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Our focus is your care and comfort. Our team is committed to providing you with quality individualized treatment and compassionate care. We have great respect for each other's experience and training, work closely in a team environment, and are sensitive to everyone's needs. It takes special people to create a place where you want to be treated. The collaboration and chemistry between our nurses, support staff, and the physicians on our medical team is a high priority for us.

Our team is a multidisciplinary mix of all the specialists on our medical staff, along with nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and support and administrative members. Our culture is one of unity, where each person on our staff is an equal member of the team and is treated with the respect he or she deserves. We select each team member carefully for his or her passion, sensitivity, expertise, knowledge, and patient focus. Our team members not only focus on your care but are involved in advancing the diagnoses and treatments of heart and vascular medicine through research and innovative technologies.

Please do not hesitate to contact any of us with questions or concerns.



Executive Leadership



Nancy Vish, RN, PhD, NEA-BC
President and Chief Nursing Officer

Kevin Wheelan, MD, FACC
Chief Medical Officer

Trey Wicke
Vice President of Finance – Chief Financial Officer


Board of Managers



C.T. Beckham (Sparkey)


Sarah Gahm, MHA


Michael Graham
Chairman

Shelly Hall, MD


Richard Lockwood


J. Kent Newsom (Kent)


Steven R. Newton
President of Baylor University Medical Center

Timothy Owens (Tim)


Rohit Parmar, MD, FACC


Robert Stoler, MD, FACC, FSCAI


Javier (Jay) Vasquez, MD, FACS


Kevin Wheelan, MD, FACC


Don Wills





Medical Leadership Dallas



Kenneth Ausloos, MD
Medical Director of Respiratory


Raul Benavides, MD
Medical Director, Laboratory


Cristie Columbus, MD
Medical Director, Infectious Diseases


William Dockery, MD, FACR
Medical Director, Radiology


Cara East, MD, FAPCR, FACP, FACC
Director, Soltero Cardiovascular Research Center


John Eidt, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS
Vice Chair, Vascular Surgery


Paul Grayburn, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology - Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas; Medical Director, Cardiology Research and Education - Baylor University Medical Center


Shelley Hall, MD, FACC, FHFSA
Chief, Transplant Cardiology, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Failure - Baylor University Medical Center


Albert C. Henry, MD
Medical Director, Quality - Cardiovascular Surgery Services - Baylor University Medical Center


Roger Khetan, MD
Medical Director of Quality


Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FCCP, FNKF, FNLA, FCRSA
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Research and Education - Dallas Campus - Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Institute


Dan Meyer, MD
Chief, Heart Transplantation and Advanced Circulatory Support - Baylor University Medical Center


Rohit Parmar, MD, FACC
Patient Safety Officer


Greg Pearl, MD, FACS
Co-Medical Director, Vascular Surgery


Michael Ramsay, MD, FRCA
Medical Director, Anesthesia Services


Charles S. Roberts, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular Services; Chair, Cardiac Surgery; Medical Director, Cardiovascular Education - Baylor University Medical Center


William C. Roberts, MD, MACC
Exectuive Director, Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Institute - Baylor University Medical Center


Jeffrey M. Schussler, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSCCT, FACP
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit; Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation


Bertram Smith, MD, FACS
Medical Director, Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory


Robert Stoler, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Co-Medical Director, Cardiology; Medical Director, Catheterization Laboratory


Javier (Jay) Vasquez, MD, FACS
Medical Director, Surgical Safety


Carlos Velasco, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Cardiology Quality Assurance and Peer Review


Haojie Wang, MD, PhD, FACC, RPVI
Medical Director, Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Program


Detlef Wencker, MD, FHFSA
Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure - Baylor University Medical Center


Kevin Wheelan, MD, FACC
Chief Medical Officer, Co-Medical Director, Cardiology - Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas; Director, Division of Cardiology - Baylor University Medical Center; Medical Director, Cardiovascular Research, Quality and Standardization - Baylor Scott & White Health - North Texas


Medical Leadership Fort Worth



Farhan Ali, MD, MA, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI
Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology


Craig Delaughter, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS
Medical Director, Electrophysiology


Scott Ewing, DO
Medical Director, Quality


Salman Gohar, MD
Medical Director, Heart Failure Program - Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth


Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth


J. Vijay Jayachandran, MD, FACC, FHRS
Medical Director, Patient Safety


George Khammar, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Structural Heart Disease Program


Arun Padala, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology


Mohan Sathyamoorthy, MD, FACC
Chief, Cardiology Division - Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth; Medical Director, Cardiology - Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Fort Worth


Steve Simpson, MD
Medical Director, Carter Cardiac Rehabilitation



Hospital Leadership



Erika Anderson
Manager, Prevention and Wellness
214.818.8009


Mindy Andrews-Smart, BSN, RN-BC
Supervisor, Cardiovascular Invasive Labs
214.820.8305


Amber Bethea, PA-C, MBA
Advanced Practice Provider Manager, Department of Cardiology
214.244.1183


Hope Caldwell, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Supervisor, Ambulatory Surgery
214.865.2263


Brandi Crow, MSN, RN
Director, Value Based Healthcare, Clinical Risk, and Operational Excellence
214.820.0646


Mike Davis, Th.M.
Chaplain, Mission and Ministry
214.820.0684


Sandra DeJong, BSN, RN-BC
Manager, Electrophysiology/Pacemaker
214.820.0137


Tonya Decorte
Supervisor, Executive Admin Services
214.820.7521


Dixie Frazier
Executive Assistant
214.820.0691


Rodney Fuller, MBA, LP, HEM
Director, Facilities
214.820.0687


Casey Galloway, BSRC, RRT
Director, Cardiopulmonary, Transport Services
214.820.5580


David Garner, BSN, RN
Quality Manager, Patient Safety Officer, and Entity Compliance Liaison
214.820.0191


Jordan Girard
Process Manager, Information Services
214.820.0662


Amanda Gonzalez
Office Manager II, Administration and Regulatory and Accreditation Compliance Manager
214.820.0650


Kara Goodnight, MHA
Director of Marketing
214.820.0699


Sherrie Grimmett, BSN, RN, CCRN
Supervisor, Specialty Care Units and Critical Care
214.820.0867


Jennifer Hatfield, BSN, RN, CCRN
Supervisor, Specialty Care Units and Critical Care
214.820.0784


Iwiller Hendrix
Supervisor, Supply Chain
214.820.0776


Terrell Hinton, BSN, RN, RCIS, RCES
Supervisor, Electrophysiology Lab - Fort Worth
817.922.1158


Sabrina Johnson, BSC, CHFP
Senior Financial Analyst
214-820-0694


Kim Krause, PHR, s-HRBP
Business Partner, Human Resources
214.820.0121


Lauren LaRoe, BSN, RN-BC, BBA
Manager, Ambulatory Surgery and Scheduling
214.820.0762


Susan Leinert, BSN, RN, PCCN
Supervisor, Scheduling
214.818.8048


Jennifer Lenge, BSN, RN-BC
Director, Outpatient CV Services
214.818.8132


Laura Linker, MSN, RN, CNOR
Director, Surgical Services, Anesthesia
214.820.0701


Jeanette Linthicum, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Supervisor, Cardiology Pre/Post-Anesthesia Unit – Fort Worth
817.922.1158


Ramone Martinez, MBA
Director, Access Services
214.820.0653


Kari McDonnough, CDM
Director, Nutrition Services
214.820.0607


Joshua Medders, BS, AEP
Manager, Cardiac Rehabilitation
817.922.1852


Teresa Melton-Strader, MSN, CNL, RN
Infection Prevention
214.820.0665


Amanda Muchmore, RN, CCRN
Supervisor – Specialty Care Units
214.820.0735


Kristen Nelson, RN
Supervisor – PACU
214.820.0721


Mark Ocampo, BSN, RN
Manager, Comprehensive Care Management and Clinical Support - Nursing Informatics
214.818.0689


Marie “Bunny” Owens, RDCS, RVT, FASE
Supervisor, Non-Invasive Cardiology – Fort Worth
817.922.2936


Priya Padmanabhan, MHA, LSSYB
Supervisor, Clinical Performance Measures
214.820.0698


Shamira Perdomo, MS, CHAA
Manager, Access Services
214.820.0614


Leda Perez
Director, Environmental Services
214.820.0643


Ashley Pernicano, RN
Supervisor – Surgical Services
214.820.0700


Anna Perry, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Operating Room
214.865.2262


Sarah Pinkerman, MS, RHIA
Director, Health Information Management
214.820.0651


Grace Poon, Pharm-D, RPH
Director, Pharmacy
214.820.0770


Jonathan Radcliffe, BSN, RN-BC, CCRN, FCCS, TNCC
Supervisor, Intensive Care Unit, Clinical Programs
214.820.0186


