Our Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) is critical to The Heart Center’s continuum of care. As a specialized service, our team of physicians and nurses offers collaborative, round-the-clock monitoring before and post-operation. With access to the most sophisticated life-supporting technology, our team can respond quickly to issues and provide peace of mind for patients and their families.
Services
- Cardiac Diagnostic Testing
- ECMO
In the Hands of Experts
The Driscoll CICU has a highly skilled team of intensivists, nurse practitioners, nurses, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, technicians, perfusionists, cardiac anesthesiologists and respiratory therapists, with the experience to respond to patient needs quickly and effectively.
Heart Center
Seamless Specialist Care
Visit all your child's specialists in one trip to Driscoll Children's Hospital.
Contact any of our specialty clinics to schedule a convenient one-day visit to all your child’s specialists.
Contact any of our specialty clinics to schedule a convenient one-day visit to all your child’s specialists.
Call 361-694-5000 or your
specialty clinic.
Meet the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) Team

Jessica L. Aber, CPNP-AC
CPNP-AC
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Brenda R. Buckner, APRN, CPNP-AC
APRN, CPNP-AC
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Constantinos Chrysostomou, MD
MD
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Ernesto Fernandez, MD
MD
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Celeste I. Garcia, CPNP-AC
CPNP-AC
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Daniel J. Gebhard, MD
MD
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Monica Guerra, APRN, CPNP-AC
APRN, CPNP-AC
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Mandi J. Hopkins, MD
MD
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Scott M. Leopold, MD
MD
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

John K. Maher, MD
MD
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Tanya Morris, APRN
APRN
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Jose L. Olarte-Motta, MD
MD
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Patricia Pena-Jimenez, MD
MD
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Shekhar S. Raj, MD
MD
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Thelma I. Reyes-McChesney, APRN, CPNP-AC
APRN, CPNP-AC
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center

Ramon J. Rivera, MD
MD
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center


Kevin P. Schooler, MD
MD
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Heart Center
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) Locations
Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi
3533 S. Alameda St.
Corpus Christi,
TX
78411
(361) 694-5000
24hrs
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
(361) 694-4109
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