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About HRC3

Objectives

  • Conduct basic science, translational, clinical and health services research to understand heterotaxy pathophysiology, phenotype and clinical outcomes.

  • Foster relationships among various subspecialty clinicians carding for patients with heterotaxy.

  • Offer support and guidance for the development of local heterotaxy clinical centers of excellence

  • Develop local and national patient registries to provide a platform for clinical studies.

  • Educate patients, families and peers regarding diagnostic tests, medical surveillance and treatments for heterotaxy.

  • Standardize language and definitions across various medical specialties.

  • Organize international scientific conferences to share research and clinical care progress.

  • Facilitate patient participation in industry-sponsored clinical trials.

  • Spread awareness of health-care disparities.

  • Foster an environment valuing diversity, equity and inclusion among collaborators.

HRC3 Centers

Within the next year, the HRC3 will develop clinical care guidelines and tools to help hospitals around
the country build comprehensive clinical programs to offer regional expertise in heterotaxy for every
patient in the country.

HRC3 Members

Thomas G. Saba, MD
Pediatric pulmonology
University of Michigan Medical School


David Schidlow, MD, MMus
Pediatric cardiology
Director, Heterotaxy Program
Boston Children’s Hospital


Caitlin O’Connell, DNP
Heterotaxy program,
Boston Children’s Hospital


Necia Sabin
Heterotaxy Connection


Stephanie M. Ware, MD PhD
Medical and molecular genetics
Indiana University School of Medicine


Emily Bucholz, MD MPH PhD
Pediatric cardiology,
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus


Elle Geddes, MD
Medical and molecular genetics
Indiana University School of Medicine

Kathryn Chatfield, MD PhD
Cardiac genetics
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Joshua Meisner, MD PhD
Pediatric cardiology
University of Michigan Medical School


Christopher R. Broda, MD
Adult congenital heart program
Baylor College of Medicine


Andrea S. Garrod, MD
Pediatric pulmonology
University of Virginia School of Medicine


Kenan Haver, MD
Pediatric pulmonology
Boston Children’s Hospital


Adam Shapiro, MD
Pediatric respirology
McGill University School of Medicine

Steve Spurgin, MD

Pediatric cardiology

UT Southwestern Medical Center

HRC3 Leadership: Executive Directors

Thomas G. Saba, MD

Pediatric pulmonology

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonary Division, University of Michigan Medical School

David Schidlow, MD, MMus

Pediatric and Fetal Cardiology | Cardiac Imaging

Director, Heterotaxy Program

Boston Children's Hospital

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Necia Sabin

Executive Director

Heterotaxy Connection

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