai2)

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology

  • Melanie Nies, MD

    • Director, Pediatric Cardiology Echocardiography Laboratory

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Jennifer Pardo, MD

    Expertise: Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • William Ravekes, MD

    • Medical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Reid Thompson, MD

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • John Thomson, BMBS PhD

    • Director, Cardiac Catheterization

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Rukmalee Vithana, MD

    • Director of Outpatient Pediatric Cardiology

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

  • Glenn Wetzel, MD PhD

    • Director, Pediatric Interventional Electrophysiology

    Expertise: Pediatric Electrophysiology

    Primary Location: Charter Professional Center, Columbia, MD

Cardiology Advanced Care Practitioners 

Annie Grace, DNP, CPNP-AC
Annie Grace, DNP, CPNP-AC
Kate Porter, MSN, CPNP
Kate Porter MSN, CPNP
Consuela Thompson, MSN, CPNP-AC
Consuela Thompson, MSN, CPNP-AC
Elizabeth Fabian, MS, MPA, PA-C
Elizabeth Fabian, PA

Regional Cardiology Partners

The Children’s Heart Institute is a team of highly-regarded pediatric cardiology specialists in Maryland and Virginia who provide comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services for children suspected of having heart disease.

Learn more about our Regional Cardiology Partners

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Cardiac Surgery Advanced Care Practitioners

Brook Garber, PA-C
Brook Garber, PA
Rosanne Strati Giuliani, PA-C
Rosanne Strati Giuliani
Andrea Stough, PA
Andrea Stough

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology

  • Sean Barnes, MD MBA

    Expertise: Anesthesiology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Dheeraj Goswami, MD

    • Director, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia

    Expertise: Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Rishi Parikh, MD PhD

    Expertise: Anesthesiology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Jamie McElrath Schwartz, MD

    • Co-Director, Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center

    Expertise: Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Jochen Steppan, MD

    • Director of Perioperative Medicine, High Risk Cardiovascular Disease

    Expertise: Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

  • Sean Barnes, MD MBA

    Expertise: Anesthesiology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Jennifer E. Diep, MD

    Expertise: Pediatric Anesthesiology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Dheeraj Goswami, MD

    • Director, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia

    Expertise: Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Alison H. Miles, DO

    Expertise: Anesthesiology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Jenny E. Schramm, MD

    Expertise: Anesthesiology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

  • Jamie McElrath Schwartz, MD

    • Co-Director, Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center

    Expertise: Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology

    Primary Location: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Cardiac Critical Care Advanced Care Practitioners

Julianna Amorese, MSN, CPNP-AC
Julianna Amorese, MSN, CPNP-AC
Kate Bernoske, DNP, CPNP-AC
Kate Bernoske, DNP, CPNP-AC
Carlie DeSantis Dobbins, DNP, CPNP-AC 
Carlie DeSantis Dobbins, DNP, CPNP-AC
Jaime Doroba, MSN, CPNP-AC
Jaime Doroba, MSN, CPNP-AC
Colleen Gordon, MHA, RN
Colleen Gordon, MHA, RN
Christina Graham, DNP, CPNP-AC
Christina Graham, DNP, CPNP-AC
Katie Thompson, DNP APRN, ACCNS-P, CCRN-K
Katie Thompson, DNP APRN, ACCNS-P, CCRN-K

Adult Congenital Cardiology

  • Ari Cedars, MD

    • Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease

    Expertise: Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiology

    Primary Location: Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD

  • stacy Fisher, MD

    • Associate Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center

    Expertise: Cardiology

    Primary Location: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Child Life Specialists

Our center has dedicated Child Life specialists who support our kids in all phases of their care. Our Child Life specialists work to enhance the emotional and social well-being of your child and family throughout your health care experience.

Caroline "Carrie" Potter, M.S., CCLS

Senior Child Life Specialist

“The best part of my job is when I am able to help a child and their family turn a tough or stressful situation into one where they experience strength and resilience.”
Caroline Potter

Rosemary Hawkins, M.S., CCLS

Child Life Specialist III

"As a Child Life Specialist, I recognize the value of play, preparation, and education to reduce fear, anxiety, and pain as children and families face the unknown."

Rosemary Hawkins