The ECMO team with Norton Children’s Heart Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, includes highly skilled specialists in pediatric heart care. Our ECMO specialists are trained to provide acute care for children with lung or heart conditions. Having a dedicated team with advanced training and experience in caring for children with heart conditions leads to better care and better outcomes — and better experiences for families.
Meet the ECMO Program Team
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Meet the Pediatric ECMO Team
Teka Siebenaler, MPH, RRT – ECMO and VAD Program Manager
ECMO and VAD Coordinators
Terri Wells, RNC
Lisa Manikhong, BS RRT
ECMO Advanced Specialists
Dawn Williamson, RN, BSN, CCRN
Amy Johnson, RN, BSN, CCRN
Bradley Oelkers, BA, RRT-NPS
John Hardin, RRT
Why Choose Norton Children’s Heart Institute
- Norton Children’s Hospital has been a pioneer in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, performing Kentucky’s first pediatric heart transplant in 1986 and becoming the second site in the United States to perform an infant heart transplant.
- The American Board of Thoracic Surgery has certified our cardiothoracic surgeons in congenital heart surgery.
- The Adult Congenital Heart Association has accredited Norton Children’s Heart Institute’s Adult Congenital Heart Program as the only comprehensive care center in Kentucky and Indiana treating adults born with a heart defect.
- More than 5,000 children a year visit Norton Children’s Heart Institute for advanced heart care.
- Norton Children’s Heart Institute has offices across Kentucky and Southern Indiana to bring quality pediatric heart care closer to home.
- The Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Norton Children’s Hospital is the largest dedicated CICU in Kentucky, equipped with 17 private rooms and the newest technology available for heart care.
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