Our perfusion team, David Fried, CCP, Raffaele Mirarchi, MBA, CCP, Angela Haddle, CCP, and Taylor Viana, CCP, represent the very best of skill, precision, and compassion in cardiac care.
In every operation, their expertise ensures that life continues to flow, quietly, seamlessly, and flawlessly. While much of their work happens behind the scenes, its impact is front and center in every successful outcome.
At 𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗴𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, we are incredibly fortunate to have a team of perfusionists whose dedication and professionalism elevate our entire cardiac surgery program.
Thank you for all that you do. You are, without question, at the heart of our success.
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(𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.)
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