Extracorporeal Membrane
Oxygenation (ECMO)
Meet The Team
Cardiothoracic Surgeons
A cardiothoracic surgeon may perform the procedure to place you on ECMO support. This surgeon will also follow your progress while you are being supported on ECMO and will be involved during the process of weaning and ultimately removing ECMO support.
- Mani Daneshmand, MD, Emory ECMO Program Director, Emory Heart & Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Director
- Joshua Chan, MD, Emory ECMO Surgical Director
- Tamer Attia, MD
- Bradley Leshnower, MD
- David Vega, MD
- Jeffrey Javidfar, MD
Critical Care Medicine Physicians
These critical care medicine physicians have specialized knowledge and skills in the diagnosis and treatment of serious medical conditions. They will manage your medical care while you are in the intensive care unit on ECMO support.
- Christina Creel-Bulos, MD, Emory ECMO Center Medical Director
- Sagar Dave, DO, Emory ECMO Center Associate Medical Director, Emory University Hospital CVICU Associate Medical Director
- James Barger, MD
- Mark Caridi-Scheible, MD
- Austin DeBeaux, MD
- Babar Fiza, MD
- Adam Gordon, MD
- Rachel Hadler, MD
- Alli Hyatt, MD
- Craig Jabaley, MD, FCCM, Emory Healthcare Division Chief Anesthesia Critical Care, Emory University Hospital CVICU Medical Director
- Sam Khan, MD
- Eric Leiendecker, MD
- Donnie Maberry, MD
- Jesse Morrison, MD
- Katherine Nugent, MD
- Deepa Patel, MD
- Andrew Patterson, MD
- Sanjin Tankovic, MD
- Will Trudo, MD
- Joel Zivot, MD
ECMO Coordinators
An ECMO coordinator is an advanced practice provider who is trained to care for patients while they are on ECMO support. This person will also help coordinate care between multiple teams while you are hospitalized. Following discharge, you will be scheduled to see our ECMO Coordinators in the clinic to ensure you receive the proper follow-up care.