This group of top physicians and healthcare providers in the CHD field provides expert input and advice for all ACHA activities involving medical, scientific and/or medical profession related content.
They offer expert opinions on research and medical developments in CHD and the needs of the CHD population and assure that ACHA policies meet the highest standards of scientific need and accuracy.
Richard Krasuski, MD
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Center
Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Yuli Kim, MD
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Arwa Saidi, MB, BCh, MEd, FACC
ACHD Cardiologist
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Jamie L. Jackson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Psychology
Center for Biobehavioral Health, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky, MD,MMSc
Director, Cincinnati Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Ari M. Cedars, MD
Director Johns Hopkins Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center
Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Alice Chan, DNP, AGACNP, CCRN
Clinical Program Manager, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Scott Cohen, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Wisconsin Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Stephen C. Cook, MD, FACC
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
IU Health – Cardiology
Indianapolis, IN
Peter Ermis, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
David Gregg, MD
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Anitha John, MD, PhD
Director, Washington Adult Congenital Heart Program
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC