Meet the Children’s Minnesota cardiovascular team

David M. Overman, MD
Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery

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

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

Marko Vezmar, MD
Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology

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

Andrew Schneider, MD
Co-Medical Director, Electrophysiology

Bradford Chu, MD
Medical Director, Echocardiography

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

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

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

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

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

Robroy H. MacIver, MD, MPH

Francis X. Moga, MD

David M. Overman, MD

Alison Quaile, PA-C

Leah A. Zupancich, PA-C

David A. Dassenko, MD

Kendra Gram, 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, 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