Joseph has been a practicing clinical perfusionist for 40 years. Joseph is the CEO of Houston Extracorporeal Technologies and is the program director of The New Orleans Conference
Dr. Mark Mettauer, MD is a cardiac surgery specialist in The Woodlands, TX and has been practicing for 25 years. He specializes in cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery
Lucas M. Duvall, MD, FACS is a board-certified and fellowship trained cardio-thoracic surgeon and a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Duvall is the Houston Methodist
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Little Rock, AK - 1991
Board Certification: Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery - 2004
CV ICU Clinical Coordinator Memorial Hermann The Woodlands The Woodlands, TX
Stephanie graduated top in her class with a B.S. degree in Circulation Technology at The Ohio State University in 1999. Over her 20 years in perfusion
Clinical Perfusionist Houston Extracorporeal Technologies Houston, TX
ECMO Director Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital Houston, TX
Clinical perfusionist UT Heart Failure Memorial Hermann TMC Houston, TX
Dr. Prakash Balan is a board certified Physician and Assistant Professor for the Department of Internal Medicine at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center
John Ingram is a magna cum laude graduate from University of Texas, Texas Heart Institute and a board certified perfusionist currently specializing in adult perfusion
Keith Samolyk first started working in Perfusion in 1989 at Johns Hopkins and has worked in the Mid-Atlantic and New England and he is still very involved with the field in many ways
BS Health Education 1981 Texas AM University; BS Perfusion 1984 UTHSCH Texas Heart Institute; Practicing clinical perfusionist in Texas Medical Center
Dr. Hany Samir is the founder and CEO of HS Consulting for Telehealth, Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology and Critical Care with Weill Cornell Medical College at the DeBakey Heart
William J. DeBois, CCP, MBA is Perioperative Services Director and Chief Perfusionist at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.
Dr. Gersak is a full Professor of Surgery, University of Ljubljana, Medical Faculty and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at University Medical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia
Christiane Perme, PT CCS FCCM is the owner of Perme ICU Rehab Seminars and a Clinical Development Specialist at the Houston Methodist Hospital
After 21 years of perfusion, Roger went to the dark side as a clinical specialist, and has worked with ECMO units across the US. His recent work has focused on oxygenator clotting and recirculation
I graduated from Butler University in 1988 with a degree in Zoology/Pre-Med. I then completed training as a registered respiratory therapist, and practiced for about 5 years
Graduated with degree in medicine at the University of Amsterdam. PhD research with prof. Can Ince at the department of Clinical Physiology of the University of Amsterdam Academic Medical Center
Matt Warhoover graduated Vanderbilt University with a Masters in Health Care Management. He also earned a masters in Perfusion Science from Milwaukee School of Engineering
Juan Carlos Zubieta, MD, MPH graduated from Universidad Centroccidental in Venezuela in May of 1995. Dr. Zubieta received his MPH from Morehouse School of Medicine
I am an interventional cardiologist with UBMD Cardiovascular Medicine, with specialized training in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and noninvasive vascular interpretation (RPVI)
Clinical Director | Clinical Education and Support Director | VP Clinical Operations “Development of Innovative Patient Centered Programs and Excellence in Execution"
Traci Nicole Howeth graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in December of 1989 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Child Development and Family Relations
Dr. Soma S. Jyothula earned his medical degree at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine
Erin Herrman is a board-certified Perfusionist, with 12 years of experience, who travels nationally and has provided full service Perfusion coverage to over 20 hospitals
Dr. David Platt has a PhD in carbohydrate chemistry from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and completed his post-doctoral work at Wayne State University in Michigan
Linda Mongero works to advance SpecialtyCare’s pursuit of clinical excellence. Prior to joining SpecialtyCare, she served as Director of Clinical Perfusion at The New York Presbyterian Hospital
Tammy graduated from Texas Heart Institute and had been practicing for nearly 17 years in the Houston and surrounding areas
Chicago native, Teri Trifiletti, served as a cardiovascular perfusionist for 22 years. She graduated from Rush University College of Health Sciences with a BS in Perfusion in 1997
Ann Guercio is a perfusionist with 34 years of experience in the profession and has resided in Houston, Texas for 31 years. She has provided clinical excellence in a variety of settings
Micheal Ray Brown, CCP, LP, is a graduate of The Texas Heart School of Perfusion Technology. He has been a perfusionist for 38 years in and around the city of Houston
Cuthbert Ormond Simpkins, Jr. (born August 20, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois), is a physician, biographer and inventor, best known for his work on shock and violence prevention
Serina Patrick, RN, BSN, CCTC, works as a Lung Transplant Coordinator at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, where she helps to evaluate patients for transplant
Gill Ford II is the chief perfusionist at Houston Methodist Hospital. He’s worked for Houston Methodist for 6 years and has been the chief for a little over a year
Shipali Pulimamidi, MD graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2008, and subsequently completed all her post graduate training in Cooper University Hospital
Dr. Hoffman was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and was raised in Los Angeles, California. His undergraduate degree is from Rice University in Houston, Texas
Doctor of Biology. Thesis: “Evaluation of Hemodynamic Status in Patients During and After Surgery by Electrical Impedance Methods” National Research Center for Surgery
From Birmingham, Alabama. Earned a BS in respiratory therapy at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Worked as a RRT at St. Vincent’s Birmingham for 5 years
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Cardiopulmonary Perfusionist · Responsible for Heart Lung Machine · ECMO Patients – transport, bedside monitoring
Supaporn attended the Naresuan University in Thailand and received her bachelor’s degree in Cardo-Thoracic Technology in March of 2004
Justin Kendrick Senior VP & CEO Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital; Memorial Hermann The Woodlands;
Dr. Luis Gabriel Navar “Gabby” received his BS from Texas A&M in 1962 and his PhD from the University of Mississippi in 1966 under the direction of Dr. Arthur Guyton
8 Graduated from Loyola University certificate in Perfusion Technology. Working since then in the Chicago and northwest Indiana area
I’m the ECMO Coordinator and Chief of Perfusion at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. I graduated perfusion school from Vanderbilt University in 2016. Prior to that, I was a CVICU nurse in Birmingham, Alabama.
Vickie Carlyle has been in critical care for over 10 years. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Cizik School of Nursing
Thomas has worked with heart patients since 1988. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University, Class of 1990. He has a BS degree in Exercise Technology with a specialty in Corporate Fitness and Cardiac Rehabilitation.
