Our physicians are board certified, published & hold full-time faculty positions with the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.

Katrinka T Kip, MD

Dr. Kip earned her MD from the State University of New York. She completed an Internship and Residency at Tulane University Hospital and a Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Miami. Before joining the Children’s Heart Center in April 1999, Dr. Kip held the positions of Acting Division Chief and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. Dr. Kip’s practice is based primarily in Reno but she sees patients in Las Vegas. Dr. Kip is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology.

Joseph M Ludwick, MD

Dr. Ludwick was awarded his MD from the St. Louis University Medical School. He completed his Pediatric Residency at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles where he received the Chief Resident’s Award. He continued his training at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles for his Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship. He joined the Children’s Heart Center and the UNSOM faculty in 2005. Dr. Ludwick’s practice is based primarily in Reno but he also sees patients in Las Vegas.  Dr. Ludwick is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology.

Shilpi Garg, MD

Dr. Garg received her MD from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV.  She completed her Residency in Pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco – Fresno, Fresno, CA. Dr. Garg then completed her Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR. Upon completing her Fellowship in July of 2018, Dr. Garg was an instructor in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Oregon Health & Sciences University. In August of 2019, she moved back home to Reno to join the Children’s Heart Center.  Dr. Garg is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology.