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 highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Tetralogy of Fallot, and Heart Transplant.

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 highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Aortopulmonary Window, 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 highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. 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.

Alfred Asante-Korang, M.D., F.A.C.C., pediatric cardiologist with the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute, has been working with heart transplant patients for more than 20 years. Dr. Asante-Korang was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital best consulting physician in the 2023 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. Dr. Asante-Korang graduated from the University of Ghana Medical School, where he also completed an internship in pediatrics. He completed pediatric residencies at the University of Liverpool and the University of Chicago, as well as fellowships in pediatric cardiology at the IWK Children’s Hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Asante is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Infantile Neutropenia, Cardiomyopathy Due to Anthracyclines, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.

Suying Lam is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Fort Myers, Florida. Dr. Lam is highly rated in 32 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Transposition of the Great Arteries, Tetralogy of Fallot, Double Inlet Left Ventricle, and Bicuspid Aortic Valve.

Elsa Suh is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Suh is highly rated in 32 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Double Inlet Left Ventricle, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, and Subpulmonary Stenosis.

Jeremy Ringewald is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Ringewald is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, and Double Inlet Left Ventricle.

Steven Fishberger is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Fishberger is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Arrhythmias, Brugada Syndrome, and Cardiac Ablation.

Thomas Forbes is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Hollywood,, Florida. Dr. Forbes is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Foramen Ovale, Double Inlet Left Ventricle, Thrombectomy, and Angioplasty.

Shyam Sathanandam is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Sathanandam is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Premature Infant, Angioplasty, and Heart Transplant.

Danyal Khan is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Miami, Florida. Dr. Khan is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula, Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM), Endocarditis, Embolectomy, and Angioplasty.

Brian Boe is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Hollywood,, Florida. Dr. Boe is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis, Tetralogy of Fallot, Pacemaker Implantation, and Angioplasty.

Stephanie Kurtz is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Kurtz is highly rated in 36 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum, Right Ventricle Hypoplasia, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Jorge Mccormack is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Mccormack is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Block, Heart Murmurs, Long QT Syndrome, and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.

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 highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Endocardial Cushion Defect, Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Partial Atrioventricular Canal, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Dr. Mauriello is a pediatric cardiologist who treats children with congenital heart disease and has expertise in fetal, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. After graduating from the University of South Florida College of Medicine, he completed a residency in pediatric and adolescent medicine and a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, located at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His research interests include clinical outcomes and quality improvement measures. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Slowly introducing exercise to kids, WTVT - TV (March 20, 2023). Dr. Mauriello is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Kawasaki Disease, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and High Blood Pressure in Infants.

Anna Bernus is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Bernus is highly rated in 47 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Ventricular Septal Defects, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Isthmian Coarctation, and Coarctation of the Aorta.

Frances Arrillaga is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Arrillaga is highly rated in 28 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Ventricular Septal Defects, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Heart Murmurs, and Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.

Robert Pearson is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Pembroke Pines,, Florida. Dr. Pearson is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Interrupted Aortic Arch, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, and Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis.

Kelvin Lau is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Lau is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Ryan Boggs is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Boggs is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Myocarditis, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, and Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.

Marco Pinder is a Pediatric Cardiologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Pinder is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Debbie Friedman is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Wellington,, Florida. Dr. Friedman is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Murmurs, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, and Coronary Artery Fistula.

Mary Mehta is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Mehta is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Isthmian Coarctation, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Congenital Mitral Malformation, and Bicuspid Aortic Valve.

David Drossner is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Jupiter,, Florida. Dr. Drossner is highly rated in 20 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Murmurs, Ventricular Septal Defects, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and Marfan Syndrome.