
Howard County General Hospital is a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Many physicians from the Heart and Vascular Institute can also see patients at this facility.
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Columbia, MD 21044
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Cardiology
Cardiac Surgery
Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Specialties
Experts

Luigi Adamo, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Cardiac Immunology
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiac Immunology, Cardiomyopathy, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Heart Transplant, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Ventricular Assist Device

Mark Edward Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
William Osler Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor of Physiology
William Osler Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor of Physiology

Armin Arbab-Zadeh, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director, Cardiac Computed Tomography
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Angina, Atherosclerosis, Cardiac Imaging, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Cardiovascular Disease, Chest Pain, Coronary Artery Disease, Critical Care Medicine, CT Angiography, Dyslipidemia, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), High Cholesterol, Preventive Cardiology, Thoracic Imaging

Dan Eytan Arking, Ph.D.
Biological Mechanisms Core Co-Director, Johns Hopkins University Older Americans Independence Center
Faculty Member, Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Affiliated Faculty, Johns Hopkins Institute for Data-Intensive Engineering & Science, Johns Hopkins University
Affiliated Faculty, High-Throughput Biology Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Faculty Member, Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Affiliated Faculty, Johns Hopkins Institute for Data-Intensive Engineering & Science, Johns Hopkins University
Affiliated Faculty, High-Throughput Biology Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor of Medicine

Marios Arvanitis, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, General Cardiology, Heart Conditions, Heart Disease, Non-invasive Cardiology

Bimal H Ashar, M.D., M.B.A.
Clinical Director, Division of General Internal Medicine
Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Executive and Preventive Health Program
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Executive and Preventive Health Program
Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Executive Health, Preventive Medicine

Hiroshi Ashikaga, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Catheter Ablation Therapy, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy, Pacemakers, Sudden Cardiac Death, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation, Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome

Paul Gisbert Auwaerter, M.D., M.B.A.
Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Fisher Center for Environmental Infectious Diseases
Chief Medical Officer, Point of Care-Information Technology (POC-IT) Center
Professor of Medicine
Director, Fisher Center for Environmental Infectious Diseases
Chief Medical Officer, Point of Care-Information Technology (POC-IT) Center
Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Fever of Unknown Origin, Infectious Mononucleosis, Lyme Disease, Osteomyelitis, Respiratory Tract Infections, Tick-Borne Diseases

Thomas R Aversano, M.D.
Director, Atlantic C-PORT Projects
Associate Director of Johns Hopkins Cardiology at GBMC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Director of Johns Hopkins Cardiology at GBMC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Arrhythmia, Cardiology, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiology, Coronary Artery Disease, General Cardiology, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Invasive Cardiology, Irregular Heartbeat, Preventive Medicine

Hamza Aziz, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Surgery, Aortic Valve Repair, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG), Coronary Artery Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Valvular Heart Disease, Valvular Heart Surgery

Andreas S Barth, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Director, Inherited Heart Diseases
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Genetic Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Genetic Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Arrhythmia, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Brugada syndrome, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Cardiomyopathy, Inherited Arrhythmia Disorders, Long QT Syndrome, Ventricular Arrhythmias

Ronald David Berger, M.D., Ph.D.
Nicholas J. Fortuin, M.D. Professor in Cardiology
Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Ablation, Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Atrial Tachycardia, Biventricular Pacing, Bradycardia, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Catheter Ablation Therapy, Device Therapy, Electrophysiology, Epicardial Catheter Ablation, Heart Disease, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy, Irregular Heartbeat, Pacemakers, Palpitations, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia, Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Syncope, Tachycardias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome

Gail Valerie Berkenblit, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Program Director for Ambulatory Education, Osler Medical Residency
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Internal Medicine

Scott Adam Berkowitz, M.D., M.B.A.
Chief Population Health Officer
Vice President of Population Health
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vice President of Population Health
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiology

Gabriel S. Bever, Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor of Functional Anatomy and Evolution
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine

Rinky Bhatia, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Echocardiography, General Cardiology, Heart Disease, Holter Monitoring, Stress Testing

Michael Joseph Blaha, M.D., M.P.H.
Director of Clinical Research, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Preventive Cardiology

Roger Scott Blumenthal, M.D.
Kenneth Jay Pollin Professor of Cardiology
Director of Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Professor of Medicine
Director of Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Cardiovascular Disease in Women, Cardiovascular Risk Stratification, Chest Pain, Clinical Cardiology, Coronary Artery Disease, Dyslipidemia and Hypertension, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), High Cholesterol, Ischemic Heart Disease, Preventive Cardiology, Stress Testing

Paul A. Bottomley, Ph.D.
Director, Division of MR Research
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Medicine

