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Medical Advisory Board

ACHA thanks the Medical Advisory Board for their remarkable contributions to ACHA and the CHD community.

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.

Anitha John

Anitha John, MD, PhD
Director, Washington Adult Congenital Heart Program
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC

Joseph D. Kay

Joseph D. Kay, MD, FACC
Colorado’s Adult and Teen Congenital Heart (CATCH) Program Director
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado

C. Huie Lin

C. Huie Lin MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program
Associate Program Director, Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Internal Medicine
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and Weill Cornell Medical College

Jamie L. Lohr

Jamie L. Lohr, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN

Michael R. McMullan

Michael R. McMullan, MD, FACC
Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program
University of MS Medical Center

Jonathan N. Menachem

Jonathan N. Menachem, MD 
Heart Failure and Transplantation Section
Director, Advanced Congenital Cardiac Therapies (ACCT)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Tabitha G. Moe

Tabitha G. Moe, MD, FACC
Adult Congenital Cardiology
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
Arizona Cardiology Group
Phoenix, AZ

Jeremy Nicolarsen

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

Susie Pepp

Susie Pepp, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ

Saurabh Rajpal

Saurabh Rajpal, MBBS, MD, FACC
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Associate Program Director
Director, ACHD Research, Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Outreach
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Marlon Rosenbaum

Marlon Rosenbaum, MD
Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease,
Columbia University, New York, NY

Jill M. Steiner

Jill M. Steiner, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
University of Washington, Seattle, WA