She is the director of student and resident education for the Division of Pediatric Cardiology and co-director of medical student education in Cardiology for the Long School of Medicine. Dr. Maldonado is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. She earned her medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, completed her residency at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center and her fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children. She is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology.