Author: wpadmin

Katherine was born and raised in Texas. She graduated from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas with a Bachelor of Science in biology. Upon fulfillment of her undergraduate degree, she attended school at The University of Texas Health Science Center…

Juan is originally from Barranquilla, Colombia. He came to the United States in early 2004 to continue with his college education. Following his passion for medicine, he graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a degree in biology in 2007. Immediately…

Allison is originally from San Antonio, Texas. She attended Texas A&M University and received a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology with a minor in psychology in 2013. Upon graduation, she worked as an emergency room medical scribe, documenting patient records in real-time, alongside…

Rick, a native Texan from the Houston area, began his academic journey with an undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, graduating in December 1999. He then pursued perfusion training at the Texas Heart Institute School of…

Kayla graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from The University of Nebraska Lincoln in 2010 and proceeded directly into perfusion school in Omaha, Nebraska for her Master’s Degree. During perfusion school she rotated at four cardiac centers across the…

Lisa is from sunny Florida. She graduated from the Texas Heart Institute School of Perfusion where she found a love for the failing heart and mechanical circulatory devices. Lisa has been the adult ECMO coordinator and serves as the coordinator…

Igor Banjac has been in active practice in the field of perfusion since 2000. He was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – former Yugoslavia. Igor came to the United States as an exchange student in 1990. He graduated from…

Roberto is a native Houstonian who received his Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Texas at Arlington. He worked in the intensive care unit with patients recovering postoperatively from cardiovascular procedures since 2009. After joining the Center…

Brian is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started his education at Carlow University and received a Bachelor of Science with a minor in chemistry in 2019. Through Carlow, he continued his education at UPMC Shadyside School of Cardiovascular Perfusion earning…

Adam is a native Texan from Temple. He received his undergraduate degree in biology from The University of Texas at San Antonio in May 2012. He then worked in Temple as a lab technician in a microbiology lab. In 2014,…