Heart Transplant Team
Leadership
Surgical Director, Cardiac Transplantation; Associate Program Director, Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery Fellowship; Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Program; Medical Director, Brendan Tripp Elam Transplant Center; Medical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Education Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Providers and Specialists
Melva & Randall O'Donnell, PhD, Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology; Co-Director, The Ward Family Heart Center; Section Chief, Cardiology; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Education Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Medical Director, Cardiac Anticoagulation Program; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Education Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Medical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program; Associate Department Chair, Operations, The Ward Family Heart Center; Medical Director, Advanced Cardiac Therapies Program; Director, Kansas City Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Education Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Jerry Smith Endowed Chair in Pediatrics; Professor of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Director, Thrive Program, Cardiology; Director, Heart Center Well Being Program; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy
Clinical Nutrition Specialist
Division Director, Palliative Care & Bioethics; Medical Director, Palliative Care; Co-Medical Director, Provider Empowerment Resource Center (PERC); Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Social Worker
Joseph Boon Gregg, Missouri Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery; Section Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery; Co-Director, The Ward Family Heart Center; Program Director, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship; Professor of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Transplant Coordinators
Coordinator, Heart Transplant Program
Coordinator, Heart Transplant Program
Nurse Coordinator, Heart Transplant Program
Coordinator, Heart Transplant Program