The Board

  • Umberto Squarcia, MD - Director

    Former Full Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology

    University of Parma, Italy

    Past Member Board of Directors

    Mayo Clinic Alumni Assoc

  • Stephan Sanders, MD - Chairperson

    Professor of Pediatrics, Part-time

    Harvard Medical School

    Director, The Cardiac Registry

    Boston Children's Hospital

  • Donald J. Hagler, Sr., MD - Chairperson

    Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
    Division of Pediatric Cardiology and
    Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
    Rochester, MN

  • Leo Bockeria, MD - Chairperson

    President of A.N. Bakulev Center of the Russian Ministry of Health
    Chief consultant cardiovascular surgeon of the RF Ministry of Health
    Head of Department of interactive pathology surgical treatment
    cardiovascular surgeon

  • Arthur "Tim" Garson, Jr., MD, MPH, MACC - Chairperson

    Elected Member

    National Academy of Medicine

    Clinical Professor

    Health Systems and Population Health Sciences

    College of Medicine

    University of Housto

    Adjunct Professor
    Management, Policy and Community Health
    University of Texas (UTHealth)
    School of Public Health

    Houston, Texas

    Founder

    JTG Healthcare Solutions

    Houston, Texas

  • Aldo Agnetti, MD - Vice Chairperson

    Associate Professor, University of Parma

    Parma, Italy

  • Nicola Carano, MD - Vice Chairperson

    Division of Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiology of the Medical Saluter Diagnostic Medical Center
    Parma, Italy

  • Alessandro Frigiola, MD - Vice Chairperson

    Head of Pediatric Heart Surgery Department at the Policlinico San Donato Clinical Research Institute
    Milan, Italy

  • Paul R. Julsrud, MD - Vice Chairperson

    Consultant, Division of Pediatric Cardiology Department of Radiology
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
    Rochester, MN

  • Roberta Williams, MD - Honorary Chairperson

    Attending Physician

    Investigator, Cardiology

    Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC

  • Farbrizio Bassani, MD - Honorary Chairperson

    Former Executive Director Representative to the UN System & World Health Organizations

    Pediatric Surgeon

  • Anna Podesta, MD - Honorary Chairperson

    Pediatrician

    Former Assessore alle Politiche Giovanili del Comune di Parma