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Maryland Heart Center

Cardiologists

Maryland Heart Center cardiologists are internationally known for their leadership in the diagnosis and management of complex heart disease. Below is a list of our cardiologists.

R. Michael Benitez, M.D.R. Michael Benitez, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Electrocardiographic Laboratory

Special Interests: Clinical Cardiology; Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Diseases
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Virginia Health System
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Benitez's Biography


Christoper deFilippi, M.D.Christopher deFilippi, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Cardiac Catheterization; Post-Transplant Surveillance; Management of Patients with Kidney Disease
Medical Degree: University of Rochester
Residency: University of Texas-Southwestern/Dallas VA Medical Center, University Hospital, Boston, Medicine
Fellowship: University of Texas-Southwestern/Dallas VA Medical Center, Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. deFilippi's Biography


Timm-Michael Dickfeld, M.D., Ph.D.Timm-Michael Dickfeld, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Image-Guided Electrophysiological Procedures; Image Integration; Ablation
Medical Degree: University of Frankfurt, Germany
Residency: Duke University Health Systems, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Dickfeld's Biography


Erika D. Feller, M.D. Erika D. Feller, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program

Special Interests: Heart Transplant Immunology; LVAD Physiology
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital, Medicine
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital, Cardiology
Certification: Internal Medicine
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Feller's Biography


Stacy D. Fisher, M.D. Stacy D. Fisher, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Adult Congenital Heart Disease; Heart Disease during pregnancy; Pulmonary Hypertension; Echocardiography
Medical Degree: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Rochester Medical Center, Cardiology
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Fisher's Biography


John S. Gottdiener, M.D., F.A.C.C.John S. Gottdiener, M.D., F.A.C.C,
Professor of Medicine
Director, Echocardiography Lab

Special Interests: Echocardiography; Cardiac Effects of Mental Stress
Medical Degree: Georgetown University
Residency: North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital, Cardiology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Gottdiener's Biography


Stephen S. Gottlieb, M.D.Stephen S. Gottlieb, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Heart Failure Service & Cardiac Care Unit
Director, Cardiology Clinical Research Program

Special Interests: Congestive Heart Failure
Medical Degree: Brown University
Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics
Fellowship: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-328-8788 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-8788 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Gottlieb's Biography


Anuj Gupta, M.D.Anuj Gupta, M.D.
Assistant rofessor of Medicine
Director, Peripheral Vascular Interventions

Special Interests: Peripheral Vascular Disease; Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty; Coronary Artery Disease
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Medicine
Fellowship: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Cardiovascular Research; Temple University, Cardiology; Columbia University, Interventional Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiology; Interventional Cardiology
Patient Appointments: 410-328-8788 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-871-0202 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Gupta's Biography


Susie N. Hong-Zohlman, M.D.Susie N. Hong-Zohlman, M.D.
Assistant rofessor of Medicine
Special Interests: Cardiac MRI; Echocardiography; Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Pericarditis/Myocarditis; Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Medical Degree: Jefferson Medical College
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital, Medicine
Fellowship: New York University Medical Center, Cardiovascular Disease; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Disease; Echocardiography; Nuclear Cardiology
Patient Appointments: 410-328-8788 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-871-0202 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Hong-Zohlman's Biography


Robert E. Hood, M.D.Robert E. Hood, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Arrhythmias; Electrophysiologic Disorders
Medical Degree: Georgetown University
Residency: U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmith, VA., Internal Medicine
Fellowship: National Naval Medical Center, Cardiovascular Diseases; University of Maryland Medical Center, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiology; Cardiac Electrophysiology
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Hood's Biography


Scott D. Jerome, M.D.Scott D. Jerome, D.O., F.A.C.C., F.A.S.N.C., F.S.C.C.T.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Preventive Cardiology; Nuclear and C-T Cardiac Images
Medical Degree: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Grandview Hospital, OH and Sinai Hospital, MD
Fellowship: Wayne State University, Michigan
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-876-0086 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-871-0202 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Jerome's Biography


Miriam S. Jacob, M.D. Miriam S. Jacob, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Faculty, Advanced Cardiac Care Program

Special Interests: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation
Medical Degree: University of Virginia
Residency: Duke University, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cardiovascular Medicine & Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Medicine
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Jacob's Biography

