Meet Our Team

The CHILDREN’S Project of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital is made up of a multidisciplinary team of physician-scientists, researchers, educators, and staff. Our team includes:

Leadership Team

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator, CHILDREN’S Project
President of Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
Physician-in-Chief, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Carlos Peyra, MBA
Senior Director of Operations at Cardiology
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn  Mount Sinai

Alexa Schulman, BS
Project Manager I, CHILDREN’s Project
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn Mount Sinai

Ana Devesa Arbiol, MD, PhD
Research Coordinator, CHILDREN’S Project
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn Mount Sinai

Andrea Clarke, BSBM
Administrative Coordinator, CHILDREN’S Project
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn Mount Sinai

Maribel Santana, BSA
Project Coordinator II, CHILDREN’S  Project
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn Mount Sinai

Emilia Bagiella, PhD
Co-Investigator, CHILDREN’S Project
Professor, Population Health Science and Policy
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Icahn Mount Sinai

Study Team Members

Maria Gloria Santos-Beneit, PhD
Alexandra Turco, BS
Giselle Trabal, BS
Tamaisha Edwards, BS