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Structural Heart Program Team

Structural Heart Program

Our Team

Structural Heart Nurse Coordinators 5 nurses together outdoors in a row

Structural Heart Nurse Coordinators

The Structural Heart Nurse Coordinators at UC Davis Health play a pivotal role in delivering comprehensive, patient-centered care to individuals with complex cardiac conditions. As specialized members of the Structural Heart team, these nurses serve as clinical experts, patient advocates, and care navigators throughout the evaluation, treatment, and recovery process. They collaborate closely with cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, interventional specialists, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure each patient receives timely, seamless, and personalized care. 
Email them at StructuralHeartNurseCoordinators@health.ucdavis.edu or Call: 916-734-6500.
L to R:  Allison Kelly, RN, Natasha Vasilopoulus Donahue, RN, Romear Campbell, RN, Janet P. Wells, RN, Lauren Dillon, RN

Cardiovascular Research Unit

The Cardiovascular Research Unit (CVRU) advances cardiac care through clinical trials ranging from structural valve repair or replacement to heart failure drug therapies and ICD implants, offering vital treatment options to patients with limited standard-of-care choices. 

Kimberly Book, BS, RN, CCRP

Heather Houston, MSN, RN, CV-BC

Cynthia O'Connell, NCMA, NCET, AS

Kaelyn Tuermer-Lee, BS, CCRP 

Actively Enrolling Studies
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Cath Lab Team

Cardiac Cath Lab

Lidia Ellis, Structural Heart Administrative RN
Structural Heart Program Faculty
  • Gagan Singh, a physician and director of the structural heart program

    Gagan Singh, M.D.

    Director, Structural Heart Program
    Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Research Unit
    Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

  • Thomas Smith, a physician and the division chief of cardiovascular medicine

    Thomas Smith, M.D.

    Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Haydee Garcia, director of the heart and vascular center

    Haydee Garcia, DNP

    Executive Director, Heart and Vascular Center 
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

  • Andrea Soares, a physician and structural heart fellow

    Andrea Soares, M.D.

    Structural Heart Interventional Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine 
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Anthony Khong, a physician and cardiovascular fellow

    Anthony A. Khong, M.D.

    Cardiovascular Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Benjamin Stripe, a physician and associate director of the Fellowship

    Benjamin Stripe, M.D., FACC

    Associate Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program
    Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Edris Aman, a physician

    Edris Aman, M.D., FACC, FSCAI

    Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    Chief of Cardiovascular Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Garrett Wong, a physician

    Garrett Wong, M.D., FACC, FSCAI

    Director, Cardiac Care Intensive Unit
    Director, STEMI Medical Program
    Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Heather Donaldson, an Advanced Practice Supervisor

    Heather Donaldson MSN, FNP-C, CCRN, CMC

    Advanced Practice Supervisor, Heart & Vascular Center
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Irsa Munir, a physician and assistant clinical professor

    Irsa Munir, M.D., FACC

    Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Jason Rogers, a physician

    Jason H. Rogers, M.D., FACC, FSCAI

    Director, Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Fellowship Programs
    Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Jeffery Southard, a physician

    Jeffrey Southard, M.D., FACC, FSCAI

    Director, TAVR Program UCD
    Director, TAVR Program SMRC
    Medical Director, Cath and EP Labs UCD
    Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Jorge Catrip, a cardiac surgeon

    Jorge Catrip, M.D.

    Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery,
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Bilal Munir, a physician and associate clinical professor

    Muhammad B. Munir, M.D.

    Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

  • Shirin Jimenez, M.D.

    Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

  • Tai Pham, M.D.

    Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Tiffany Dong, M.D.

    Tiffany Dong, M.D.

    Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Structural Heart Imagers
  • Thomas Smith, a physician and structural heart imager

    Thomas Smith, M.D. FACC

    Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Structural Heart Imager, UC Davis Health

  • Edris Aman, a physician and a structural heart imager

    Edris Aman, M.D. FACC, FSCAI

    Structural Heart Imager, UC Davis Health

  • Tiffany Dong, a physician and a structural heart imager

    Tiffany Dong, M.D.

    Structural Heart Imager, UC Davis Health

  • Irsa Munir, a physician and a structural heart imager

    Irsa Munir, M.D.

    Structural Heart Imager, UC Davis Health