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Meet Our Team

Bon Secours Heart Institute is building a first-rate team of cardiac and vascular physicians, nurses and technologists.

Craig Smith, MD, FACS Chief, Divsion of Cardiothoracic Surgery Columbia University; Professor of Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Jennifer A. Boynton Smith, Executive Director Cardiac and Vascular Services

Robert F Dunton, M.D Medical Director and Senior Surgeon John Artrip, MD Cardiovascular Surgeon Jimmy Windsor, MD Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Medical Director/Intesivist Christian Lee Gilbert, MD, FACS Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Ben Jao, Jr., M.D. Cardiac Anesthesiologist John Goodhart Physician Assistant George Lam, PA-C Physician Assistant Lauretta M. Kaiser, CEAP Administrative Manager of Wellness Services Bon Secours Heart Institute Patricia Ellen Lengel, RN Operational Director, Cardiovascular Services Courtney Bass, RN, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner