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Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery

  • Our Services
    • General Pediatric Outpatient Cardiology
    • Cardiac Catheterization Program
    • Center for Single Ventricle Care
    • Electrophysiology Service
    • Fetal Cardiac Program
    • Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Transplantation
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Our Experts

Our program brings together specialists in cardiology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology, neurology, and genetics to provide expert, multidisciplinary care for children with Marfan syndrome.

Our Team of Marfan Experts

Medical Directors

  • Emile Bacha, MD
  • Michael DiLorenzo, MD MSCE

Pediatric Cardiology

  • Michael DiLorenzo, MD MSCE
  • Teresa Lee, MD
  • Thomas Starc, MD

Cardiogenetics

  • Teresa Lee, MD
  • Elaine Pereira, MD

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

  • Emile Bacha, MD
  • David Kalfa, MD PhD

Pediatric Orthopedics

  • Charles A. Popkin, MD (Joint Laxity)
  • Michael Vitale, MD (Spine)

Pulmonology

  • Hossein Sadeghi, MD

Neurosurgery

  • Neil Feldstein, MD

Child Life Specialist

  • Alison Heffer, MS.Ed, CCLS
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