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

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

Ryan Boggs is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Pediatrics provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Boggs is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vascular Ring. His top areas of expertise are Myocarditis, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, and Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis. Dr. Boggs is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Russell “Rusty” Jennings, a pioneer of pediatric surgical procedures for malformed esophageal and tracheal conditions, is a surgeon in the Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, which he joined in 2022. A pediatric surgeon for more than 40 years, Dr. Jennings founded and directed the world’s first Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Center at Boston Children’s Hospital. There he led a multidisciplinary team that worked on solving unsolved problems, and developed innovative techniques for evaluation, diagnosis and successful treatment of: complex esophageal strictures esophageal atresia “long gap” esophageal atresia esophageal replacement tracheo-esophageal fistulas recurrent tracheo-esophageal fistulas laryngo-tracheo-esophageal clefts tracheomalacia bronchomalacia tracheal reconstruction aberrant subclavian artery vascular compression syndromes vascular rings pectus excavatum chest wall deformities asphyxiating thoracic dystrophies recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during thoracic surgery Dr. Jennings has many publications on these topics including the largest series of successful treatment of complex recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulas in the literature with excellent outcomes, techniques to grow patients’ tissues to allow repair and connection of the esophagus in cases of esophageal atresia and esophageal injury, esophageal replacement with jejunum, and treatment of tracheomalacia. He has frequently taught and presented on these and numerous other related topics regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Jennings’ prior work includes establishing the first fetal surgery center in New England; Dr. Jennings developed the first successful fetal cardiac surgery program in the world treating HLHS before birth. Dr. Jennings earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. His general surgery residency was done at the University of California, San Francisco. He was a postdoctoral research fellow for three years in the Fetal Treatment Center and Fetal Treatment Laboratory while completing the residency. He completed a pediatric surgery fellowship at Boston Children’s/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jennings is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vascular Ring. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Double Aortic Arch, and Endoscopy.

Thieu Nguyen is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vascular Ring. His top areas of expertise are Aortopulmonary Window, Aorta-Pulmonary Artery Fistula, Ventricular Septal Defects, and Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Dr. Nguyen is currently accepting new patients.

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

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

Daniel Mckenna is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Mckenna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vascular Ring. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Double Aortic Arch, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Dr. Smithers is an associate professor of surgery and director of the Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Program in the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital since 2019. He was honored for Innovations in Clinical Care at the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for 2020. As a leader in both innovation and expertise for pediatric thoracic surgery, he and his team see patients from all over the United States and internationally. The team also makes several invited trips per year around the country and world for lectures and conferences, in addition to helping patients and teaching other surgical teams regarding complex esophageal and airway surgical techniques in the operating room. Dr. Smithers previously served as assistant professor of surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital from 2009-2019, as part of their groundbreaking EAT program. His clinical specialties are congenital and acquired conditions of the esophagus and airway, vascular rings, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), surgical critical care, and minimally invasive surgery. He earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed his residency in general surgery at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. He served as fellow in pediatric surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital after completing a research fellowship and a surgical critical care fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. He also completed a global surgery clinical fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Videos Meet Jason Smithers, M.D. What is esophageal stricture and how is it treated? What is tracheomalacia and how is it treated? What is recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula (rTEF) and how is it treated? What is long gap esophageal atresia and how is it treated?. Dr. Smithers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vascular Ring. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Shieh is a pediatric surgeon in the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the medical staff in 2021 and sees patients on our main campus in St. Petersburg, Florida, and also at Tampa General Hospital and Brandon Regional Hospital. Her clinical focus includes esophageal and airway treatment (EAT). Dr. Shieh earned her medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine — Phoenix. She completed her general surgery residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, during which she did a pediatric surgery research fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. She then completed her pediatric surgery fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Shieh speaks Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Dr. Shieh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vascular Ring. Her top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Swenson specializes in pediatric radiology at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He joined the hospital in 2025. He was previously employed as a radiologist at Rhode Island Medical Imaging in Providence, RI for more than 10 years, during which time he served as an associate professor of Diagnostic Imaging, clinician educator at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. His roles included clinical work in pediatric, musculoskeletal, and adult emergency radiology, as well as departmental leadership in Quality and Operations. Dr. Swenson earned his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a medical internship at Abington Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania, followed by a radiology residency at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where he also served as chief resident. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric radiology at Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School. Dr. Swenson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vascular Ring. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Tenosynovitis, Bronchogenic Cyst, and Vascular Ring.

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

Dr. Alexander is a diagnostic radiologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. She sees patients on the hospital’s St. Petersburg, Florida, campus. She joined the medical staff in 2025. She was previously a radiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Alexander earned her medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. She completed a diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. She then completed a diagnostic pediatric radiology fellowship followed by a pediatric musculoskeletal radiology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vascular Ring. Her top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Knock Knees, and Caffey Disease.

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