Pediatric Bloodless Cardiac Surgery Care Team

Our Pediatric Bloodless Surgery program specialists are certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, the American Board of Pediatrics, the American Board of Anesthesiology, or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. All our physicians teach at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Frank Hanley, MD

Frank Hanley, MD

Dr. Hanley is the executive director of the Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center and is the Lawrence Crowley, MD, Endowed Professor in Child Health. He is board certified in Thoracic Surgery.

Areas of expertise:Bloodless surgery, unifocalization, Marfan syndrome, tetralogy of Fallot and transposition of the great arteries (TGA)

Elisabeth Martin, MD, MPH

Elisabeth Martin, MD, MPH

Dr. Martin is the co-director of the Bloodless Surgery Program. She is board certified in Cardiovascular Surgery.

Areas of expertise:Bloodless surgery, pediatric cardiology

Vamsi Yarlagadda, MD

Vamsi Yarlagadda, MD

Dr. Yarlagadda is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine.

Areas of expertise:Bloodless surgery, pediatric cardiology, cardiac critical care

Komal Kamra, MD

Komal Kamra, MD

Dr. Kamra is board certified in Pediatric Anesthesia.

Areas of expertise:Pediatric anesthesia

Janna Elwell, BSN, RN, CCRN

Janna Elwell, BSN, RN, CCRN

Janna Elwell is the nurse coordinator for the Bloodless Surgery Program. She is board certified as a Critical Care Registered Nurse.

Joanne I. Lee, PharmD

Joanne I. Lee, PharmD

Joanne Lee has BCPS and BCPPS board certifications.