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Meet our team

Our focus at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital is your care and comfort. Our heart care 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 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 heart and vascular 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.

Leadership teams

Executive leadership

Nancy Vish, RN, PhD, NEA-BC
President and Chief Nursing Officer
Jeffrey M. Schussler, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Trey Wicke, CHFP
Vice President of Finance – Chief Financial Officer
 

Board of managers

J. Kent Newsom, JD
Chair, Board of Managers of Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital
Kyle Armstrong, FACHE
President, Baylor University Medical Center
Scott Ewing, DO
Sarah Gahm, MHA
President of Clinic Operations
Michael L. Graham, JD
Shelley Hall, MD, FACC, FHFSA, FAST
Richard Lockwood
Timothy Owens
Rohit Parmar, MD, FACC
Robert Stoler, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Javier Vasquez, MD, RPVI, FACS
 

Medical leadership at Dallas

Manish Assar, MD, FACC, FHRS
Medical Director, Electrophysiology
Subhash Banerjee, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Paul J. Thomas Endowed Chair in Cardiology; Chief, Cardiovascular Research and Innovation - Baylor University Medical Center
Raul Benavides, MD
Medical Director, Laboratory
Adrianne C. Browning, MD
Medical Director, Credentials
Courtney Campbell, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Cardiology-Oncology Program
Cristie Columbus, MD
Medical Director, Infectious Diseases
William Dockery, MD, FACR
Medical Director, Radiology
Cara East, MD, FAPCR, FACP, FACC r
Director, Soltero Cardiovascular Research Cente
John Eidt, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS
Chair, Vascular Surgery
Timothy Gong, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Outreach East Region
Cesar Guerrero-Miranda, MD, FHFSA, FAST
Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program
Daniel C. Gunn, MD
Medical Director, Anesthesia Services
Shelley Hall, MD, FACC, FHFSA, FAST
Chief, Transplant Cardiology, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Failure - Baylor University Medical Center
Eneida Harrison, MD
Medical Director, Sleep Center
Albert C. Henry, MD
Medical Director, Quality - Cardiovascular Surgery Services - Baylor University Medical Center
Stephen Hohmann, MD, FACS
Program Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program
Vikas Jindal, MD
Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation
Parag Kale, MD, FACC, FHFSA
Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship Program
Roger Khetan, MD
Medical Director of Quality
Dan Meyer, MD
Chief, Heart Transplantation and Advanced Circulatory Support - Baylor University Medical Center
Mohammed Mogri, MD
Medical Director, Pulmonology
Stuart Owen, MD
Medical Director, Credentials
Milton Packer, MD
Distinguished Scholar in Cardiovascular Science
Rohit Parmar, MD, FACC
Patient Safety Officer
Aldo Rafael, MD
Medical Director, Hispanic Cardiovascular Institute - Dallas
Zachary Rosol, MD
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Jeffrey M. Schussler, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital
Michael Sills, MD
Medical Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program
Bertram Smith, MD, FACS
Medical Director, Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory
Robert Stoler, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Co-Medical Director, Cardiology; Medical Director, Catheterization Laboratory
Ravi Vallabhan, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Medical Director, Catheterization Lab - Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie
Javier Vasquez, MD, RPVI, 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
 

Medical leadership at Fort Worth

George Khammar
Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology
Scott Ewing, DO
Medical Director, Quality
Salman Gohar, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support Service
J. Vijay Jayachandran, MD, FACC, FHRS
Medical Director, Patient Safety
Anita Krueger, MD
Medical Director, ECMO Program
Aleem Mughal, MD
Medical Director, Electrophysiology
Arun Padala, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology
Mohan Sathyamoorthy, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Cardiology
Steve Simpson, MD
Medical Director, Carter Cardiac Rehabilitation
Jeffrey Wu, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
 

Hospital leadership

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

214.820.8305

Kristen Andrus, RN
Supervisor, PACU

214.820.0721

Rebecca Arias, BSN, RN-BC
Supervisor, Nursing – Waxahachie
Harvinder Bedi
Manager, Non-Invasive Cardiology

214.820.0150

Kyle Buchman
Senior Financial Analyst

214.820.0694

Saba Butt, MPH, BSN, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention and Value Based Healthcare Consultant

214.820.0665

Hope Caldwell, BSN, RN-BC, NE-BC
Manager, Ambulatory Surgery

214.865.2263

Jessica Creel, BSN, RN-BC, CVN
Supervisor, Valve Disorders Center
Brandi Crow, MSN, RN
Director, Value Based Healthcare, Clinical Risk, and Operational Excellence

214.820.0646

Tonya Decorte
Project Manager

214.820.7521

Dixie Frazier
Office Manager, Administrative Services

214.820.0691

Rodney Fuller, MBA, LP, HEM
Director, Facilities

214.820.0687

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

214.820.5580

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

214.820.0191

Kara Goodnight, MHA
Director of Marketing

214.820.0699

Morgan Graass, BSN, RN-BC
Supervisor, Outpatient Services

214.820.3604

Sarah Grafton, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Ambulatory Surgery

