Marco Pinder is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Pinder is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Pulmonary Supravalvular 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 Mitral Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Myocarditis, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, and Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.

Jorge Mccormack is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Mccormack is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Atresia. 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 Mitral Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum, Pulmonary Atresia, Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect, and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS).

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 Mitral Atresia. 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. 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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Atresia. Her top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Aortopulmonary Window, and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS).

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

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

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

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 Mitral Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus, Situs Inversus, and Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.

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 Mitral Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Endocardial Cushion Defect, Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Partial Atrioventricular Canal, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

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

James Huhta is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Huhta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Right Ventricle Hypoplasia, Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum, and Congenital Mitral Malformation.

Thieu Nguyen is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Atresia. His top areas of expertise are Aortopulmonary Window, Aorta-Pulmonary Artery Fistula, Ventricular Septal Defects, and Heart Murmurs.