Leadership

Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital

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Meet our team

Our focus at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital is your care and comfort. Our heart care team is committed to providing you with quality, individualized treatment and compassionate care. We have great respect for each other's experience and training, work closely in a team environment and are sensitive to everyone's needs. It takes special people to create a place where you want to be treated. The collaboration and chemistry between our nurses, support staff and the physicians on our medical team is a high priority for us.

Our team is a multidisciplinary mix of specialists on our medical staff, along with nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and support and administrative members. Our culture is one of unity, where each person on our staff is an equal member of the team and is treated with the respect he or she deserves. We select each team member carefully for his or her passion, sensitivity, expertise, knowledge and patient focus. Our heart and vascular team members not only focus on your care but are involved in advancing the diagnoses and treatments of heart and vascular medicine through research and innovative technologies.

Please do not hesitate to contact any of us with questions or concerns.

Leadership Teams:

Executive leadership
Board of managers
Medical leadership at Dallas
Medical leadership at Fort Worth
Hospital leadership
Shared governance

Executive leadership

Nancy Vish, RN, PhD, NEA-BC

President and Chief Nursing Officer

Jeffrey M. Schussler, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Trey Wicke, CHFP

Vice President of Finance – Chief Financial Officer

Board of managers

Michael L. Graham, JD

Chair, Board of Managers of Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital

C.T. Beckham

Sarah Gahm, MHA

President of Clinic Operations

Shelley Hall, MD, FACC, FHFSA, FAST

Richard Lockwood

J. Kent Newson, JD

Timothy Owens

Rohit Parmar, MD, FACC

Scott Peek, MBA, FACHE

Senior Vice President / Joint Ventures – Baylor Scott & White Health

Robert Stoler, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Don Wills, JD

Javier Vasquez, MD, FACS

Medical leadership at Dallas

Manish Assar, MD, FACC, FHRS

Medical Director, Electrophysiology

Kenneth Ausloos, MD

Medical Director, Respiratory

Raul Benavides, MD

Medical Director, Laboratory

Cristie Columbus, MD

Medical Director, Infectious Diseases

William Dockery, MD, FACR

Medical Director, Radiology

Cara East, MD, FAPCR, FACP, FACC

Director, Soltero Cardiovascular Research Center

John Eidt, MD, RVT, RPVI, FACS

Vice Chair, Vascular Surgery

Cesar Guerrero-Miranda, MD, FHFSA

Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program

Daniel C. Gunn, MD

Medical Director, Anesthesia Services

Shelley Hall, MD, FACC, FHFSA, FAST

Chief, Transplant Cardiology, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Failure - Baylor University Medical Center

Albert C. Henry, MD

Medical Director, Quality - Cardiovascular Surgery Services - Baylor University Medical Center

Vikas Jindal, MD

Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation

Roger Khetan, MD

Medical Director of Quality

Dan Meyer, MD

Chief, Heart Transplantation and Advanced Circulatory Support - Baylor University Medical Center

Stuart Owen, MD

Medical Director, Credentials

Rohit Parmar, MD, FACC

Patient Safety Officer

Greg Pearl, MD, FACS

Co-Medical Director, Vascular Surgery

Michael Ramsay, MD, FRCA

Medical Director, Anesthesia Services; President, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute

Charles S. Roberts, MD

Chief, Cardiovascular Services; Chair, Cardiac Surgery; Medical Director, Cardiovascular Education - Baylor University Medical Center

William C. Roberts, MD, MACC

Executive Director, Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Institute - Baylor University Medical Center

Zachary Rosol, MD

Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Jeffrey M. Schussler, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital

Bertram Smith, MD, FACS

Medical Director, Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory

Robert Stoler, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Co-Medical Director, Cardiology; Medical Director, Catheterization Laboratory

Anumeha Tandon, MD

Medical Director, Structural Heart Echocardiology Imaging Program

Javier Vasquez, MD, RPVI, FACS

Medical Director, Surgical Safety

Carlos Velasco, MD, FACC

Medical Director, Cardiology Quality Assurance and Peer Review

Haojie Wang, MD, PhD, FACC, RPVI

Medical Director, Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Program

Detlef Wencker, MD, FHFSA

Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure - Baylor University Medical Center

Medical leadership at Fort Worth

Farhan Ali, MD, MA, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI

Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology

Craig Delaughter, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS

Medical Director, Electrophysiology

Scott Ewing, DO

Medical Director, Quality

Salman Gohar, MD, FACC

Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support Service

J. Vijay Jayachandran, MD, FACC, FHRS

Medical Director, Patient Safety

George Khammar, MD, FACC

Medical Director, Structural Heart Disease Program

Arun Padala, MD, FACC

Medical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology

Mohan Sathyamoorthy, MD, FACC

Chief, Cardiology Division - Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth; Medical Director, Cardiology - Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Fort Worth