214.820.3369

Marcy Hart
Staff Training Analyst
Iwiller Hendrix
Supervisor, Supply Chain

214.820.0776

Marlena Holt, BSN, RN-BC
Supervisor, Specialty Care Unit

214.820.0735

Julie Iodice, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Ambulatory Surgery

214.820.3369

Minha Kim, PharmD
Manager, Pharmacy
Natalya King, AAS, CHAA
Supervisor, Access Services

817.922.2254

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

214.820.0121

Lauren LaRoe, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Manager, Scheduling

214.820.8929

Thomas Leathers, RN
Supervisor, Catheterization Laboratory - Fort Worth
Susan Leinert, BSN, RN, PCCN
Supervisor, Scheduling

214.818.8048

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

Jaclin McCowan, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Supervisor, PACU

214.820.0721

Joshua Medders, MBA, CCRP
Director, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab - Dallas, Fort Worth and Waxahachie

817.922.1852

Amanda Morris, BSN, RN
Nursing Professional Development Generalist RN

214.820.0991

Amanda Muchmore, RN, CCRN
Supervisor, Specialty Care Units

214.820.0735

Patrick Napoli, RRT, RCP
Supervisor, Respiratory Therapy

214.820.6045

Mark Ocampo, BSN, RN
Nurse Educator and Clinical Informaticist

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

Phoebe Pegues, MHA, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Electrophysiology

214.820.0146

Shamira Perdomo, MSHM
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

Monique Stotts
Director, Health Information Management

214.820.0655

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

214.820.0186

Megan Ramos, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
Director, Nursing; Manager, Post Anesthesia Care Unit; Magnet Coordinator

214.820.0721

Brittany Rigacci
Physician Liaison

214.820.0787

Morgan Rupp, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Specialty Care Units and Critical Care

214.820.0735

Salina Salazar, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Outpatient CV Services

214.820.8283

Michael Schultz
Director, Supply Chain Management

214.820.0675

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

214.820.0629

Tiffany Shock, BS, ACSM-CEP, CCRP
Supervisor, Cardiac Rehabilitation - Dallas

214.820.1371

Amanda Shoultz
Manager, Marketing and Public Relations

214.820.0738

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

817.922.1898

Art Signo, MS, BSN, RN, NPD-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

Chancie Sivley, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Specialty Care Units and Critical Care

214.820.0735

Jennifer Slavin, BSN, RN, MBA
Manager, Nurse Professional Development
Heather Spencer-Sontag, BSN, RN, CNOR
Supervisor, Sterile Processing & Anesthesia

214.820.0704

Jacqueline (Jadi) Spicer, BAS, RDCS, FASE
Supervisor, Non-Invasive Cardiology - Dallas

214.820.0150

Sara Strickland, BSN, RN-BC
Supervisor, Specialty Care Units

214.820.0735

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

214.865.2270

Duc Truong
Supervisor, Radiology

214.820.8479

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

817.922.7439

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

214.820.0660

Jennifer Watson, BSN, RN-BC, NE-BC
Manager, Outpatient Services – Fort Worth

817.922.7132

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

214.820.3677

Jacob Way
Director, Nutrition Services

214.820.0607

Deborah White, MHA, BSCLS
Director, Laboratory

214.820.0761

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

214.820.0670

David Wiley, BSN, RN
Supervisor, Invasive Cardiology and Electrophysiology Labs – Fort Worth
Trent Witt, BSN, RN, CPHQ
Director - Clinical Performance Measures

214.820.0774

 

Shared governance

Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital was designated as a Magnet organization in 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2022 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®. This prestigious designation recognizes excellence in nursing services.

Electronic Health Record Committee

Chair: Rebecca Arias, BSN, RN-BC
Co-Chair: Carlos Reyes
Recorder: Joanna Flores, BSN, RN
Facilitator: Mark Ocampo, BSN, ACM-RN

Clinical Practice Council

Chair: Anna Perry, BSN, RN
Co-Chair: Bruce Hibler
Recorder: Julia Thompson
Facilitator: Nancy Vish, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

Patient Education Committee

Chair: Lorenza Wright, BSN, RN
Co-Chair: Phyllis Richards 
Facilitator: Hope Caldwell, BSN, RN, NE-BC

Professional Development Council

Recorder: Ashlan Hawkins
Facilitator: Jonathan Radcliff, BSN, RN-BC, CCRN, FCCS, TNCC

BRAIN – Bridging Research and Innovation – Research Committee

Chair: Hayden Loyd
Co-Chair: Heath Shirkey
Facilitator: Henry Viejo, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Patient Experience Council

Chair: Anavel Rivera
Co-Chair: Jennifer Maninang
Recorder: Britannica Garrett
Facilitator: Michelle Sension, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC and Sanjay Shrestha, BS, ACSM-EP

STARRS Council – Service, Training, Accountability, Recruitment, Retention and Satisfaction

Chair: Julie Iodice
Co-Chair: Camillia Williams
Recorder: Sarah Grafton
Facilitator: Jennifer Watson, BSN, RN-BC, NE-BC

Nurse Staffing Committee

Chair: Nancy Vish, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Co-Chair: David Garner, BSN, RN
Recorder: Dixie Frazier