Meet our team

Cook Children's Heart Center includes cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiac anesthesiologists, cardiac intensivists and nurse specialists who provide state-of-the-art diagnostic medical, interventional and surgical treatment for young patients with heart diseases and defects that they are either born with (congenital) or acquired later.

• Cardiology
• Cardiac anesthesiologists
• Cardiac intensivist
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Pediatric nurse practitioners

Cardiology

Schutte, Deborah M.D. Medical Director, Cardiology View physician biography Allender, J. Hudson M.D. View physician biography Case, Christopher M.D. View physician biography Dzurik, Matthew M.D. View physician biography Hackman, Anne M.D. View physician biography Hess, Susan M.D. View physician biography

Kuo, James M.D. View physician biography Lai, Stephen M.D. View physician biography Mandel, Corey M.D. View physician biography Muyskens, Steve M.D. View physician biography Readinger, Richard M.D. View physician biography Roten, Lisa M.D. View physician biography

Cardiac anesthesiologists

Grimaldos, Juan M.D. View physician biography	Holland, Teresa M.D. View physician biography
Kleinman, Sam M.D. View physician biography	Tapper, Jay M.D. View physician biography
Reynolds, Lynne M.D. View physician biography	Watkins, Randy M.D. View physician biography

Cardiac intensivist

Chemelli, Richard M.D. View physician biography

Cardiothoracic surgery

Tam, Vincent K.H. M.D. Medical Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery View physician biography

Sharma, Mahesh M.D. View physician biography

Pediatric nurse practitioners

McHugh, DeAnn Stringer RN, MSN, CPNP Doublin, Nancy A. RN, MSN, CPNP-PC, NNP-BC

Randel, Janice L. RN, MSN, CPNP Crystal Flores RN, MSN, CPNP-PC, AC