Meet the Ventricular Assist Device Team

Providers

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  Sapna V. Desai, MD

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  Aditya Bansal, MD

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  Patrick E. Parrino, MD

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  Selim R. Krim, MD

  • Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health

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  Clement C. Eiswirth Jr., MD

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  Leslie C. Stephens, PA-C

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Care Team

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  Krista Marz, BSN, RN, CCRN

  • Senior VAD Coordinator
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  Brittany Lewis, BSN, RN, CV-BC

  • Senior VAD Coordinator
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  Sam Edwards, MSN, RN, CV-BC

  • VAD Coordinator
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  Laura Roark, RN

  • VAD Coordinator

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