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.
Michael R. McMullan, MD, FACC
Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program
University of MS Medical Center
Tabitha G. Moe, MD, FACC
Adult Congenital Cardiology
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
Arizona Cardiology Group
Phoenix, AZ
Jeremy Nicolarsen, MD, FACC
Director, Providence Adult and Teen Congenital Heart Program (PATCH)
Providence Center for Congenital Heart Disease
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital, Spokane, WA
Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky, MD,MMSc
Director, Cincinnati Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Susie Pepp, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
Marlon Rosenbaum, MD
Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease,
Columbia University, New York, NY
Jill M. Steiner, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Rachel D. Steury, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
Shailendra Upadhyay, MD, CEPS, FHRS
Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiology, Connecticut Children’s
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT
Rajiv Verma, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey
Professor of Pediatrics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Fred M. Wu, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Attending Cardiologist, Boston Adult Congenital Heart and Pulmonary Hypertension Service
Boston Children's Hospital/Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Ali Zaidi, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Center
Director of Pediatrics to Adult Transition of Care Program
Director of Academic Affairs, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY