PAC³ Co-Directors
PAC³ Staff
Cortney Higbee, MS, CPHQ, CPPS
Program Director
Cortney has a Master’s of Science degree in Health Education from Texas A&M University.
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Craig Schott
Program Coordinator
Craig grew up in the Houston area until leaving to study Philosophy at Pomona College in Claremont, CA.
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Breck Gamel
Quality Improvement Consultant
Prior to PAC3, she co-led the Cystic Fibrosis Learning Network (CFLN), a network of CF Care Centers focused on improving health outcomes for people with cystic fibrosis.
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Amy Schiller
Data Manager
Amy brings over 10 years of experience in data management, analytics, programming, public health, and academic research to the PAC3 Team
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Committee Leadership
Kelly Veneziale, RN, BSN
Co-Chair of Database Committee
Kelly Veneziale is the Lead Clinical Data Specialist for the Cardiac Center Data Registries at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Stephen Hart, MD
Co-Chair of Database Committee
Stephen Hart, MD is a pediatric cardiologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH and assistant professor of pediatrics at the Ohio State University College of Medicine.
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Shreya Sheth
Co-Chair of Quality Improvement Committee
I believe that my role as a physician is to provide the highest level of care for both my patients and their families.
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Adam Ware, MD
Co-Chair of Quality Improvement Committee
Adam Ware, MD is a Pediatric Cardiologist at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Medical Center.
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Ronn E. Tanel, MD
Chair of Scientific Review Committee
Dr. Tanel attended medical school at the University of Miami.
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Sonali Patel, MD, PhD
Scientific Review Committee Chair of Analytics
Sonali Patel joined the Heart Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado in August 2013.
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Missy Smith
Co-Chair of Patient & Family Action Committee
Missy Smith is a lifelong Michigander and mom to 4 lovely daughters ages 13-16.
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Sameer Pangrekar
Co-Chair of Patient & Family Action Committee
Sameer Pangrekar grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Sarah Plummer, MD
Co-Chair of the Inclusion, Diversity, Health Equity Advocates (IDHEA) Committee
Dr. Plummer is a pediatric cardiologist at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Mayte Figueroa
Co-Chair of the Inclusion, Diversity, Health Equity Advocates (IDHEA) Committee
Dr. Figueroa is a pediatric cardiologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Read More
Alexandra Birely APRN, ACCNS-P
Education & Outreach Committee Co-Chair
Alexandra Birley currently works on the Acute Care Cardiology Unit at Dallas Children’s Medical Center with a focus on quality improvement, nursing education and patient safety. Read More Learn more about the Education & Outreach Committee
Brittney K. Hills, MD
Education & Outreach Committee Co-chair
Brittney K. Hills, MD went to medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and surgeons and completed her pediatric residency at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More Learn more about the Education & Outreach Committee
Dana B. Gal, MD
Education & Outreach Committee Co-chair
Dana B. Gal, MD, grew up in Berkeley, CA. Read More Learn more about the Education & Outreach Committee