Jacquelyn Anna Manfredo, MD

Dr. John D. Coulson is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is pediatric cardiology.He earned his M.D. at University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his medical training and a pediatrics residency at Stanford University Medical Center before training in naval flight surgery at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute. He then completed fellowships in pediatric cardiology and developmental biology at Stanford.He also served as a medical officer for the U.S. Navy for nine years. Dr. Coulson was an honorary member of the Russian Scientific Society of Interventional Radiology and Endovascular Surgery in 2001. He has published a number of journal articles and co-authored several book chapters related to pediatric cardiology.

Alejandro Garcia, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins and the Vice-Chair of Inclusive Excellence in the Department of Surgery. He serves as Co-Director of the Pediatric Surgical Colorectal Program, Assistant Program Director of General Surgery, and Surgical Director of the ECMO Program, which provides lifesaving support for infants and children with critical illnesses or injuries. Dr. Garcia specializes in surgery for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, surgical oncology, pectus excavatum repair, minimally invasive lung resections, foregut surgery, and robotic surgery. He earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed his general surgery residency at Columbia University Medical Center, followed by a pediatric surgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Additionally, he completed an ECMO fellowship and conducted pediatric cancer research at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian. Dr. Garcia is an active member of numerous professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Society of University Surgeons, Latino Surgical Society, and the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. His research focuses on brain injury in ECMO patients, minimally invasive colorectal surgery, congenital diaphragmatic hernias, outcomes research, inflammatory bowel disease, and chest wall deformities.

Rukmalee Vithana is a pediatric cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Vithana completed a residency in pediatrics at Children's National Hospital and a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. She earned her medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine.