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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.

Sue Fernandes

Sue Fernandes, LPD, PA-C
Program Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program at Stanford,
Stanford Hospital Clinics, Palo Alto, CA

Elyse Foster

Elyse Foster, MD, FACC
Professor of Clinical Medicine & Anesthesia
Araxe Vilensky Endowed Chair in Cardiology
Director, Echocardiography
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Service

Welton M. Gersony

Welton M. Gersony, MD
Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Center
Nadas Professor of Pediatric Cardiology 
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University, New York, NY

Jonathan Ginns

Jonathan Ginns, MD
Cardiovascular Disease, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Austin Heart
Austin, TX

Michelle Z. Gurvitz

Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD
Cardiologist, Children's Hospital Boston
Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program

Ian Harris

Ian Harris, MD
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor,
University of California, San Francisco, CA

Scott Klewer

Scott Klewer, MD
Chief of Staff at University Medical Center,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

 

Adrienne Kovacs

Adrienne Kovacs, Ph.D
Director, Behavioral Cardiovascular Care
Knight Cardiovascular Institute
Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR

Karen S. Kuehl

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

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, Boston, MA

Larry Latson

Larry Latson, MD
Director of Congenital Interventional Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Memorial Healthcare System
Hollywood, FL

George Lui

George Lui, MD
Medical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program at Stanford
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA