MEDICAL ADVISORS
CCF’s Medical Advisory Board consists of leaders in the field of genetics and pediatric cardiology. Medical advisors provide guidance on the Foundation’s research agenda, oversee the research grant program, and offer medical advice on patient related issues.
Charles E. Canter, MD
Washington University School of Medicine – Professor of Pediatrics, Lois B. Tuttle and Jeanne B. Hauck Chair in Pediatrics
St. Louis Children’s Hospital - Medical Director of the Cardiac Transplant Program, Transplant Center Director
Wendy K. Chung, MD, PHD
Harvard Medical School - Mary Ellen Avery Professor of Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital – Chief, Department of Pediatrics
Steven D. Colan, MD
Harvard Medical School - Donald C. Flyer Professor of Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital – Director of Clinical Research in Cardiology
Daphne T. Hsu, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Children's Hospital at Montefiore – Director of Pediatric Heart Transplantation, Director of Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Therapies
Paul F. Kantor, MBBCh, MSc, FRCPC
Keck School of Medicine of USC – Professor of Pediatrics, Clinical Scholar
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Chief of Cardiology, Co-Director of Heart Institute, Associate Chair in Cardiology
Teresa M. Lee, MD, MS
Columbia University Medical Center - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Steven E. Lipshultz, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Voluntary Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University at Buffalo
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Shelley D. Miyamoto, MD
University of Colorado – Associate Professor, Millisor Chair in Pediatric Heart Disease
Children’s Hospital Colorado – Director of the Cardiomyopathy Program
Joseph W. Rossano, MD, MS, MHCM
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine – Professor of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – Chief of Cardiology, Co-Executive Director of the Cardiac Center, Jennifer Terker Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Jeffrey A. Towbin, MD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center – Professor, Chair of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Research
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital – Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, Executive Co-director of The Heart Institute
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – Chief of Cardiology