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Executive Committee

President

Prince J. Kannankeril, MD, MSCI
Division of Cardiology
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute
Nashville, TN

VP for Research

Peter Aziz, MD                                                                                                      Medical Director, Pediatric Cardiology                                                        Cleveland Clinic                                                                                            Cleveland, OH

VP for Administration

Jeffrey J. Kim, MD
Director, Electrophsiology & Pacing
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

VP for Associates

Tony Trela, RN, CPNP
Electrophysiology Nurse Practitioner
Betty Irene Moore Children's Heart Center                                                                  Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Palo Alto, CA

VP of Finance

Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD
Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO

International Liaison to PACES

Andreas Pflaumer, MD
The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
Australia

Ex Officio, 1st Past President

Tess (Elizabeth) Vickers Saarel, MD
Medical Director
St. Luke's Pediatric Cardiology
Boise, ID

Ex Officio, 2nd Past President

Seshadri Balajii, MBBS
Oregon Health Sciences
707 SW Gaines St
Portland, OR