Dr. Woods is a cardiothoracic surgeon in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the hospital staff in 2024. He was previously the surgical director of cardiac transplantation at Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and a professor of surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Woods has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, books and chapters; given many talks regionally, nationally and internationally; and has served as a peer reviewer for many medical journals. He earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He completed a surgical residency at University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals in Seattle, followed by a pediatric surgery fellowship at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. He then completed a thoracic surgery fellowship at University of Washington, followed by a specialty registrar in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London. He also earned his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois. Dr. Woods is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Coarctation of the Aorta, Double Discordia, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Heart Transplant, and Thymectomy.

Dr. Puchalski is co-director of the Heart Institute and medical director of cardiology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. He joined the hospital staff in 2020. He was previously associate director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He also served as director of noninvasive imaging for cardiology after building the Fetal Heart Center and starting the cardiovascular MRI program. He was director of quality improvement for the Heart Center at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City and medical director of outpatient services at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Riverton, Utah. Dr. Puchalski has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, authored numerous book chapters and given many talks both nationally and internationally. He is a fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology and Board member of the Fetal Heart Society. He is also a reviewer for numerous medical journals. He earned his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. He completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at University of California San Francisco. Dr. Puchalski is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Tetralogy of Fallot, and Heart Transplant.

Stephanie Kurtz is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Kurtz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum, Right Ventricle Hypoplasia, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Dr. Freire specializes in pediatric cardiology in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute, evaluating and treating patients with congenital heart disease starting in the womb. She also leads the hospital’s pediatric pulmonary hypertension program, managing patients with pulmonary hypertension from different causes. She is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Freire has experience in advanced procedures, including transthoracic, transesophageal echocardiography and fetal echocardiography. She is actively involved in research and education as a member of the research council at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. She is a member of the Fetal Heart Society. Her research interests include fetal arrhythmia monitoring, fetal hemodynamics and outcomes of treatment of pulmonary hypertension. She has published multiple articles on pediatric echocardiography and fetal cardiology. Dr. Freire earned her medical degree from Central University of Ecuador. She completed her pediatric residency at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in New York and a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital, Chicago. She held the title of assistant professor at the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in Missouri. She is a fellow of the American Society of Echocardiograpy, fellow of American College of Cardiology and member of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Clinicians and Researchers (PHCR) professional network. Dr. Freire is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Her top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Aortopulmonary Window, and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS).

Marco Pinder is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Pinder is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Ryan Boggs is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Boggs is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Myocarditis, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, and Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis.

Dr. Pourmoghadam specializes in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s in St. Petersburg, Florida. He treats patients with congenital heart defects and those in the Esophageal and Airway Treatment Program. He joined the hospital staff in 2022. He is a professor of surgery at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, authored book chapters and given many talks both nationally and internationally. Dr. Pourmoghadam earned his bachelor’s degree from University of California at Berkeley, and medical degree from Albany Medical College. After finishing his surgical training in New York, he then competed his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, followed by a pediatric cardiac surgery fellowship at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Medical Center/University of Washington. Dr. Pourmoghadam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Partial Atrioventricular Canal, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Boyer is a pediatric interventional cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the hospital staff in 2024. He earned his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology and an advanced fellowship in pediatric interventional cardiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Boyer’s clinical interests include pediatric and adult congenital interventional cardiology, palliative care, medical ethics, and clinical and interventional management of pulmonary hypertension. His research interests include ethical practices and palliative care in pediatric and interventional cardiology, process and device innovation, and frontiers for pulmonary hypertension management. He speaks English and Spanish. Dr. Boyer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus, and Situs Inversus.

Dr. Johnson is the director of the Fetal Heart Program in the Heart Institute at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. She joined the hospital team in 2021. She was previously a pediatric cardiologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Johnson has published a number of peer-reviewed articles, authored book chapters and given talks nationally. Her clinical expertise is in fetal and pediatric echocardiography, and the care of all children with heart disease. Her research interests center around value, cost and outcomes in congenital heart disease. Dr. Johnson completed her pediatric internship and pediatric residency at Oregon Health and Sciences University in Portland. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at University of Utah at Primary Children’s Hospital, followed by a fellowship in advanced non-invasive imaging at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. She earned her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She also earned a Master of Science in clinical investigation from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Her top areas of expertise are Truncus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, and Aortopulmonary Window.