Steve Simpson, MD

Medical Director, Carter Cardiac Rehabilitation

Jeffrey Wu, MD

Chief, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Hospital leadership

Mindy Andrews-Smart, BSN, RN-BC

Supervisor, Cardiovascular Invasive Labs

214.820.8305

Amber Bethea, PA-C, MBA

Manager, Advanced Practice Provider - Department of Cardiology

214.244.1183

Saba Butt, MPH, BSN, RN

Infection Prevention and Value Based Healthcare Consultant

214.820.0665

Hope Caldwell, BSN, RN-BC, NE-BC

Manager, Ambulatory Surgery

214.865.2263

Brandi Crow, MSN, RN

Director, Value Based Healthcare, Clinical Risk, and Operational Excellence

214.820.0646

Mike Davis, Th.M.

Chaplain, Mission and Ministry

214.820.0684

Tonya Decorte

Project Manager

214.820.7521

Erica Deen, BSN, RN-BC

Supervisor, Cardiology Pre/Post-Nursing Unit – Fort Worth

817.922.1158

Dixie Frazier

Office Manager, Administrative Services

214.820.0691

Rodney Fuller, MBA, LP, HEM

Director, Facilities

214.820.0687

Casey Galloway, BSRC, RRT

Director, Cardiopulmonary, Transport Services

214.820.5580

David Garner, BSN, RN

Quality Manager, Patient Safety Officer, and Entity Compliance Liaison

214.820.0191

Kara Goodnight, MHA

Director of Marketing

214.820.0699

Sherrie Grimmett, BSN, RN, CCRN

Supervisor, Dayshift Nurse, Specialty Care Units and Critical Care

214.820.0867

Marcy Hart

Staff Training Analyst

Iwiller Hendrix

Supervisor, Supply Chain

214.820.0776

Marlena Holt, BSN, RN-BC

Supervisor, Specialty Care Unit

Julie Iodice, BSN, RN

Supervisor, Ambulatory Surgery

214.820.3369

Natalya King, AAS, CHAA

Supervisor, Access Services

817.922.2254

Kim Krause, PHR, s-HRBP

Business Partner, Human Resources

214.820.0121

Lauren LaRoe, BSN, RN-BC, BBA

Manager, Scheduling

214.820.0762

Susan Leinert, BSN, RN, PCCN

Supervisor, Scheduling

214.818.8048

Laura Linker, MSN, RN, CNOR

Director, Surgical Services, Anesthesia

214.820.0701

Jeanette Linthicum, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Supervisor, Cardiology Pre/Post-Anesthesia Unit – Fort Worth

817.922.1158

Jaclin McCowan, BSN, RN-BC

Supervisor, PACU

214.820.0721

Kari McDonnough, CDM

Director, Nutrition Services

214.820.0607

Joshua Medders, BS, AEP

Clinical Manager, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab - Dallas, Fort Worth and Waxahachie

817.922.1852

Amanda Morris, BSN, RN

Supervisor, Ambulatory Surgery

214.820.3369

Amanda Muchmore, RN, CCRN

Supervisor, Specialty Care Units

214.820.0735

Patrick Napoli, RRT, RCP

Supervisor, Respiratory Therapy

214.820.6045

Kristen Nelson, RN

Supervisor, PACU

214.820.0721

Mark Ocampo, BSN, RN

Nurse Educator and Clinical Informaticist

214.818.0689

Marie “Bunny” Owens, RDCS, RVT, FASE

Supervisor, Non-Invasive Cardiology – Fort Worth

817.922.2936

Priya Padmanabhan, MHA, LSSYB

Supervisor, Clinical Performance Measures

214.820.0698

Shamira Perdomo, MSHM

Manager, Access Services

214.820.0614

Leda Perez

Director, Environmental Services

214.820.0643

Ashley Pernicano, RN

Supervisor, Surgical Services

214.820.0700

Anna Perry, BSN, RN

Supervisor, Operating Room

214.865.2262

Sarah Pinkerman, MS, RHIA

Director, Health Information Management

214.820.0651

Grace Poon, Pharm-D, RPH

Director, Pharmacy

214.820.0770

Jonathan Radcliffe, BSN, RN-BC, CCRN, FCCS, TNCC

Supervisor, Intensive Care Unit, Clinical Programs

214.820.0186

Megan Ramos, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Manager, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Magnet Coordinator

214.820.0721

Michael Rampoldi, ACS, RDCS, RVT, FASE

Manager, Non-Invasive Cardiology - Dallas and Fort Worth

214.865.2251

Brittany Rigacci

Physician Liaison

214.820.0787

Susan Riley

Director, Supply Chain Management

214.820.0675

John Rudy, BSN, RN-BC

Manager, Invasive Cardiology – Fort Worth

817.922.1777

Morgan Rupp, BSN, RN

Supervisor, Specialty Care Units and Critical Care

214.820.0735

Salina Salazar, BSN, RN

Supervisor, Outpatient CV Services

214.820.8283

Emily Sawyer, MBA

Senior Financial Analyst

214.820.0694

Michelle Sension, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC

Manager, Service Excellence and Patient Experience

214.820.0629

Tiffany Shock, BS, ACSM-CEP, CCRP

Supervisor, Cardiac Rehabilitation - Dallas

214.820.1371

Amanda Shoultz

Senior Marketing and Public Relations Consultant

214.820.0738

Sanjay Shrestha, BS, ACSM-EP

Supervisor, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation - Fort Worth

817.922.1898

Art Signo, MS, BSN, RN, NPD-BC

Director, Education

214.818.9378

Andres Sisneros, MBA-HC, BSRS, ARRT, RT®

Director, Cardiovascular Invasive Labs & Advanced Imaging, Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)

214.820.0618

Chancie Sivley, BSN, RN

Supervisor, Specialty Care Units and Critical Care

214.820.0735

Heather Spencer-Sontag, BSN, RN, CNOR

Supervisor, Sterile Processing & Anesthesia

214.820.0704

Jacqueline (Jadi) Spicer, BAS, RDCS

Supervisor, Non-Invasive Cardiology - Dallas

214.243.8009

Meridith Suarez, BSN, RN-BC

Supervisor, Specialty Care Units and Critical Care

214.865.2270

Duc Truong

Supervisor, Radiology

214.820.8479

Henry Viejo, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Director of Nursing – Fort Worth

817.922.7439

Nancy Vish, RN, PhD, NEA-BC

President and Chief Nursing Officer

214.820.0660

Jennifer Watson, BSN, RN-BC, NE-BC

Manager, Outpatient Services and Valve Disorders Center - Fort Worth

817.922.7132

Mike Walsh, RN, NEA-BC

Director, Electrophysiology/Pacemaker Labs, Non Invasive Cardiology, and Invasive Cardiology (Fort Worth)

214.820.3677

Deborah White, MHA, BSCLS

Director, Laboratory

214.820.0761

Trey Wicke, CHFP

Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

214.820.0670

Robert Williams, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, CSSBB

Director of Nursing – Dallas Specialty Care Unit, ICU, Recovery Room, Scheduling

214.818.8063

Trent Witt, BSN, RN, CPHQ

Director - Clinical Performance Measures

214.820.0774

Shared governance

Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital was designated as a Magnet organization in 2007, 2012, and 2017 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®. This prestigious designation recognizes excellence in nursing services. In September 2021, Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital is applying for redesignation. Learn more about the program.

Electronic Health Record Council

Chair: Kerry Song, BSN, RN
Recorder: Joanna Flores, BSN, RN
Facilitator: Mark Ocampo, BSN, ACM-RN

Clinical Practice Council

Chair: Anna Perry, BSN, RN
Facilitator: Nancy Vish, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

Patient Education Council

Chair: Lorenza Wright, BSN, RN
Recorder: Nina Richter, RN, BSN
Facilitator: Hope Caldwell, BSN, RN, NE-BC

Professional Development Council

Chair: Jonathan Radcliff, BSN, RN-BC, CCRN, FCCS, TNCC
Co-Chair: Lauryn Blanton, MS-EP
Recorder: Elizabeth Whitt, BSN, RN-BC

BRAIN – Bridging Research and Innovation – Research Council

Chair: Lesley Abraham, RN, BSN
Facilitator: Henry Viejo, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Patient Experience Council

Chair: Meghan Gustus
Co-Chair: Natalie Holmes
Recorder: Ira Boyd
Facilitator: Michelle Sension, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC and Sanjay Shrestha, BS, ACSM-EP

STARRS – Service, Training, Accountability, Recruitment, Retention and Satisfaction

Chair: Ashley Pernicano, RN
Co-Chair: Camillia Woods, RCS
Recorder: Stacey Bishop
Facilitator: Jennifer Watson, BSN, RN-BC, NE-BC

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