Medical Advisory Board
ACHA thanks the remarkable contributions of our Medical Advisory Board. This group of top physicians and healthcare providers in the CHD field provides expert input and oversight 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.
Jamil Aboulhosn, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Streisand/American Heart Association Chair of Cardiology
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles
Director, Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Los Angeles, CA
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
Curt J. Daniels, MD, FACC
Dottie Dohan Shepard Endowed Chair
Professor, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Director, COACH Program: Columbus Ohio Adult Congenital Heart Disease & Pulmonary Hypertension Program
The Heart Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Jamie L. Jackson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Psychology
Center for Biobehavioral Health, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Yuli Kim, MD
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky, MD,MMSc
Director, Cincinnati Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Craig S. Broberg, MD, MCR
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Ari M. Cedars, MD
Director Johns Hopkins Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center
Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Stephen C. Cook, MD, FACC
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Congenital Heart Center
Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
Michael G. Earing, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
Medical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Medical Director, Marfan and Related Connective Tissue Disorder Program
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Peter Ermis, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Texas Children’s Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Sue Fernandes, LPD, PA-C
Program Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program at Stanford,
Stanford Hospital Clinics, Palo Alto, CA