Dr. Decker is a pediatric cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies and heart failure. He offers innovative and minimally invasive techniques to benefit patients at the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute. He was named the 2023 William A. Baumgartner Physician of the Year for Johns Hopkins All Children's in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. Before joining All Children’s, Dr. Decker was an assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, where he completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology, an advanced fellowship in heart failure/transplantation, and an advanced fellowship in pediatric electrophysiology at Baylor College of Medicine. A graduate of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Camden, New Jersey, Dr. Decker did his pediatric residency training at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Decker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Heart Transplant.

Jorge Mccormack is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Mccormack is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Block, Heart Murmurs, Long QT Syndrome, and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.

Dr. Ng is a pediatric cardiologist with expertise in noninvasive imaging, including transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and cardiac MRI. After completing his medical training at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, he completed his pediatric residency at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, followed by a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He received additional training in cardiac MRI at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, he was a clinical assistant professor and director of pediatric noninvasive imaging services at the University of Iowa. Dr. Ng also holds a master’s degree in clinical investigation from the University of Iowa. Dr. Ng is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum, Pulmonary Atresia, Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect, and Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.

Dr. Thompson specializes in interventional cardiology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the hospital staff in 2020. He was previously a pediatric cardiologist and medical director for Child Cardiology Associates in Fairfax, Virginia, and chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology of the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He earned his medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency, serving as chief resident, at Children’s National Medical Center. He then completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship with a focus in catheterization and interventional cardiology at University of California, San Francisco. He has been a principal investigator for multiple clinical trials for devices to close defects in the heart through catheters rather than open-heart surgery. He has performed device closures of over 1,500 defects. He was the first physician in the United States to use a novel transcatheter suture delivery system and is leading a multicenter, multinational trial on that device. His passion is the delivery of compassionate care to his patients and their families. Dr. Thompson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Foramen Ovale, Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum, Pulmonary Atresia, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.

Dr. Talluto is a cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute. He joined the hospital staff in 2021. He specializes in adults with congenital heart defects and adolescents who are transitioning into adult care. Previously, he was an adult congenital cardiologist and a pediatric cardiologist at Fairfax Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Virginia, where he was head of the adult congenital heart disease program and co-director of the exercise physiology lab. Dr. Talluto created a transition program for adolescents and teens to transfer into adult care and created and implemented guidelines for appropriate use of exercise testing for patients with congenital heart disease. He has special interest in pregnancy and congenital heart disease, as well as exercise and preventative medicine. Dr. Talluto completed his pediatric cardiology fellowship at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California. He stayed on to complete a fourth year in adult congenital cardiology at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California. He did his internal medicine and a pediatric residency at Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York where he served as chief resident his final year. He currently is boarded in pediatrics, internal medicine, pediatric cardiology and adult congenital cardiology. He graduated Cum Laude at Upstate Medical University at Syracuse in Syracuse, New York. Videos Meet Christopher Talluto, M.D. Dr. Talluto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Endocardial Cushion Defect, Atrioventricular Septal Defect, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Jay Patel is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Ventricular Septal Defects, Isthmian Coarctation, and Coarctation of the Aorta.

Thieu Nguyen is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Aortopulmonary Window, Aorta-Pulmonary Artery Fistula, Ventricular Septal Defects, and Patent Ductus Arteriosus.

Aniqa Shahrier is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Shahrier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Her top areas of expertise are Double Inlet Left Ventricle, Tetralogy of Fallot, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, and Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis.

Tom Karl is a Thoracic Surgeon in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Karl is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Tetralogy of Fallot, Double Discordia, Aortopulmonary Window, Pulmonary Atresia, and Heart Transplant.

Lauren Kane is a General Surgeon in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Kane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Her top areas of expertise are Double Discordia, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Transposition of the Great Arteries, and Heart Transplant.

Harald Lindberg is a Thoracic Surgeon in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Lindberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). His top areas of expertise are Transposition of the Great Arteries, Tetralogy of Fallot, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Ventricular Septal Defects, and Heart Transplant.