Jeffrey A Brinker, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Joint Appointment in Radiology and Radiological Science
Joint Appointment in Radiology and Radiological Science
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Acute Coronary Care, Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Angina, Angioplasty, Atherosclerosis, Atherosclerosis Imaging, Cardiac Catheterization, Cardiac Disease, Cardiac Imaging, Cardiology, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease in Women, Cardiovascular Disease with Chronic Renal Disease, Cardiovascular Interventions, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardioversion, Chest Pain, Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion, Chronic Total Occlusions, Clinical Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Stenting, Coronary CT Angiography, Coronary Endothelial Function, CT Angiography, General Cardiology, Heart Attack, Heart Conditions, Heart Disease, Heart Disease Prevention and Treatment in Women, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Interventional Cardiology, Intravascular Brachytherapy, Invasive Cardiology, Ischemic Heart Disease, Lead Extraction, Myocardial Infarction, Pacemaker and ICD Lead Extraction, Pacing, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), Pericardiocentesis, Right Heart Catheterization, Rotational Atherectomy, Stenting, Syncope, Tilt Table Test, Valvular Heart Disease

Robert Alan Brodsky, M.D.
Director, Division of Hematology
Program Director, T32 Training Program, Division of Hematology
Johns Hopkins Family Professor of Oncology Research
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Oncology
Program Director, T32 Training Program, Division of Hematology
Johns Hopkins Family Professor of Oncology Research
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Oncology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Aplastic Anemia, Bone Marrow Failure, Hematologic Malignancies, Hematology, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Roy G Brower, M.D.
Medical Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Attending physician, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Attending physician, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Acute Lung Injury (ALI), Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Hugh Grosvenor Calkins, M.D.
Catherine Ellen Poindexter Professor of Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service
Director, Johns Hopkins ARVD Program
Director, Johns Hopkins Atrial Fibrillation Center
Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory
Director, Tilt Table Diagnostic Laboratory
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service
Director, Johns Hopkins ARVD Program
Director, Johns Hopkins Atrial Fibrillation Center
Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory
Director, Tilt Table Diagnostic Laboratory
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Ablation, Arrhythmia, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Bradycardia, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardioversion, Catheter Ablation Therapy, Defibrillators, Device Therapy, Electrophysiology, Heart Block, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy, Irregular Heartbeat, Long QT Syndrome, Pacemakers, Palpitations, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia, Sudden Cardiac Death, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Syncope, Tachycardias, Tilt Table Test, Ventricular Arrhythmias, Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome

Ari Michael Cedars, M.D.
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, General Cardiology

Nisha Chandra-Strobos, M.B.B.S.
Chief of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Critical Care Cardiology, Heart Disease Prevention and Treatment in Women, Premature Coronary Artery Disease, Valvular Heart Disease, Women's Health

Subroto B. Chatterjee, Ph.D., M.S., M.Sc.
Director, Sphingolipid Signaling and Vascular Biology Laboratory
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Medicine

Jonathan Chrispin, M.D.
Director, Ventricular Arrhythmia Research
Robert E. Meyerhoff Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Robert E. Meyerhoff Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Ablation, Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Atrial Tachycardia, Biventricular Pacing, Bradycardia, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Catheter Ablation Therapy, Device Therapy, Electrophysiology, Epicardial Catheter Ablation, Heart Disease, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy, Internal Medicine, Irregular Heartbeat, Lead Extraction, Pacemakers, Palpitations, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia, Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Syncope, Tachycardias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome

Oscar Horacio Cingolani, M.D.
Director, Hypertension Program
Associate Director, Coronary Care Unit
Osler Internal Medicine Faculty (Thayer Firm)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Coronary Care Unit
Osler Internal Medicine Faculty (Thayer Firm)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Echocardiography, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), High Cholesterol, Valvular Heart Disease, Venous Thromboembolism

Maurizio Colognesi-Capogrossi, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiology

Mary Concetta Corretti, M.D.
Medical Director, Adult Echocardiography Laboratory
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiology, Cardiology Consultation, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Medicine, Echocardiography, Heart Disease, Preventive Cardiology, Transthoracic Echocardiogram, Valvular Heart Disease

John Dana Coulson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Pediatric Cardiology

Franco Rafael D'Alessio, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Mahendra Damarla, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Acute Lung Injury (ALI), Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Rachel Lynn Damico, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Director, Physician Scientist Training Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension

Harry C Dietz, III, M.D.
Director, William S. Smilow Center for Marfan Syndrome Research Institute of Genetic Medicine
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Victor A. McKusick Professor of Medicine and Genetics
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Medicine
Joint Appointment in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Professor of Pediatrics
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Victor A. McKusick Professor of Medicine and Genetics
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Medicine
Joint Appointment in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Professor of Pediatrics
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Aortic Aneurysms, Cardiology, Marfan Syndrome, Medical Genetics, Pediatric Cardiology

Allen Dale Everett, M.D.
Director of the Pediatric Proteome Center
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiology, Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease

Ira T Fine, M.D.
Chairman, Board of Governors at Johns Hopkins at Green Spring Station
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Rheumatology

Roberta Florido, M.D., M.H.S.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiac Transplant, Cardiology, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, Mechanical Circulatory Support