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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
11/08/2025 Northern California Structural Heart Summit
Cath Lab Team

Cardiac Cath Lab

Lidia Ellis, Structural Heart Administrative RN
Structural Heart Program Faculty
  • gagan-singh

    Gagan Singh, M.D.

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

  • thomas-smith

    Thomas Smith, M.D.

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

  • Haydee Garcia

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

  • andrea-soares

    Andrea Soares, M.D.

    Structural Heart Interventional Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine 
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

  • Anthony A. Khong, M.D.

    Cardiovascular Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
  • Benjamin Stripe M.D., FACC

    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, M.D.

    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, M.D., FACC, FSCAI

    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 MSN, FNP-C, CCRN, CMC

    Advanced Practice Supervisor, Heart & Vascular Center
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

  • Irsa Munir, M.D., FACC

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

    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

  • 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, M.D.

    Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiac Surgery,
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

  • 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
  • Dr Thomas Smith

    Thomas Smith, M.D. FACC

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

  • Edris Aman, M.D.

    Edris Aman, M.D. FACC, FSCAI

    Structural Heart Imager, UC Davis Health

  • Dr Tiffany Dong

    Tiffany Dong, M.D.

    Structural Heart Imager, UC Davis Health

  • Dr Irsa Munir

    Irsa Munir, M.D.

    Structural Heart Imager, UC Davis Health