Advanced Practice Providers

Kimberly Howard, PA-C

CVT Surgical Physician Assistant

Box 3496
Durham, NC 27710
Fax: 919-684-8508

Training: Duke University, 2009

Particular Interests: Thoracic surgery, thoracic oncology, lung and esophageal cancer, robotically assisted, minimally invasive surgery, postoperative critical care, PA education.

Jennifer Perna, PA-C

CVT Surgical Physician Assistant

Box 3864
Durham, NC 27710
Fax: 919-681-1347

Training: St. Francis College, Loretto, PA, 1996 

Particular Interests: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, radial artery harvest, postoperative critical care, endoscopic vein harvest training, vein bypass graft patency, PA education, clinical research, patient education.

Box 3496
Durham, NC 27710
Fax: 919-681-1347

Training: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2000 

Particular Interests: Acquired heart disease, thoracic oncology, adult cardiac surgical procedures, radial artery harvest, endoscopic vein harvest, vein bypass graft patency, general thoracic surgical procedures, video assisted thoracoscopy, surgical management of aortic pathology, aortic surveillance, physician assistant education, clinical research, patient and family education, PA surgical resident training.