About ACHA
Medical Advisory Board
Medical Advisory Board
MAB Chair, Gary D. Webb, MD
Director, Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
John S. Child, MD, FACC, FACP
Director, Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center
Streisand/American Heart Association Professor of Medicine/Cardiology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Curt J. Daniels, MD, FACC
Curt J. Daniels, MD, FACC
Director, Adolescent/Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension Programs
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
William R. Davidson, Jr., MD
Director, Program for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (PACHD)
Director, Echocardiography
Heart and Vascular Institute, M.S. Hershey Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Pennsylvania State University
Joseph A. Dearani, MD
Mayo Clinic
Dr. Dearani received his Bachelor's degree in Biology/Spanish from Fordham University and then his Medical degree from Georgetown University. He began his General Surgery residency at Georgetown and then interrupted clinical training for two years of basic science research in cardiovascular surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He then completed his general surgical training at Georgetown. Postgraduate fellowship training in Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery was taken at the Mayo Clinic followed by a fellowship in congenital cardiac surgery and transplantation at Loma Linda University. Dr. Dearani joined the staff at the Mayo Clinic in 1996 where he is currently Professor of Surgery and the Program Director for the Thoracic Surgery Residency.
Elyse Foster, MD, FACC
Professor of Clinical Medicine & Anesthesia
Araxe Vilensky Endowed Chair in Cardiology
Director, Echocardiography
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Service
Wayne J. Franklin, MD
Medical Director, Texas Adult Congenital Heart Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Adult Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Cardiology
Houston, TX
Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
University of Washington Medical Center
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
Karen S. Kuehl, MD, MPH
Director, Washington Adult Congenital Heart Center
Children's National Medical Center & Washington Hospital Center
Professor, Child Health and Development
George Washington University School of Medicine
Michael J. Landzberg, MD
Director, Boston Adult Congenital Heart Program (BACH) and Pulmonary Hypertension Service (PHT)
Children's Hospital Boston/Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard University
Michael McConnell, MD
Dr. Michael E. McConnell is the Co-Director of the Emory Adult Congenital Cardiac Clinic. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine. He is employed by the Sibley Heart Center, a group of 36 pediatric cardiologists practicing throughout Georgia.
Pamela D. Miner, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center
UCLA Medical Center
Daniel J. Murphy, Jr., MD
Director, Adult Congenital Cardiology Clinic
Stanford University Medical Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Stanford University
Disty Pearson, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Boston Adult Congenital Heart Program (BACH) and Pulmonary Hypertension Service (PHT)
Children's Hospital Boston/Brigham and Women's Hospital
James C. Perry, MD
Co-Director, Minnesota Adult Congenital Cardiac Program
Children’s Heart Clinic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dr. James Perry joined the Children’s Heart Clinic in Minneapolis in 2007 after serving as Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Yale University and as Medical Director of the successful Yale-New Haven Adult Congenital Heart Program. Dr. Perry is Co-Directing the new Minnesota Adult Congenital Cardiac (MACC) program in partnership with Children’s Hospitals of Minnesota, the Minneapolis Heart Institute, and Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Dr. Perry’s area of specialty is congenital heart as well as pediatric electrophysiology, device implantation, and the overall management of adults with congenital heart defects. He graduated from Princeton University and the University of Rochester (NY) where he received his MD degree. He then completed his residency at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and his cardiology fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Perry then spent 12 years at Children’s Hospital of San Diego, where he was Director of Cardiology and started the adult CHD program there. Dr. Perry now makes his home in Minneapolis with his wife, Nicole. He enjoys outdoor activities, surfing and supporting the Surfrider Foundation.
David J. Sahn, MD
Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Diagnostic Radiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
and Biomedical Engineering
Director, OHSU Interdisciplinary Program for Cardiac Imaging
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Portland, OR
DJS
Arwa S. Saidi, MD, BCh
Director Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Associate Professor
University of Florida
Carole A. Warnes, MD, FRCP, FACC
Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School
Consultant, Division of Cardiology Diseases and Internal Medicine
Consultant, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic
Dean, Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education
Mayo Medical Center
Roberta G. Williams, MD, MACC, FAHA
Professor and Chair
Department of Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
VP for Pediatrics and Academic Affairs
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Thomas P. Graham, MD
Professor of Pediatric Cardiology
Division of Cardiology
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
Nashville, TN
Joseph K. Perloff, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
International Advisors
Jack M. Colman, MD, FRCPC
Staff Cardiologist
Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults
Mount Sinai Hospital and Toronto General Hospital/UHN
Co-director, Heart Diseases in Pregnancy Program
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
President, International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease
Michael A Gatzoulis, MD, PhD
Michael A Gatzoulis, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease and Consultant Cardiologist and Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Centre at the Royal Brompton Hospital and the National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College School of Medicine in London, UK. Professor Gatzoulis, a graduate of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece, completed his post-graduate training in London, UK and Toronto, Canada. He edited several cardiology textbooks, and has served as Associate or Guest Editor or Reviewer for most major journals in the cardiovascular field. He is also the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications. Professor Gatzoulis is currently the President of the International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease. His main interest is to promote the needs of the patient with congenital heart disease, including delivery of optimal care, translationary research, training and education.