Heart Center: Meet the Team

Children's Heart Center is led by Co-Directors William Scott, M.D., Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Joseph M. Forbess, M.D., Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Medical Center Dallas.

The Heart Center team comprises world renowned pediatric cardiologists and cardiac specialists with expertise in treating a variety of heart-related illnesses.

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Physician Contacts

Children's Heart Center is led by Co-Directors William Scott, M.D., Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Joseph M. Forbess, M.D., Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Medical Center Dallas.

The Heart Center team comprises world renowned pediatric cardiologists and cardiac specialists with expertise in treating a variety of heart-related illnesses.

Pediatric Cardiologists

• Adrian Dyer, M.D.
• Aliessa P. Barnes, M.D.
• Shannon E. Blalock, M.D.
• Sarah D. Blumenschein, M.D.
• Mark A. Clay, M.D.
• Bibhuti B. Das, M.D. 
• Vasiliki V. Dimas, M.D.
• David E. Fixler, M.D.
• Candace Gibbin, M.D.
• Lisa C. Heistein, M.D.
• Catherine Ikemba, M.D.
• Amy L. Juraszek, M.D.
• Colin E. Kane, M.D.
• Matthew S. Lemler, M.D.
• Lynn Mahony, M.D.
• Alan W. Nugent, M.D.
• Claudio Ramaciotti, M.D.
• Surendranath Veeram Reddy, M.D.
• William Scott, M.D.  
• Poonam Thankavel, M.D.
• Shawyntee Vertilus, M.D. 
• Thomas M. Zellers, M.D.
• Ilana Zeltser, M.D.

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeons

• Joseph M. Forbess, M.D.
• Kristine J. Guleserian, M.D.
• Vinod Sebastian, M.D. 
• Mahesh S. Sharma, M.D.

Intensivists

• Mark A. Clay, M.D.
• Michael Green, M.D.
• Joshua D. Koch, M.D.
• Fiona Howard Levy, M.D.
• Thiyagarajan R. Meyappan, M.D.
• Julio Perez Fontan, M.D.
• Margaret Schwarz, M.D.
• Maeve Sheehan, M.D.
• Joshua S. Wolovits, M.D.

Anesthesiologists

• Semyon Fishkin, M.D.
• Frank Kern, M.D.
• Frances C. Morriss, M.D.
• Paul W. Sheeran, M.D.
• Michael G. Spann, M.D.
• Gary R. Turner, M.D.