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Dr. Lander specializes in the care of athletes and highly active individuals with known or suspected heart disease and patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Dr. Lander cares for athletes across the spectrum of abilities including professional athletes. He has served as faculty for the Care of the Athletic Heart Meeting of the American College of Cardiology and participated as a physician on the cardiovascular screening team for the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp. Dr. Lander has authored articles, book chapters and abstracts in national medical journals on topics related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, sports cardiology, exercise capacity, cardiac arrest and advanced cardiovascular imaging techniques. He is an active member of the American College of Cardiology and the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Society.

Cathy Sila MD, FAAN, FAHA, is an internationally recognized vascular neurologist and the Chair of the Department of Neurology at University Hospitals. She is an expert in the prevention and treatment of stroke and neurologic complications of heart disease. As the first woman to chair neurology at University Hospitals, Dr. Sila’s priorities include ensuring access to innovative, high-value care integrated throughout the health system; supporting the provider-patient relationship and experience; training the next generation of vascular neurologists; and promoting research that improves the quality of life for patients with neurologic diseases.

Dr. Son-Hing is board certified in orthopedics and is certified in advanced cardiac life support and advanced trauma life support. His special interests include pediatric orthopaedics and correction of pediatric scoliosis and other pediatric spinal deformities. He joined the UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital staff in 2006.