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Cardiothoracic Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Team

Faculty

Paul Joseph Pearson, MD, PhD

Chief, Professor

Ahmed Ali, MD

Assistant Professor

G Hossein Almassi, MD

Professor

Lucian A. Durham, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Mario Gasparri, MD

Professor

Mallory Hunt, MD

Assistant Professor

Takushi Kohmoto, MD, PhD, MBA

Professor

Paul L. Linsky, MD

Associate Professor

James Mace, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Jorge G. Mascaro, MD, FRCS

Professor

Stefano Schena, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

H. Adam Ubert, MD

Assistant Professor

Advanced Practice Providers and Surgical First Assistants

Angelina Buffa, CSA

Surgical First Assistant

Kristina M. Copeland, RN, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Heather Costa, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Elizabeth Froelich, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Adam Holmbeck, RN, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Colleen Johnson, CSA

Surgical First Assistant

Melissa Kaske, RN, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Andrew Kennedy, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Sheilah Meany, CSA

Surgical First Assistant

Rebecca Miller, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Lindsay Morris, RN, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Gina Muscato, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Chelsea Nettesheim, RN, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Shannon Scalish, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, RN

Nurse Practitioner

Ryan Schellinger, PA

Physician Assistant

Craig Schutta, RN, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Meg Shannon-Stone, RN, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Timothy Sie, RN, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Allison Stone, MPAP, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Lisa Thomas, MPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Trisha L. Wilcox, RN, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner Surgical

Lindsay Witkowski, RN, MSN, APNP

Nurse Practitioner

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionists

Michael Bergemann, CCP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Christopher Candek, CCP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Flavio Cavallari, CCP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Kathleen Grant, CCP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Tom Grulkowski, CCP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Katelyn Herrmann, CCP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Nicholas Hirsch, CCP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Kacey Koerten, CP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Catherine Philson, CCP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Andja Savatic, CCP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Kyle Schilling, CCP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

Marguerite Wellstein, CCP

Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist

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