Pediatric and Congenital Committee

Vision
The Vision of AmSECT’s Pediatric and Congenital Committee is to improve safety and quality of care for patients with congenital heart disease.

Mission Statement
The Mission of AmSECT’s Pediatric and Congenital Committee is to define a body of knowledge consistent with evidence-based best practices, facilitate opportunities for collaboration among providers, and to improve quality of care as it relates to extracorporeal technology while contributing to the advancement of the sub-specialty.

Scope and Responsibilities
Fellows of Pediatric Perfusion

Committee Members
Dafne Andrea Chianella, CCP FPP (Chair) Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina
Michael Brewer, CCP Columbia/New York Presbyterian Dixon Hills, New York
Chelsea Capone, CCP, FPP Children's Hospital of Georgia SpecialtyCare Augusta, Georgia
Isaac R.K. Chinnappan, MS CCP LCP FPP CPBMT Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee
Tom Klein BS CCP FPP Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Molly Elisabeth Oldeen, MS CCP FPP Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, Illinois
David A Palmer, EdD CCP Director, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ashley Walczak, MBA CCP FPP Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, Ohio
Josie Anderson, Student Member Lipscomb University Snohomish, Washington

For more information on this committee or to submit a question for the committee, please email AmSECT at amsect@amsect.org