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James
G. Henry, MD, FACC |
General
Cardiology
Affiliate Professor Pediatrics, USF |
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Henry was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated from the University
of Oklahoma Medical School. He trained in pediatrics and pediatric
cardiology at Children's Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. Since 1977, he
has been serving the Pediatric Cardiology needs of the children of
the Tampa Bay area and the entire west coast of Florida. As the senior
member of the Pediatric Cardiology group, he takes great pride in
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Jorge
M. Giroud, MD, FACC |
Invasive
Cardiology
Affiliate Associate Professor Pediatrics, USF |
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Dr. Giroud was born in Cuba and came to the United States as a
young child. He graduated from medical school at Northwestern University
in Chicago, IL. He completed his pediatric residency at Jackson
Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, in Miami, FL. Following a
brief period as a general pediatrician in the United States Navy,
he returned to Miami where he completed both a Pediatric Cardiology,
as well as a Pediatric Critical Care fellowship. Dr. Giroud initially
obtained board certification in both areas and currently is board
certified in Pediatric Cardiology.
Dr. Giroud has been practicing pediatric cardiology in the Tampa
Bay Area since 1983. He has been instrumental in the development
of Pediatric Interventional Cardiology
for the region, allowing many cardiac defects to be improved or
corrected without the need for surgical interventions.
In addition to invasive cardiology, Dr. Giroud's interests include
public health policy, the application of computer technology to
the practice of medicine and acting as an advocate for the rights
of quality medical care for children with heart disease. He has
served as chairman for the Cardiac Advisory Council for Children's
Medical Services and also is a past President of the Florida Association
of Pediatric Cardiologists.
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Richard
M. Martinez, MD, FACC |
Non-Invasive
Cardiology
Affiliate Professor Pediatrics, USF |
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Dr. Martinez is a native Floridian from Tampa. He attended Jesuit
High School in Tampa, did undergraduate studies at the University
of Florida, and graduated from the University of South Florida College
of Medicine. He completed his residency in pediatrics and did a
fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the Children's Hospital Medical
Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Martinez joined Pediatric Cardiology
Associates and the department of pediatrics at the University of
South Florida, College of Medicine in 1986 where he has been serving
the children of Tampa Bay, as well as those from Central and Southwest
Florida, ever since.
Dr. Martinez was the Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology at All
Children's Hospital, 1992-1999. He was also the Chief of Staff at
All Children's Hospital, 2000-2001. Dr. Martinez's primary interests
are fetal and pediatric transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography
as well as exercise testing. In addition,
he has developed a program for adults with
congenital heart disease, thus continuing the care for children
with congenital heart disease into adulthood.
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Jorge
McCormack, MD, FACC |
Electrophysiology
Affiliate Associate Professor Pediatrics, USF
Chief Executive Officer, PCA |
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Dr. McCormack was born in Cuba and raised in Puerto Rico.
After graduating from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine,
he performed his pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine.
It was here that his interests in Pediatric Cardiology and, in particular,
electrophysiology developed. He was recipient of a NIH Research
Training award, which sponsored his research in developmental electrophysiology
during his fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at the University
of Miami. His research work earned third place in the American Academy
of Pediatrics Young Investigators Award.
After completion of his training in Pediatric Cardiology, he went
to Loma Linda University, becoming a member of Pediatric Cardiac
transplant program while researching transplant electrophysiology.
In 1992, he moved to the Tampa Bay area and participated in the
creation of a Pediatric Heart Transplant
program at All Children's Hospital. He also developed a Pediatric
Electrophysiology Program at Tampa General and, more recently,
at Tampa Children's Hospital and All Children's Hospital. His practice
is dedicated to Pediatric Electrophysiology
including the management of arrhythmias, pacemakers
and syncope.
He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the practice.
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Alfred
Asante-Korang, MD, FACC |
Transplant
Cardiology
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, USF |
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Dr. Asante-Korang graduated from the University of Ghana Medical
School. He completed a four-year pediatric residency in England
at University of Liverpool/Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital where he obtained his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) qualification in 1991.
In 1993, Dr. Asante-Korang was a recipient of the prestigious Sydney
Windsor Cardiology Fellowship award at Dalhousie University, Canada.
He then moved to the United States where he completed a senior residency
at the University of Chicago, IL. His pediatric cardiology fellowship
was completed at the University of Pittsburgh/Children's Hospital
in 1996. It was at this facility where he developed his interest
in transplant cardiology.
Dr. Asante-Korang is the Medical Director of the Heart Transplant Progam at All Children's Hospital/University of South Florida, and focuses his practice in cardiac
transplantation,
general pediatric cardiology, echocardiography
and diagnostic cardiac catheterizations.
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James
C. Huhta, MD, FACC |
Perinatal
Cardiology
Professor of Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn, USF |
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Dr. Huhta attended college and medical school at the University
of Wisconsin at Madison. After completing his pediatric residency
at the University of Alabama, he attended the Mayo Clinic where
he completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship. He proceeded to
London, England where he was a senior registrar at the Hospital
for Sick Children. He began his career in pediatric cardiology at
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where he published numerous
works in the field of pediatric echocardiography.
After only six years at Baylor, he was recruited by the University
of Pennsylvania as Professor of Pediatrics and became Chief of Pediatric
Cardiology Services at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. While
in Philadelphia, he also began the section of perinatal cardiology
at Pennsylvania Hospital, our nation's first hospital.
In 1996, Dr. Huhta and his wife came to Tampa Bay where he is currently
a clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Florida
School of Medicine and Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology at All
Children's and Tampa Children's Hospitals. Dr. Huhta has been instrumental
in developing PCA's fetal and perinatal cardiology
program. This program detects congenital heart disease, collaborates
with obstetricians in the evaluation of fetal health, and anticipates
the baby's needs once it is born.
In July 2003, he was awarded the Daicoff-Andrews Chair in Perinatal
Cardiology at the University of South Florida.
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Elsa
J. Suh, MD, FACC |
| Invasive
Cardiology |
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Dr. Suh was born in Korea and raised in North Carolina. She attended
Smith College in Massachusetts where she graduated magna cum laude
in biochemistry. She graduated from Duke University School of Medicine
and then completed her residency in pediatrics at New York University
Medical Center. She obtained a basic science research grant from
the American Heart Association where her work was carried out at
Rockefeller University/Cornell Medical Center. Her pediatric cardiology
fellowship was performed at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia/University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Performing and completing post-graduate
training in Interventional, she
remained at the Children's Hospital in Philadelphia as their Assistant
Professor of Pediatrics.
Dr. Suh moved to the Tampa Bay area in 1996. Her work focuses primarily
on invasive cardiology, but also includes sophisticated cardiac
catheterizations, which may eliminate the need for open-heart surgery
in children. She is also very involved with PCA's pacemaker
service.
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J. Blaine John, MD |
| Non-Invasive and Fetal
Cardiology |
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Dr. John is a native Floridian, born and raised in Pensacola. He was awarded his Bachelor of Science degree
from Davidson College in North Carolina, where he designed his own major in Medical Humanities. He graduated
cum laude as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his Medical Degree from Jefferson Medical College in
Philadelphia, where he graduated with honors as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. John then received the
MAP-Reader's Digest International Fellowship and the Christian Medical Society's Westra Fellowship for his
medical missionary work in Zambia, Africa. Dr. John returned to Florida and completed a Pediatrics Residency
at the University of Florida. He trained in Pediatric Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine, where he then
completed advanced training in Non-Invasive and Fetal Cardiology.
Dr. John's clinical interests include echocardiography,
fetal cardiology, and intensive care cardiology. He
also enjoys the time he spends teaching the medical students and residents of the University of South Florida.
He is currently board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology.
Dr. John is the proud father of three children.
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Daniel E. McKenna, MD |
| Non-Invasive and Transplant
Cardiology |
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Dr. McKenna was raised in Western New York. He was awarded his Bachelor of Arts with honors from Hamilton
College. He received his medical degree from The State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. McKenna’s
Pediatric Residency was completed at Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, NY. He completed a Pediatric Cardiology
Fellowship at University of Pittsburgh/Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. It was while training in Pittsburgh
that he developed an interest in cardiac imaging and transplant cardiology.
Dr. McKenna’s clinical interests include pediatric echocardiography,
pediatric transplant cardiology, and
general pediatric cardiology. He enjoys teaching University of South Florida medical students and residents.
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Stephanie A. Kurtz, MD |
| Pediatric
Cardiology |
Dr. Kurtz was born and raised in mid-Michigan.
She was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from Central Michigan University in Biological Sciences.
She received her Medical Degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Dr. Kurtz’s pediatric residency was completed at University of South Florida/All Children’s Hospital in the Tampa Bay area. She completed her pediatric cardiology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Michigan.
Dr. Kurtz’s clinical interests include pediatric echocardiography, including fetal and transesophageal echocardiography. She also has an interest in non-invasive electrophysiology
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Frances Arrillaga, MD |
| Pediatric
Cardiology |
Dr. Arrillaga is a native of Puerto Rico. After earning a bachelors degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry at Brandeis University,she received her doctorate in medicine from the University of Puerto Rico in 1991. She then relocated to Miami Florida where she trained in pediatrics and then pediatric cardiology at the University of Miami. Dr. Arrillaga was then named Gratis Clinical instructor at University of Louisville.
She then returned to Miami, working as an attending pediatric cardiologist at several hospitals.
Dr. Arrillaga joined Pediatric Cardiology Associates in 2006. Her practice is focused on outpatient cardiology and in hospital consultations.
Dr. Arrillaga is the proud mother of two beautiful girls and lives with her family in Tampa.
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