Wallace R. Johnson, Jr., M.D.Wallace R. Johnson, Jr., M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Special Interests: Hypertension Research
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: Union Memorial Hospital
Certifications: Internal Medicine
Patient Appointments: 410-328-5196 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-5196 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Johnson's Biography


Mark D. Kelemen, M.D. Mark Kelemen, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: General Cardiology
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins
Residency: Duke University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins, Cardiology
Certifications: Medicine; Cardiology
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Kelemen's Biography


Michael Miller, M.D. Michael Miller, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Preventive Cardiology

Special Interests: Preventive Cardiology; Disorders of Lipid/Lipo Protein Metabolism
Medical Degree: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (formerly UMDNJ)
Residency: University of Cincinnati
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Miller's Biography


Myung ParkMyung H. Park, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Program & CCU

Special Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension; Heart Failure; Heart Transplantation; Women and Heart Disease; Mechanical Circulatory Devices
Medical Degree: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency: Temple University Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia, Cardiovascular Medicine; The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplant Medicine
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiology
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Park's Biography


Robert W. Peters, M.DRobert W. Peters, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Electrophysiology
Medical Degree: Chicago Medical School
Residency: Michael Reese Hospital, George Washington University
Fellowship: Mount Zion Hospital, University of California, San Francisco
Certifications: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Peters's Biography


Gary D. Plotnick, M.D. Gary D. Plotnick, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Echocardiography
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
ViewDr. Plotnick's Biography


Gautam V. Ramani, M.D.Gautam V. Ramani, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Director, Post Transplant Clinic

Special Interests: Congestive Heart Failure; Transplantation; Primary Hypertension
Medical Degree: Jefferson Medical Cololege
Residency: University of Pittsburgh, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh, Cardiovascular Diseases
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Medicine
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Ramani's Biography


Barry ReicherBarry Reicher, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Cardiac Catheterization; Interventional Cardiology
Medical Degree: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Adult Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Reicher's Biography


Peter A. ReyesPeter Reyes, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Clinical Interventional Cardiology Research

Special Interests: Cardiac Catheterization; Interventional Cardiology
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Temple University, Cardiovascular Medicine
Certification: Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
Patient Appointments: 410-871-0202 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-871-0202 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Reyes's Biography


Shawn W. Robinson, M.D.Shawn W. Robinson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Congestive Heart Failure
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Robinson's Biography


Anastasios P. Saliaris, M.B., B.Ch., BAO
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Cardiac Electrophysiology; Implantation and Management of Pacemakers and ICD's Including Biventricular devices; Management of Cardiac Arrythmias including Ablation of Complex Cardiac Arrythmias
Medical Degree: University of Dublin, Trinity College, School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cardiology, Electrophysiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiology
Patient Appointments: 410-328-6056 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-6056 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Saliaris' Biography


Elijah Saunders, M.D.Elijah Saunders, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Hypertension; Coronary Disease in Black Populations; Severe and Difficult-to-Control Hypertension; Community Programs to Increase Hypertension Control; Cardiovascular Complications Secondary to Hypertension
Medical Degree: University of Maryland
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine
Patient Appointments: 410-328-5196 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-5196 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Saunders's Biography


Vincent Y. See, M.D.Vincent Y. See, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Cardiac Electrophysiology/Arrhythmia; Complex Ablation; Implantable Device Therapy; Lead Management/Extraction; Genetics of Arrhythmias; Sudden Cardiac Death
Medical Degree: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Medicine
Fellowship: Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Cardiac Electrophysiology; Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine, Cardiology
Certifications: Medicine; Cardiovascular Medicine; Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology; Echocardiography
Patient Appointments: 410-328-5196 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral:410-328-5196 or 1-800-318-1019


Stephen R. Shorofsky, M.D., Ph.DStephen R. Shorofsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory

Special Interests: Electrophysiology
Medical Degree: University of Chicago
Residency: University of Chicago, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Chicago, Cardiovascular Diseases, Electrophysiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases; Clinical Electrophysiology
Patient Appointments: 410-328-6056 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-6056 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Shorofsky's Biography


Mukta Srivastava, M.D.Mukta C. Srivastava, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director, General Cardiology Fellowship
Special Interests: Adult Interventional Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease Interventions
Medical Degree: University of Virginia
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Disease
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Srivastava's Biography



J. Lawrence Stafford, M.D. J. Lawrence Stafford, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Cardiac Catheterization; Coronary Balloon Angioplasty; