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About Us -> About the Staff pdf

The Cardiologists


Kishor Avasarala, M.D.

  • Medical Training: Gulbarga Medical College Bellary, India
  • Pediatric Residency: New York Medical College
  • Cardiology Fellowship: University of Florida, Gainesville
  • Advanced Clinical Fellowship Electrophysiology/Pacing: Children’s Heart Center, Fort Worth, TX
  • Cardiology Specialties: Electrophysiology; Intracardiac Ablation
  • Board Certified: Pediatric Cardiology, 2002


Casey Culbertson, M.D.

  • Medical Training: UHS / Chicago Medical School
  • Pediatric Residency: University of California, Davis
  • Cardiology Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles
  • Cardiology Specialties: Cardiac Intensive Care
  • Board Certified: Pediatric Cardiology, 1992


Greg Helton, M.D.

  • Medical Training: University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Pediatric Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Cardiac Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Cardiology Specialties: Echocardiography; Fetal Echocardiography
  • Board Certified: Pediatric Cardiology, 1988


Greg Kurio, M.D.

  • Medical Training: University of Hawaii - Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine
  • Pediatric Residency: Sinai Medical Center, Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
  • Cardiology Fellowship: Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA; Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
  • Cardiology Specialties: Echocardiography; Fetal Echocardiography
  • Board Certified: Pediatric Cardiology, 2006



Kathleen Newkumet, M.D.

  • Medical Training: Wayne State University School of Medicine
  • Pediatric Residency: University of Hawaii
  • Cardiology Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia
  • Cardiology Specialties: Cardiac Intensive Care; Exercise Physiology
  • Board Certified: Pediatric Cardiology, 1992



Hitendra Patel, M.D.

  • Medical Training: St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School, London, England
  • Pediatric Residencies: Dudley Road Hospital, England; Leeds General Infirmary, England; Hospital for Sick Children, England; Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, New York
  • Cardiology Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Cardiology Specialties: Cardiac Intensive Care; Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Catheterization in both pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease
  • Board Certified: Pediatric Cardiology, 1996



Howard Rosenfeld, M.D.
Co-Director

  • Medical Training: Harvard Medical School
  • Pediatric Residency: Boston Children’s Hospital
  • Cardiology Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital
  • Cardiology Specialties: Echocardiography, including both Transesophogeal and Fetal Echocardiography
  • Board Certified: Pediatric Cardiology, 1994


Ziad Saba, M.D. Director

  • Medical Training: American University of Beirut, Medical Center
  • Pediatric Training: Duke University Medical Center
  • Cardiology Fellowships: Duke University Medical Center and Boston Children's Hospital
  • Cardiology Specialties: Cardiac Catheterization; Interventional Catheterization in pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease
  • Board Certified: Pediatric Cardiology, 1994

 

Cardiac Surgeons

Frank L. Hanley, M.D.
Medical Training: Tufts University School of Medicine
Surgical Residency: University of California, San Francisco
Cardiac Surgery Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco
Academic Affiliation: Stanford University
Practice Location: Dr. Hanley operates at several facilities, including Lucile Packard Medical Center,
Children’s Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, and Children’s Hospital of Central
California

Olaf Reinhartz, M.D.
Medical Training: Heinrich-Hein University Dusseldorf; Free University of Berlin
Surgical Residency: Essen University Medical School, Germany; Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK; Martin-Luther-University, Germany
Cardiac Surgery and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellowships: University of California, San Francisco, USA
Academic Affiliation: Stanford University
Practice Location: Dr. Reinhartz operates primarily at Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland
but will occasionally operate at Lucile Packard Medical Center


V. Mohan Reddy, M.D.
Medical Training: Kakatiya University, Warangal, India
Surgical Residency: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Cardiac Surgery and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellowships: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India;
Children’s Hospital Boston, USA; Children’s Hospital Miami, USA; University of California, San
Francisco, USA
Academic Affiliation: Stanford University
Practice Location: Dr. Reddy operates primarily at Lucile Packard Medical Center but will occasionally
operate at Children’s Hospital and Research Center at Oakland

Other Staff

Our specially trained nurses are available to help you better understand your child's heart condition, as well as to answer your questions regarding medications, surgeries, and procedures. A cardiology social worker is available to help you locate resources required for your child’s care, and to aid in your family’s adjustment to any stressful situations. Skilled technicians help your child feel relaxed and comfortable during procedures.

Please feel free to ask questions of any of our staff if anything confuses you. Our goal is to provide you with quality medical services administered through an easily approachable team. We know that it is not easy to bring your child to the doctor, and we are committed to assisting you in any way we can.



Disclaimer: The information provided here is intended to educate the reader about certain medical conditions and certain possible treatment. It is not a substitute for examination, diagnosis, and medical care provided by a licensed and qualified health professional. If you believe you, your child, or someone you know, suffer from the conditions described herein, please see your health care provider immediately. Do not attempt to treat yourself, your child or anyone else without proper medical supervision.

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