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Thrive Program Care Team
Our multi-specialty Thrive care team includes experts in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology, cardiology, critical care, fetal cardiology, neurodevelopmental care, palliative care, and several specialized support services.
Dr. Kipps is the co-director for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program. She is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology.
Areas of expertise:Pediatric acute care, cardiology
Dr. Schneider is the co-director for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program. She is a clinical pediatric psychologist and focuses on patients with heart failure, heart transplant, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and ventricular assist devices.
Areas of expertise:Pediatric psychology, cardiac psychology
Dr. Harley is a clinical pediatric psychologist for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program and focused on fetal cardiology and pulmonary hypertension patients.
Areas of expertise:Pediatric psychology
Dr. Loi is a clinical pediatric psychologist for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program and focused on fetal cardiology and general cardiology patients.
Areas of expertise:Psychiatry and behavioral sciences for critical care parents and families
Dr. Shaw is a psychiatrist for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program. He is board certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Areas of expertise:Trauma-related mental health care for parents and families
Dr. Tran is a pediatric psychiatrist for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program. She is board certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Areas of expertise:Child and adolescent mental health
Dr. Axelrod is a pediatric cardiologist for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program. He is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Areas of expertise:Cardiovascular intensive care
Dr. Beattie is a key member of the Heart Center’s Thrive Program for outpatient and fetal cardiology. She is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology.
Areas of expertise:Fetal cardiology, echocardiology
Dr. Brown is a psychologist for the Palliative Care program.
Areas of expertise:Child and adolescent mental health, palliative care
Dr. Patel is a pediatric cardiologist for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program. She is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Areas of expertise:Cardiovascular intensive care
Dr. Ryan is a critical care medicine doctor for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program and the medical director for the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program. She is board certified in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Areas of expertise:Cardiac neurodevelopment, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Kelly Kirby is a cardiac neurodevelopment specialist for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program. She is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-PC) and she is board certified as a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (PCNS-BC).
Karen Jensen is the lead social worker for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program.
Mariel Spengler is the lead parent mentor/adviser for the Heart Center’s Thrive Program.
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