Sahar Abdelmoneim, MBBCh, MSc, MS, FESC, FASE

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Echocardiography, Stress Echocardiography, Onco-cardiology, Contrast Echocardiography

Phone:	(216) 844-3800
E-Mail:	sahar.abdelmoneimmohamed@uhhospitals.org

Amer Alaiti, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Cardiovascular Imaging, Interventional Cardiology

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Phone:	216-844-3800
E-Mail:	mohamadamer. alaiti@uhhospitals.org

Perry Anarado, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical Instructor

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Phone:	(216)844-3800
E-Mail:	perry.anarado@uhhospitals.org

Janine Arruda, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Phone:	(216)844-7700
E-Mail:	maria.arruda@uhhospitals.org

Mauricio S. Arruda, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Clinical Electrophysiology and Pacing

Special Interests ::
Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias, Eval & Treatment of Patients w/Complex Cardiac Arrhythmias such as Atrial Fibrillation & Ventricular Tachycardia, Implantable Devices (Pacemakers, Defibrillators & Resynchronization to Treat Heart Failure

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Phone:	216-844-8242
E-Mail:	mauricio.arruda@uhhospitals.org

Guilherme Attizzani, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Phone:	(216)844-3800
E-Mail:	guilherme.attizzani@uhhospitals.org

Rodolfo Benatti, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Heart Transplantation, Structural Heart Disease, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Artery Disease, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Resynchronization Therapy, Left Ventricular Assist Devices

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Phone:	440-593-0101
E-Mail:	rodolfo.benatti@uhhospitals.org

Hiram Bezerra, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Special Interests ::
Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac CT, Cardiac MRI, Interventional Cardiology, Optical Coherence Tomography

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Phone:	216-983-5746
E-Mail:	hiram.bezerra@uhhospitals.org

Ivan Cakulev, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Non-Cardiac Telemetry

Special Interests ::
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter and SVT, Basic Science, Biventricular Device Implantation, Intra-operative Mapping of Arrhythmias, Pacemaker Implantation, Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Tachycardia

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Phone:	216-844-3800
E-Mail:	ivan.cakulev@uhhospitals.org

Teresa L. Carman, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Vascular Medicine
Medical Director, Coumadin Clinic

Special Interests ::
Arterial Vascular Disease and Wound Care, Clinical Thrombosis, Thrombophilia

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Phone:	216-844-1261
E-Mail:	teresa.carman@uhhospitals.org

James Cireddu, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Medical Director, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, UH Regional Hospitals Bedford Campus
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Home Health Care, Telemedicine, Cardiac Catheterization, Echocardiography, Stress Testing, Vascular Imaging (CTA, MRA), Vein Disease, Vein Ablation, Cardiovascular Diseases

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Phone:	440-735-3655
E-Mail:	james.cireddu@uhhospitals.org

Marco Costa, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Structural Heart Disease, Percutaneous Valve Repair, Stem Cell Therapy, Optical Coherence Tomography, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac Catheterization, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Imaging, Endovascular Procedures

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Phone:	216-844-5840
E-Mail:	marco.costa@uhhospitals.org

Michael J. Cunningham, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology

Special Interests ::
Cardiac Catheterization, Endovascular Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Invasive Cardiology, Peripheral Vascular Intervention

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Phone:	216-368-6066
E-Mail:	Michael.Cunningham@UHhospitals.org

Jeffrey Deiuliiis

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

E-Mail:

jad248@case.edu

Barry A. Effron, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Evaluation & Prevention Center
Assoc. Prof. Figgie Family Chair for Clinical Cardiovascular Excellence

Special Interests ::
Cardiomyopathy, Clinical Cardiology, Coronary Artery Disease, Management of Lipid Disorders, Preventive Cardiology, Valvular Heart Disease

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Phone:	216-844-3800
E-Mail:	barry.effron@uhhospitals.org

Chantal El Amm, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Heart Failure Fellowship Program

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Phone:	(216)844-2500
E-Mail:	chantal.elamm@uhhospitals.org

George Farah, MD, FACC

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Computed Tomography (CT), Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography

Phone:	(216)844-3800
E-Mail:	george.farah@uhhospitals.org

Michel G. Farah, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Special Interests ::
Cardiac Tumors, Stress Echocardiography, Three-dimensional Echocardiography, Trans-esophageal Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional and Color Doppler Echocardiography

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Phone:	216-844-3150
E-Mail:	michel.farah@uhhospitals.org

Farshad Forouzandeh, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Special Interests:
Coronary Interventions, Vascular Ultrasound, Echocardiography, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Nuclear Cardiology, Chronic Total Occlusions (CTO)

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Phone:	440-882-0075
E-Mail:	farshad.forouzandeh@uhhospitals.org

Mahazarin Ginwalla, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Phone:	(216)844-1639
E-Mail:	mahazarin.ginwalla@uhhospitals.org

Jonathan Goldberg, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

E-Mail:

jonathan.goldberg@va.gov

Lloyd H. Greene, MD, FACC

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Adult Cardiology

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Phone:	216-844-5469
E-Mail:	lloyd.greene@uhhospitals.org

Anne Hamik, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Cardiovascular Medicine, Vascular Medicine

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Phone:	216-368-1186
E-Mail:	anne.hamik@uhhospitals.org

Douglas Hess, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

E-Mail:

douglas.hess@case.edu

Brian D. Hoit, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASE

Cardiovascular Medicine

Professor of Medicine
Director, Fellowship Program
UHCMC Medical Director

Special Interests::
Non-Invasive Cardiology, Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography, Phenotypic Analysis of Transgenic Mice, Pericardial Disease, Cardiac Function

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Phone:	216-844-3855
E-Mail:	brian.hoit@uhhospitals.org

Anselma Intini, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

E-Mail:

anselma.intini@va.gov

Mukesh K. Jain, MD, FAHA

Cardiovascular Medicine

Professor of Medicine
Director, Case Cardiovascular Research Institute

Special Interests::
Cardiovascular Medicine

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Phone:	216-368-3607
E-Mail:	mukesh.jain@uhhospitals.org

Trevor Jenkins, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Phone:	(216)844-1261
E-Mail:	trevor.jenkins@uhhospitals.org

Richard A. Josephson, MS, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiology, Arrhythmias, Syncope, Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Arrhythmia, CHF, Cardiomyopathy, Valvular Heart Disease, Preventive Cardiology, Coronary Artery Disease, Angina, Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation, Chest Pain, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Dyslipidemia, Hypercholesterolemia, Aortic Valve Disease, Pericardial Disease, Pericardial Effusiona, Myocardial Infraction

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Phone:	216-844-5380
E-Mail:	richard.josephson@uhhospitals.org

Ankur Kalra, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Structural Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine

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Phone:	216-844-8915
E-Mail:	ankur.kalra@uhhospitals.org

Joseph I. Krall, MD, FACC

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Cardiovascular Medicine, Clinical Cardiology

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Phone:	216-844-1446
E-Mail:	joseph.krall@uhhospitals.org

Richard Kuntz, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Adjunct Professor of Medicine

Phone:	(216)844-1000
E-Mail:	richard.kuntz@uhhospitals.org

Xudong Liao, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Phone:	216-368-0591
E-Mail:	xxl103@case.edu

Zhiyong Lin, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Visiting Assistant Professor

E-Mail:

zhiyong.lin@case.edu

Chris Longenecker, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Phone:	(216)844-1000
E-Mail:	chris.longenecker@uhhospitals.org

Yuan Lu, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Phone:	216-368-6083
E-Mail:	yuan.lu@case.edu

Judith A. Mackall, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Cardiac Electrophysiology, Pacemakers and Implantable Devices, Resynchronization Therapy, Radiofreqeuncy Ablation, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Device Therapy for Heart Failure

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Phone:	216-844-8917
E-Mail:	judith.mackall@uhhospitals.org

Sri K Madan Mohan, MBBS, MRCP, FACC

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Cardiovascular Medicine

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Phone:	216-844-0332
E-Mail:	srikrishna.madanmohan@uhhospitals.org

Ganapati Mahabaleshwar, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

E-Mail:

ganapati.mahabaleshwar@case.edu

Andrei Maiseyu, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

E-Mail:

axm1079@case.edu

Bradley Martin, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Phone:	216-844-3800
E-Mail:	bradley.martin@uhhospitals.org

Misaim Moghbelli, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Heart Failure

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Phone:	216-844-3800
E-Mail:	meisam.moghbell@uhhospitals.org

Arabi Naso, MD, FACC

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Imaging

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Phone:	216-791-3800
E-Mail:	arabi.naso@va.gov

Guilherme Oliveira, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Director, Onco-Cardiology Program, University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine, CWRU School of Medicine
Director Heart Failure and Transplant Service, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals

Special Interests::
Advanced Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Assist Devices, Onco-cardiology

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Phone:	(216)844-1000
E-Mail:	guilherme.oliveira@uhhospitals.org

José Ortiz, MD, FACC

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Phone:	216-844-7696
E-Mail:	jose.ortiz@va.gov

Mohammed Osman, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology, Heart Failure

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Phone:	440-993-1144
E-Mail:	mohammed.osman@uhhospitals.org

Aaron Proweller, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Molecular Cardiovascular Biology, General Cardiovascular Medicine

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Phone:	216-368-1186
E-Mail:	aaron.proweller@uhhospitals.org

Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Division Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine

Director, CWRU Cardiovascular Research Institute

Co-Chair, Clinical Executive Committee, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute

Clinical Professor of Medicine

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Phone:	216-844-8300
E-Mail:	sanjay.rajagopalan@uhhospitals.org

Diana L. Ramirez-Bergeron, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

E-Mail:

diana.ramirez@case.edu

Monique Robinson, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Phone:	(216) 844-1000
E-Mail:	monique.robinson@uhhospitals.org

