- Cardiac Surgery
- Meet the Team
Cardiac Surgeons

Yves d'Udekem, MD, PhD
- Division Chief, Cardiac Surgery
- Co-Director, Children's National Heart Center
Yves d'Udekem, MD, PhD
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Manan Desai, MD
- Surgical Director, Advanced Cardiac Therapies and Heart Transplant Program
- Cardiac Surgeon
- Director, VAD and Heart Transplant
Manan Desai, MD
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Aybala Tongut, MD
- Director, Cardiac ECMO
- Surgical Director, Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program
- Cardiac Surgeon
Aybala Tongut, MD
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Nurse Practitioners
Mary-Katherine Patricia Batterton, PCPNP
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Arielle Christine Scarpati, NP
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Physician Assistants
Care Team Professionals

Charles Fleming
- Nurse Navigator
Charles Fleming
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- English
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Biography
With more than 20 years of service with Children's National, Charles R. Fleming, B.Sc.N., R.N., C.P.N., provides nurse navigation services for families and providers across Children's National Heart Center inpatient and outpatient services as well as support for referrals to Heart Center surgical services from outside cardiologists. His educational background includes a bachelor of science in nursing at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.
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