Meet Our Team
Where excellence and innovation promote well-being.
Surgeons
The surgeons have been the dedicated cardiac team for the highly acclaimed Hoag Heart and Vascular Institute and Hoag Family Cancer Institute…over 600 heart and 300 lung surgeries per year.
Dr. Anthony Caffarelli
- Newkirk Family Endowed Chair in Aortic Care
- Director of Matranga Aortic Center
- Director of Cardiac Surgery at
Hoag Memorial Hospital
Dr. Asad Shah
- Co-Director of Cardiac Surgery at Hoag Memorial Hospital
- Diplomate American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Daryl Pearlstein
- Director of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Cancer at Hoag Memorial Hospital
Dr.Colin Joyo
- Diplomate American Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Fellow Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Member Society of Robotic Surgeons
- Hoag Memorial Hospital
Physician Assistants
William Fazzalaro
Lead Physician Assistant
Jef Saunders
Physician Assistant
Nayanna Hage
Physician Assistant
Alyssa Friesen
Physician Assistant