Faculty | Staff
Administration
Jason Irwin
Director of Finance and Administration
Pauline Prater
Administrative and Facilities Manager
Judy Womack
Administrative Associate / Receptionist
Deborah Freitas
Associate Director of Finance and Administration
Corrine Sanchez
Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Scott McAllister
Senior Financial Analyst
Stephanie Harrington
Residency/Fellowship Coordinator
Jay Ramirez
Financial Analyst
Danielle deLeon
Web Manager
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Yesenia Perez
Executive Associate to Dr. Joseph Woo
Lisa Sarkisian
Administrative Associate to Dr. Craig Miller
Judith Sang
Cardiac Surgery Coordinator
Kay Alexander
Thoracic Surgery Database Coordinator
Hillary Hite
Administrative
Associate to Dr. Joseph Woo
Mel Rosete
Administrative Associate to Drs. Jack Boyd, Anson Lee, and Michael Dake
Roberto Vargas
Cardiovascular Surgery Assistant Clinic Manager
Cindy Jeon
Surgery Coordinator for Dr. D. Craig Miller
Diane Starrett
Administrative Associate to Dr. Yasuhiro Shudo, Outreach Faculty, and Jason Irwin
Maria Caimol
Cardiovascular Surgery Coordinator
Juan Ayala
Cardiac Surgery Coordinator
Liz Pope
Administrative Associate to Drs. Philip Oyer, Claire Watkins, and William Hiesinger
Pardis Babzani
Cardiovascular Surgery Coordinator
Veronica Cendejas
Aortic Follow Up Program Surgery Coordinator
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Marlene Charles
Staff Supervisor and Clinical Coordinator
Mary Devega
Administrative Associate
Debbie Parsons
New Patient Coordinator
Marilou Sugimoto
Pediatric Surgery Coordinator
Lorraine Rael-Haro
Data Entry Specialist
Michal Palmon, BSc, MPH
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Clinical Outcomes Director
Thoracic Surgery
Donna Yoshida
Administrative Associate to
Drs. Joseph Shrager and Natalie Lui
Ja'Vonne M. Smith
Administrative Associate to Drs. Leah Backhus and Mark Berry
Lisa Zhou, MD, PhD
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Trials Coordinators
Kokil Bakshi
Clinical Research Coordinator
Sally Sedadi
Clinical Research Coordinator
Tiffany Flores
Clinical Research Coordinator
Rachelle Villanueva
Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
Christine Kesekwa
Clinical Research Coordinator
Off Campus-Administrative Support Contacts
Santa Clara Valley
Medical Center
Tracie Zarubi
Medical Administrative Associate
751 S. Bacom Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 885-6191
Pediatric Heart Program
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
Kimberlee Gondolf & Julie Farrar
Sacramento Clinic Manager
5301 F Street #213
Sacramento, CA 95819
(916) 733-1400