Meet the Prenatal Heart Program Team

Prenatal Cardiologists

Joanna M Lowisz, DO

Medical Director, Preventive Cardiology Program
Pediatric and Fetal Cardiologist 

Primary Office: Palm Beach Gardens

Additional Office: Palm City

Clinical Interests: Preventive cardiology, fetal cardiology and echocardiography


Cristina Abuchaibe, DO

Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist

Primary Office: Wellington

Clinical Interests: Echocardiography and preventive cardiology


Himanshu Adlakha, MD

Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist

Primary Office: Boynton Beach

Additional Office: Palm City

Clinical Interests: Fetal cardiology, congenital heart disease, echocardiography and preventive cardiology


Dana M DeCarlo, MD

Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist

Primary Office: Miami Beach

Additional Office: Miami

Clinical Interests: Preventive and congenital heart disease, fetal cardiology


Farah H Garmany, MD

Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist

Primary Office: Coral Springs


Ryan Halickman, MD

Fetal and Pediatric Cardiologist

Primary Office: Miami

Additional Offices: Miami, Pinecrest

Clinical Interests: Fetal cardiology, congenital heart disease and preventive cardiology


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Jessica Quiñones, BSN, RN, CPN

Patient Navigator, Prenatal Heart Program
Fetal Heart Program and Cardiology

Jessica Quinones is a patient navigator for the Prenatal Heart Program within the Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute. Mrs. Quinones has more than 15 years of experience in caring for infants and children with congenital heart defects. She completed a bachelor’s degree in nursing at the University of Miami.

Mrs. Quinones has been a member of the Nicklaus Children's family since 2005.  She started her nursing career caring for premature and critically ill infants in the Nicklaus Children's Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU).

As a patient navigator for the Heart Institute, Mrs. Quinones serves as a primary point of contact for families whose infants have been diagnosed with a heart defect prenatally. She aids referring physicians and families in connecting to the Heart Institute and in securing appointments with specialists, and in scheduling and explaining diagnostic tests and procedures. Her goal is to ensure that patients and families receive excellent care and the support they need to achieve the best possible outcome.

To reach Jessica, call 786-624-3610.

 

Senior Prenatal Heart Sonographers

  • Amy Campo
  • Evelyn Menendez

The Prenatal Heart Program Team also includes

  • Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgeons
  • Pediatric Interventional Cardiologists and Electrophysiologists
  • Cardiac Intensivists for the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
  • Dedicated Heart Institute Social Workers
  • Advanced Nurse Practitioners
  • Certified Fetal Sonographers
  • Pediatric Cardiac MRI and Fetal MRI specialists

 A clinician identified with a Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists logo is an affiliate of Nicklaus Children's Health System. All other clinicians listed on the website are in independent medical practices.