Megan Ramos, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Manager, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Magnet Coordinator
214.820.0721


Michael Rampoldi, ACS, RDCS, RVT, FASE
Manager, Non-Invasive Cardiology - Dallas and Fort Worth
214.865.2251


Brittany Rigacci
Physician Liaison
214.820.0787


Susan Riley
Director, Supply Chain Management
214.820.0675


Robin Roberts, MSN, RN-BC
Manager, Nursing Education
214.818.6507


John Rudy, BSN, RN-BC
Manager, Invasive Cardiology – Fort Worth
817.922.1777


Salina Salazar, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Outpatient CV Services
214.820.8283


Michelle Sension, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
Manager, Service Excellence and Patient Experience
214.820.0629


Amanda Shoultz
Marketing and Public Relations Consultant
214.820.0738


Sanjay Shrestha, BS, ACSM-EP
Supervisor, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation - Fort Worth
817.922.1898


Art Signo, MS, RN-BC
Director, Education
214.818.9378


Andres Sisneros, MBA-HC, BSRS, ARRT, RT®
Director, Cardiovascular Invasive Labs & Advanced Imaging, Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
214.820.0618


Heather Spencer-Sontag, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Sterile Processing & Anesthesia
214.820.0704


Meridith Suarez, BSN, RN-BC
Supervisor, Specialty Care Units and Critical Care
214.865.2270


Lindsey Briley Teefey, MSN, RN-BC
Manager, Specialty Care Units and Critical Care
214.820.0867


Brooke Tetrault
Project Manager, Outpatient Services
214.818.2765


Ashley Tinsley, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Structural Heart Program
214.820.0685


Henry Viejo, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Director of Nursing – Fort Worth
817.922.7439


Nancy Vish, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
President/Chief Nursing Officer
214.820.0660


Mike Walsh, RN, NEA-BC
Director, Electrophysiology/Pacemaker Labs, Non Invasive Cardiology, and Invasive Cardiology (Fort Worth)
214.820.3677


Jennifer Watson, BSN, RN-BC, NE-BC
Manager, Outpatient Services and Valve Disorders Center - Fort Worth
817.922.7132


Deborah White, MHA, BSCLS
Laboratory Director
214.820.0761


Trey Wicke, CHFP
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
214.820.0670


Robert Williams, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, CSSBB
Director of Nursing – Dallas Specialty Care Unit, ICU, Recovery Room, Scheduling
214.818.8063


Trent Witt, BSN, RN, CPHQ
Director - Clinical Performance Measures
214.820.0774



Shared Governance


Electronic Health Record Council
 
Chair: Nungcool Park, RN-BC, CCRN, BSN, MBA
Co-Chair: Clarisse Estrella, RN
Recorder: Brianna Hood, RN
Facilitator: Mark Ocampo, BSN, RN

Clinical Practice Council
 
Chair: Anna Perry, BSN, RN
Co-Chair: Meredith Smyly, RN
Recorder: Kacey Hirsch, RN
Facilitator: Nancy Vish, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

Patient Education Council
 
Chair: Lorenza Wright, BSN, RN
Co-Chair: Joanna Flores, RN
Recorder: Nina Richter, RN, BSN
Facilitator: Hope Caldwell, BSN, RN, NE-BC

Professional Development Council
 
Chair: Jonathan Radcliff, BSN, RN-BC, CCRN, FCCS, TNCC
Co-Chair: Jaclin McCowan, BSN, RN-BC
Recorder: Elizabeth Whitt, BSN, RN-BC and Jessica Ankumah, RN
Facilitator: Robin Roberts, MSN, RN-BC

BRAIN – Bridging Research and Innovation – Research Council
 
Chair: Lesley Abraham, RN, BSN
Co-Chair: Mary Vitullo, BSN, RN-BC

Patient Experience Council
 
Chair: Sanjay Shrestha, BS, ACSM-EP
Co-Chair: Mini Easo, RN
Recorder: Mini Easo, RN
Facilitator: Erika Anderson and Michelle Sension, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC

STARRS – Service, Training, Accountability, Recruitment, Retention and Satisfaction
 
Co-Chair: Camillia Williams, RCS
Facilitator: Jordan Girard and Dixie Frazier