Heart Transplant Team

The Pediatric Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant team at Children's of Alabama has been caring for children suffering from end stage heart failure for many years and brings this extensive experience to bear for children with advanced heart disease their families. Our transplant team is made up of pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric cardiac intensive care specialists, pediatric transplant infectious disease specialists, pediatric cardiac nurse practitioners, pediatric cardiac transplant coordinators, pediatric cardiac pharmacists, counselors, child life specialists, basic science researchers and statisticians and many other professionals representing a wide range of dedicated pediatric disciplines. 



Since 2013, the team has performed 75 heart transplants.

Waldemar Carlo, MD

Medical Director of Pediatric Heart Transplantation Team | Children’s of Alabama



Bennett Pearce, MD

Physician, Pediatric Heart Transplantation Team | Children’s of Alabama

Leslie Collins, MD

Physician, Pediatric Heart Transplantation Team | Children’s of Alabama       

Robert Dabal, MD 

Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplantation Team | Children’s of Alabama

Robert Sorabella, MD

Surgeon, Pediatric Heart Transplantation Team | Children’s of Alabama

Hampton Gray, MD

Surgeon, Pediatric Heart Transplantation Team | Children’s of Alabama

Kimberly Sullivan, MSN, CRNP, CCTC

Coordinator, Pediatric Heart Transplant, Children’s of Alabama

Mariah Strickland, MSN, CRNP, CCTC 

Coordinator, Pediatric Heart Transplant, Children’s of Alabama

Amanda Pearson, MSN, CRNP

Coordinator, Pediatric Heart Transplant, Children’s of Alabama

To page the on-call Transplant Coordinator, please call 205-638-9100.