Jayakumar Sahadevan, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Electrophysiology, Implantable Defibrillators, Intra-operative Mapping of Arrhythmias, Defibrillators and Biventricular Devices, Radiofrequency Ablation of Arrhythmias, Management of Atrial Fibrillation, Non-responders to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

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Phone:	216-844-3800
E-Mail:	jay.sahadevan@va.gov

Can Shi, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

E-Mail:

can.shi@case.edu

Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Director, Interventional Cardiovascular Center, University Hospitals

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Phone:	216-844-3800
E-Mail:	mehdi.shishehbor@uhhospitals.org

Dina Sparano, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Phone:	(440)899-2423
E-Mail:	dina.sparano@uhhospitals.org

Jonathan Stamler, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Clinical Cardiology, Coronary Artery Disease, Vascular Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension

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Phone:	216-844-7726
E-Mail:	Jonathan.stamler@uhhospitals.org

Claire Sullivan, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Phone:	216-844-3800
E-Mail:	claire.sullivan@uhhospitals.org

Varun Sundaram, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Phone:	216-844-1000
E-Mail:	varun.sundaram@uhhospitals.org

Sergio Thal, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Ablation Therapy of Arrhythmias, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Implantable Cardiac Devices

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Phone:	216-844-3800
E-Mail:	sergio.thal@uhhospitals.org

Albert L. Waldo, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Cardiac Arrhythmia, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pharmacology, Antiarrhythmic Drug and Device Therapy, Ablation Therapy of Arrhythmias, Syncope, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, 24 Hour Ambulatory (Holter) Monitoring

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Phone:	216-844-7690
E-Mail:	albert.waldo@uhhospitals.org

Yunmei Wang, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Phone:	216-368-6268
E-Mail:	Yunmei.wang@case.edu

Thomas S. Wilson, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Invasive and Noninvasive Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization, Echocardiography, Stress Testing

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Phone:	216-844-3800
E-Mail:	thomas.wilson@uhhospitals.org

William Wolf, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Cardiovascular Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Coronary Artery Disease, Peripheral Vascular Intervention

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Phone:	216-844-3800
E-Mail:	william.wolf@uhhospitals.org

Michael Zacharias, DO

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Special Interests::
Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Transplantation, Advanced Heart Failure, Ventricular Assist Devices, Mechanical Circulatory Support

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Phone:	(216)844-3800
E-Mail:	michael.zacharias@uhhospitals.org

Jixin Zhong

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

E-Mail:

jxz738@case.edu

David Zidar, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program

Special Interests::
Interventional Cardiology, Endovascular Procedures, Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Immunology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac Catheterization

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Phone:	216-368-3800
E-Mail:	david.zidar@uhhospitals.org

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE • DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

Faculty in Cardiovascular Medicine

Sahar Abdelmoneim, MBBCh, MSc, MS, FESC, FASE

Amer Alaiti, MD

Perry Anarado, MD

Janine Arruda, MD

Mauricio S. Arruda, MD

Guilherme Attizzani, MD

Rodolfo Benatti, MD

Hiram Bezerra, MD, PhD

Ivan Cakulev, MD

Teresa L. Carman, MD

James Cireddu, MD

Marco Costa, MD, PhD

Michael J. Cunningham, MD

Jeffrey Deiuliiis

Barry A. Effron, MD

Chantal El Amm, MD

George Farah, MD, FACC

Michel G. Farah, MD

Farshad Forouzandeh, MD, PhD

Mahazarin Ginwalla, MD

Jonathan Goldberg, MD

Lloyd H. Greene, MD, FACC

Anne Hamik, MD, PhD

Douglas Hess, PhD

Brian D. Hoit, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASE

Anselma Intini, MD

Mukesh K. Jain, MD, FAHA

Trevor Jenkins, MD

Richard A. Josephson, MS, MD

Ankur Kalra, MD

Joseph I. Krall, MD, FACC

Richard Kuntz, MD

Xudong Liao, PhD

Zhiyong Lin, PhD

Chris Longenecker, MD

Yuan Lu, MD

Judith A. Mackall, MD

Sri K Madan Mohan, MBBS, MRCP, FACC

Ganapati Mahabaleshwar, PhD

Andrei Maiseyu, MD

Bradley Martin, MD

Misaim Moghbelli, MD

Arabi Naso, MD, FACC

Guilherme Oliveira, MD

José Ortiz, MD, FACC

Mohammed Osman, MD

Aaron Proweller, MD, PhD

Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD

Diana L. Ramirez-Bergeron, PhD

Monique Robinson, MD, PhD

Jayakumar Sahadevan, MD

Can Shi, PhD

Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD

Dina Sparano, MD

Jonathan Stamler, MD

Claire Sullivan, MD

Varun Sundaram, MD

Sergio Thal, MD

Albert L. Waldo, MD

Yunmei Wang, PhD

Thomas S. Wilson, MD

William Wolf, MD

Michael Zacharias, DO

Jixin Zhong

David Zidar, MD, PhD