Meet the Children’s Minnesota cardiovascular team

David M. Overman, MD
Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery

David B. Gremmels, MD
Chief of Cardiology, Medical Director, Echocardiography program

Francis X. Moga, MD
Associate Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery

David A. Dassenko, MD
Medical Director, Anesthesiology & Cardiovascular Care Center, CVICU

R. Erik Edens, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Heart Failure and Transplant

Robroy H. MacIver, MD, MPH
Surgical Director, Heart Failure and Transplant

B. Kelly Gleason Han, MD
Medical Director, Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Lisa B. Howley, MD
Medical Director, Fetal Cardiology

Christopher D. Carter, MD
Medical Director, Electrophysiology

Marko Vezmar, MD
Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology

Anupam B. Kharbanda, MD
Chief of Critical Care Services

Katie Penson, MBA, RN
Senior Clinical Services Director, Critical Care Division

Elizabeth Wagner, APRN, CNP
Director, Cardiovascular Services

Paul Paulisich, RN
Patient Care Manager, CVICU

Children’s Minnesota and Children’s Heart Clinic team

General cardiology

Daniel J. Beissel, MD

David A. Burton, MD

Christopher D. Carter, MD

Bradford J. Chu, MD

R. Erik Edens, MD PhD

David B. Gremmels, MD

B. Kelly Gleason Han, MD

Christine B. Hills, MD

Lisa B. Howley, MD

Marnie L. Huntley, MD

Joanna M. Lowisz, DO

Niyati N. Patel, MD

Rodrigo Rios, III, MD

Rodrigo Rios, IV, MD

Kelly L. Rood, MD

Andrew E. Schneider, MD

Charles W. Shepard, MD

Nathaniel W. Taggart, MD

Ian D. Thomas, MD

Marko Vezmar, MD

Kimberly J. Watkins, MD

Robroy H. MacIver, MD, MPH

Francis X. Moga, MD

David M. Overman, MD

Jennifer L. Frost, PA-C

Leah A. Zupancich, PA-C

Jocelyn K. Berbee, APRN, CNP

Brittany L. Jackson, APRN, CNP

Beth A. Johnson, APRN, CNP

Stephanie Karides, APRN, CNP

Andrea L. Lueck, APRN, CNP, DNP

Amy S. Lund, APRN, CNP, DNP

Steven A. McDonald, APRN, CNP

Gretchen A. McGuire, APRN, CNP

Nathan A. Neis, ARN, CNP, DNP

Heidi C. Shafland, APRN, CNP

Holly M. Thompson, APRN, CNP

Elizabeth Wagner, APRN, CNP

Kaitlin R. Ward, PA-C

Amy Weiler, APRN, CNP