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H2HC Board of Directors
M. Jay Campbell, MD
M. Jay Campbell, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Duke University. He joined the faculty at Duke in 2008 after completing his pediatric and pediatric cardiology training at Vanderbilt University. He specializes in the care of children with acquired and congenital heart disease as well as adults with congenital heart disease. He specializes in non-invasive cardiac imaging: echocardiography, cardiac MRI and fetal echocardiography. His research interests are focused non-invasive cardiac imaging and improving the utility of these modalities in pediatric cardiology. He is very interested in improving the quality of care provided to pediatric cardiology patients through Quality Improvement initiatives. He is a candidate for a Master of Healthcare Administration at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health. He lives in Durham with his wife. He also serves as the Duke Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program Director. (http://pediatrics.duke.edu/faculty/details/0483031)
Lori Smoot
Lori Smoot grew up in North Carolina, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, OH, and studied Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest. She has lived abroad in Italy, India, and South Africa. She now resides in Zebulon, NC with her husband and four children. While living in India in 2013, her youngest child, Thelo, was diagnosed at 19 weeks gestation with a narrow aorta. Further investigation found additional heart defects, causing a necessary return to the US. Thelo was diagnosed at Duke with 7 heart defects, a variant of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), and subsequently had the Norwood open heart surgery at 9 days old and Glenn at 4 months old. After moving to South Africa, Thelo experienced heart failure. After returning to Duke, he was listed for a heart transplant in September 2015. Well enough to be transitioned to inactive on the transplant list in 2016, he does not currently need a heart transplant. In August of 2017, Thelo had the last of three palliative procedures called the Fontan. He is doing well. Lori was one of the founding members of H2H Collaborative.
Tammy L. Uhl, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Tammy L Uhl, RN, MSN has been practicing pediatric critical care nursing for nearly 30 years. She obtained her graduate degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2000, becoming a Pediatric Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist. She joined the Duke Pediatric Critical Care Team in 2008 after working at several other children’s hospitals along the East Coast. Her specific interests are Quality and Safety Initiatives, Evidence-based delivery of care and Patient and Family Centered Care in the Pediatric Cardiac and Pediatric Intensive Care Units at Duke Children’s Hospital. Tammy lives in Durham and enjoys cycling, kayaking and the beach. She has two children and three grandchildren.
H2HC Officers
Matthew Starr – Chair
Matthew Starr is Chair of Heart 2 Heart Collaborative. At 2 days old Matthew’s daughter went from being a normal post delivery discharge to being admitted to the Pediatric Cardiac ICU at Duke Hospital. Lilly was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis with a unicommissural valve. She had a balloon catheterization at 3 days old a spent a week in the ICU. Although her first open heart surgery is in the near future, Lilly is now approaching her third birthday remaining surgery free thanks to her strength and outstanding care at Duke Children’s. Matthew has done one tour in Iraq and is now the Upper Neuse Riverkeeper. He works to make sure that our water is fishable, swimmable, and drinkable. Matthew lives in Raleigh with his wife and their three beautiful children.
Annette Moore – Co-chair
Annette Moore serves as Co-Chair for Heart 2 Heart. During her 18-week ultrasound, it was detected that her baby had a heart defect. This resulted in several echocardiograms throughout the remainder of her pregnancy. Adeline was born at 35 weeks and had surgery at four days old to correct the narrowing of her aortic arch. A couple weeks later she had another surgery to repair the lymph nodes that were damaged during her first surgery. Although this was a scary time for Mom and Dad, they are both grateful for the fantastic care Adeline received at Duke. She came home after 37 days in the hospital. Despite having a heart catheterization a few months later, Adeline is doing very well. She is growing and discovering the world around her. Annette and her husband, who is also part of Heart 2 Heart, enjoy exercising, teaching the 3-year olds at church, and spending time together as a family.
Raymond Moore Jr. – Treasurer
Raymond Moore Jr. serves as Treasurer for Heart 2 Heart. He currently works for Duke University Medical Center in the Engineering & Operations Department where he has been for the last 18 years. He joined Heart 2 Heart because of his son Brayden who was diagnosed at 2 months old with a narrowing and coarctation of his aorta. Brayden had surgery to repair his valve and is doing well at age 9. Through this group Ray’s family has learned a lot of valuable information to help his wife Antoinette and himself to better understand all about children with heart problems. He hopes to be able to use his experiences with his son to help other heart families in the future.
Joye Mullis – Patient and Family Support Liaison
Joye Mullis serves as the Patient and Family Support Liaison for Heart 2 Heart Collaborative after many years of mentoring and supporting heart families in the Triangle area. She is a proud heart mom to Ethan, who was born in 2009 with undetected critical congenital heart defects. His birth and subsequent surgeries propelled Joye to work with legislators and fellow advocates to have the Pulse Oximetry Screening Law passed in 2013 for North Carolina. Joye lives in Raleigh with her husband, Jeramie, and is a stay at home mom to Ethan and her two foster children. As a family, they enjoy serving in their church community, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends.