Medical College of Wisconsin Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Team
Faculty
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Paul Joseph Pearson, MD, PhD
Chief, Professor
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Ahmed Ali, MD
Assistant Professor
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G Hossein Almassi, MD
Professor
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Lucian A. Durham, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
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Mario Gasparri, MD
Professor
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David Johnstone, MD
Professor
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Takushi Kohmoto, MD, PhD, MBA
Professor
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Paul L. Linsky, MD
Associate Professor
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James Mace, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Jorge C. Mascaro, MD, FRCS
Professor
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Stefano Schena, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
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H. Adam Ubert, MD
Assistant Professor
Advanced Practice Providers and Surgical First Assistants
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Kristina M. Copeland, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Heather Costa, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Elizabeth Froelich, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Adam Holmbeck, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Colleen Johnson, CSA
Surgical First Assistant
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Melissa Kaske, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Andrew Kennedy, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Sheilah Meany, CSA
Surgical First Assistant
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Rebecca Miller, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Lindsay Morris, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Gina Muscato, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Chelsea Nettesheim, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Shannon Scalish, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, RN
Nurse Practitioner
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Ryan Schellinger, PA
Physician Assistant
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Craig Schutta, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Meg Shannon-Stone, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Timothy Sie, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
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Allison Stone, MPAP, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Lisa Thomas, MPAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant
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Trisha L. Wilcox, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner Surgical
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Lindsay Witkowski, RN, MSN, APNP
Nurse Practitioner
Cardiopulmonary Perfusionists
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Michael Bergemann, CCP
Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist
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Christopher Candek, CCP
Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist
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Flavio Cavallari, CCP
Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist
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Albina Fursa, MD, CCP
Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist
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Kathleen Grant, CCP
Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist
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Tom Grulkowski, CCP
Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist
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Katelyn Herrmann, CCP
Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist
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Kacey Koerten, CP
Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist
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Andja Savatic, CCP
Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist
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Kyle Schilling, CCP
Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist
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