Team
Our team includes board-certified cardiovascular/thoracic surgeons, nurse practitioners and a physician assistant.
Surgeons
John J. Nigro, M.D., Division Chief; Director, Heart Institute; Director, Cardiac Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Device Program; Clinical Professor of Surgery, UC San Diego
John Artrip, M.D., FRACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery, UC San Diego
Cardiothoracic ICU Nurse Practitioners
Kelly Branch, M.S.N., CPNP-PC
Melissa Campbell, M.S.N., CPNP-PC
Adam Denson, M.S.N., CPNP-AC
Kristen Browning, M.S.N., CPNP-AC
Stacey Grohall, M.S.N., CPNP-AC
Vanessa Kalis, M.S.N., CPNP-AC
Stephanie Moriarty, M.S.N., CPNP-AC
Sarah Olson, M.S.N., CPNP-AC
Deborah Raleigh, M.S.N., CPNP-AC
Erin Stone, M.S.N., CPNP-AC/PC
Deborah Walter, M.S.N., CPNP-AC
Physician Assistant
Kelly Brand, PA-C
Perfusionists
John Allardyce, CCP
Chief Perfusionist
Jorge Garcia, CCP
Senior Perfusionist
Jason Chmel, CCP
Senior Perfusionist