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

Kendra Gram, MD
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Care Center and ECMO

Francis X. Moga, MD
Associate Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery

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

Lisa B. Howley, MD
Medical Director, Fetal Cardiology

Christopher D. Carter, MD
Medical Director, Electrophysiology

Marko Vezmar, MD
Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology

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

Sarah Blonsky, MD

Christopher D. Carter, MD

Bradford J. Chu, MD

David B. Gremmels, MD

Christine B. Hills, MD

Lisa B. Howley, MD

Angela Kelle, MD

Joanna M. Lowisz, DO

Niyati N. Patel, MD

Cathleen Pruitt, MD

Adam Putschoegl, DO

Kelly L. Rood, MD

Andrew E. Schneider, MD

Charles W. Shepard, MD

Ian D. Thomas, MD

Marko Vezmar, MD

Robroy H. MacIver, MD, MPH

Francis X. Moga, MD

David M. Overman, MD

Jennifer L. Frost, PA-C

Leah A. Zupancich, PA-C

David A. Dassenko, MD

Kendra Gram, MD

Kristine Hendrickson, MD

Marnie Huntley, MD

Erica Molitor-Kirsch, MD

Niyati Patel, MD

Shashi Raj, MD

Kelly Rood, MD

Kimberly Watkins, MD

Neil Zaki, MD, MSCI

Jamie Benusa, APRN, FNP-C

Jocelyn K. Berbee, 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