Amanda Willis , DNP, MBA, CPNP-PC/AC, leads the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) team in the Heart Center at UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center Dallas. She began her career in pediatric critical care, later earning dual certification in pediatric primary and acute care from Duke University and completing her DNP at Drexel University with a focus on vocal cord paralysis after congenital heart surgery. She remains clinically active and is passionate about APP leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, and advancing care for children with heart disease.