Zachary Kelly, MD

Shannon D’Alton received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a Master of Science in Nursing at The Medical University of South Carolina. She completed a post-graduate fellowship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, focusing on neuro-oncology and pediatric hospice and palliative care. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing at The Medical University of South Carolina. Mrs. D’Alton is certified by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board and a member of the Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association. She specializes in the care of children with complex chronic conditions and has expertise in pediatric neurology and palliative care. Her clinical interests include recognition of the physical, social, and psychological burdens associated with chronic illness and loss. Her research interests include grief and bereavement, palliative care and understanding the impact of sibling death on surviving children and the parent-child dyad. Mrs. D’Alton currently practices perinatal palliative care as a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in the Advanced Fetal Care Center at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Graham is the Children’s Heart Program Chair in Pediatric Cardiac and Congenital Heart Disease and Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina where he serves as the Chief of Pediatric Cardiology. Dr. Graham previously served as the Director of the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Training Program and the Director of the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at MUSC. He received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Graham completed pediatric residency, pediatric cardiology fellowship, and pediatric cardiac critical care fellowship training at the Medical University of South Carolina. He joined the faculty at MUSC in 2005. Dr. Graham has expertise in pediatric cardiac critical care with special interest in single ventricle physiology and the perioperative management of neonates. Dr. Graham’s research, supported by NIH R01 funding, focuses on improving outcomes for children undergoing cardiac operations, perioperative pharmacologic therapies, and elucidating the inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass and he has authored almost 100 publications in this area. He serves as the co-PI for MUSC’s participation as a Pediatric Heart Network core site. He participates in many multi-institutional clinical trials, has presented his work at national and international meetings, and has been the recipient of numerous awards for his research. Dr. Graham also serves as the Chair of the Early Career and Mentoring Committee for the American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young and as a member of the Cardiology sub-board of the American Board of Pediatrics.

Nagraj Kasi, MBBS, MD is a highly skilled physician specializing in Pediatric Gastroenterology in Charleston, SC. With expertise in acute and chronic liver disease as well as pediatric liver transplant, Dr. Kasi provides comprehensive care to his patients. Dr. Kasi received his medical education and training from prestigious institutions such as Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He is dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare and is fluent in English.Generated from the website