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Office Staff Profiles
Scott A. Wellmann, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiologist
Founder of the Alaska Children's Heart Center, LLC
Dr. Scott Wellmann grew up on a farm in a small town in Northwest Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Science degree
in Biology from the University of Notre Dame in 1988, and he graduated from the University of Cincinnati
College of Medicine in 1992. He stayed in Cincinnati to complete a residency in Pediatrics and Fellowship
training in Pediatric Cardiology at the renowned Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. When he
completed his training in 1998, he moved to Alaska to begin practice. He was employed at Pediatric Cardiology of Alaska until 2006.
Dr. Wellmann is the devoted husband of Kitty Wellmann and the proud, doting father of three children.
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Srinadh Rao, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Cardiologist
Dr. Sri Rao is a Pediatric Cardiologist who hails from Columbia, South Carolina but has traveled extensively throughout the United States as a Locum Tenens. He has also been all over the world on many volunteer medical missions with the International Children’s Heart Foundation as the Primary Cardiologist/Secondary Cardiac Intensivist. His passport has more stamps than a winning bingo card. Dr. Rao’s travels have given him the ability to perform exams speaking multiple languages including Spanish and Russian. He has done mission work in India, Sudan, Pakistan, China, Belarus, and more. It was only a matter of time before he ended up in Alaska. Our State just takes up too much space on the globe for him to miss.
Dr. Rao graduated from St. Georges’ University School of Medicine, Grenada as an MD in 1999, and completed his Internship and Residency in Pediatrics at Long Island College Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, NY in 2002. He then attended the University of California, San Diego and Children’s Hospital San Diego where he completed his Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology in 2005, and then began his career as a Pediatric Cardiologist at the Children’s Heart Center in Las Vegas, NV.
Dr. Rao is the recipient of the Medtronic and Ross Pharmaceutical Grants for International Child Health. He belongs to the American Society of Echocardiography, the American College of Cardiology, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.
Despite his passion for spending his time off volunteering to work, he still finds time for fun that does not require a stethoscope. He enjoys reading, travelling, sailing, history, archeology, and baseball. Dr. Rao clearly has the frontier spirit.
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Kitty Wellmann DNP, FNP, PNP, ANP
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner,
Vascular Access Specialist
Dr. Kitty Wellmann was born just below our office when Providence Hospital was a small building with a big parking lot.
She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree from Arizona State University. She also has Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Nursing Science from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Kitty is a member of the International Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau.
Licensed as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Kitty holds national board certification in both family practice and pediatrics.
As an Instructor for UAA School of Nursing, she has taught multiple pediatric nursing lecture and clinical courses.
Kitty has deep pediatric critical care nursing experience.
She was a Nursing Supervisor of The Children's Hospital at Providence Pediatric and Pediatric Intensive Care Units.
After completing concentrated study at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Kitty returned to Alaska and went to work for BJ Coopes MD, PC as a member of the PICU service as a Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner.
Kitty has spent most of her adult working life in a one mile radius, between Providence and UAA. No, she hasn't gone far in life, (up three floors since birth), but the Sisters of Providence have been kind to her.
She met her amazing husband at the hospital and delivered three wonderful children there. She enjoys sprint dog sled racing.
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Katie Butler MSN, NP-C, ANP
Family Nurse Practitioner, WOLF (Working on Lifetime Fitness) Coordinator
Practitioner Butler has a Master of Science Degree from University of Alaska Anchorage and is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She has completed focused education in the area of treating pediatric patients with weight management issues. Launching the WOLF (Working on Lifetime Fitness) program has been a goal she has been working toward for several years.
Katie grew up in Anchorage, attended Northeastern University in Boston and graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2000. She started her career at Providence Children’s Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care and then moved to the Emergency Room to broaden her knowledge. In between, she worked at Oakland Children’s Hospital Emergency Room as a travel nurse and had the opportunity to work as a volunteer nurse in Indonesia to take care of tsunami victims.
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Mary Manes
Office Manager
Mary was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas where she met her husband Jeff, who joined the Air Force soon after the wedding. Their first 2 years of married life was spent between Biloxi, Mississippi and Augusta, Georgia; eventually making their way here to Anchorage where their little family grew and roots were put down. Mary’s always enjoyed working with children. In fact, most of the jobs she’s had have been centered around kids and their families. Mary likes to spend her spare time doing volunteer work or helping others. Her other “job” is managing a thrift store that benefits a local Catholic school. Mary has worked with Dr. Wellmann for over 5 years, and it was a natural progression to join him in his new practice. She’s happy to be the smiling face you see through the window at the front desk.
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Amy Zimmerman
Nurse Supervisor
Amy was born, raised, met her future husband, graduated from nursing school, and was married, in Austin, Texas. After starting her Nursing career at The Children’s Hospital of Austin and having 2 baby girls, this seventh generation Texan decided to move her family and live some place different for a change. She made about as big of a change as possible when she moved to Anchorage, Alaksa in the Summer of 2002. She has been a Sedation Nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Providence Hospital ever since. She joined the team at Alaska Children’s Heart Center in 2008. She loves Pediatric Nursing and always plans to work with children.
In her spare time, she stays busy as a Girl Scout Leader for her 2 daughters, Savannah & Shelby and drives countless miles between soccer, swimming, skiing, and skating practices. Her son Triston was born in Anchorage in 2005 and helps mom to keep his sisters in line. She is happily married to her high-school sweetheart Jimmy, who works in Anchorage for the U.S. Customs Service as a CBP Officer.
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Gail Thompson
BASW, BSN RN, CPN
Gail was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and moved to Alaska in 1981. She transferred to Alaska with a job where she met her husband, a native-born Native Alaskan. They have been married for 26 years and have 2 daughters. Gail graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Social work, and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Science Nursing from UAA in 2000. Gail started her medical experience as an EMT with Homer Volunteer Fire Department, and worked as both, a scheduler and medical biller at Homer Medical Clinic prior to attending nursing school. Her nursing career began here at Providence Hospital, where she has been working as a Pediatric and Pediatric Intensive Care nurse for 8 years. Gail is also a Pediatric Advanced Life Support instructor and a Certified Pediatric RN. Gail enjoys traveling, hiking, fishing, and generally spending time experiencing the splendor of Alaska.
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Erik Lewis
RN, CCRN, CEN
Erik began his career as a firefighter in Idaho. An EMS job brought him back to Montana and he entered nursing school where he graduated in 2002. He had an interest in the heart and worked into critical care, specializing in cardiac surgery. The call to Alaska came in the spring of 2006, and the family made quick work of the Alaska Highway. Erik’s excitement for cardiac care and working with children united during a Pediatric Advanced Life Support class where he met the staff of Alaska Children’s Heart Center.
Erik and his wife Chandra have 2 children. Raina is almost 8, and Jaden just turned 6. They are a family who loves the Alaskan outdoors. When Erik isn’t working in the ER, the clinic, or teaching Cardiac and Trauma classes, you can expect him to be home with his family, planning the next adventure.
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