Meet the Children’s Minnesota cardiovascular team

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Our team of 200+ cardiovascular professionals from Children’s Minnesota and The Children’s Heart Clinic, along with many collaborating partners, have a wealth of experience and are dedicated to improving the lives of our patients. Learn more about our team below.

Children’s Minnesota cardiovascular leadership team

David M. Overman, MD

David M. Overman, MD
Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery

David B. Gremmels, MD

David B. Gremmels, MD
Chief of Cardiology, Fetal Cardiology

Kendra Gram, MD

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

Francis Moga, MD

Francis X. Moga, MD
Associate Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery

Robroy H. MacIver, MD, MPH

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

Lisa B. Howley, MD

Lisa B. Howley, MD
Medical Director, Fetal Cardiology

Marko Vezmar, MD

Marko Vezmar, MD
Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology

Dr. Chris Carter, pediatric cardiologist, co-medical director of the electrophysiology program at The Children’s Heart Clinic.

Christopher D. Carter, MD
Co-Medical Director, Electrophysiology

Andrew Schneider

Andrew Schneider, MD
Co-Medical Director, Electrophysiology

Bradford Chu, MD

Bradford Chu, MD
Medical Director, Echocardiography

Angela Kelle

Angela Kelle, MD
Co-Medical Director, Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Charles Shepard

Charles Shepard, MD
Co-Medical Director, Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Elizabeth Wagner, APRN, CNP

Elizabeth Wagner, APRN, CNP AC/PC, DNP
Senior Director Strategy & Operations, Cardiovascular Services

Paul Paulisich, RN

Paul Paulisich, MSN, RN
Clinical Director of Cardiovascular Services

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

Bryan Jepson, MD

Angela Kelle, MD

Niyati N. Patel, MD

Cathleen Pruitt, MD

Adam Putschoegl, DO

Rodrigo Rios IV, MD

Kelly L. Rood, MD

Andrew E. Schneider, MD

Charles W. Shepard, MD

Ian D. Thomas, MD

Marko Vezmar, MD

Cardiovascular surgery

Robroy H. MacIver, MD, MPH

Francis X. Moga, MD

David M. Overman, MD

Alison Quaile, PA-C

Leah A. Zupancich, PA-C

Cardiac intensivists

David A. Dassenko, MD

Kendra Gram, MD

Marnie Huntley, MD

Erica Molitor-Kirsch, MD

Niyati Patel, MD

Kimberly Watkins, MD

Neil Zaki, MD, MSCI

Advanced care practitioners

Jamie Benusa, APRN, FNP-C

Jocelyn K. Berbee, APRN, CPNP-PC

Laura Gonshorowski, PA-C

Beth A. Johnson, APRN, CPNP-PC

Stephanie Hahn, APRN, CPNP-AC

Andrea L. Lueck, APRN, CPNP-AC, DNP

Amy S. Lund, APRN, CPNP-PC, DNP

Steven A. McDonald, APRN, CPNP-AC

Gretchen A. McGuire, APRN, CPNP-AC

Heidi C. Shafland, APRN, CNS

Holly M. Thompson, APRN, CPNP-AC

Elizabeth Wagner, APRN, CNP

Kaitlin R. Ward, PA-C

Courtney Weihing, PA-C

Amy Weiler, APRN, CPNP-PC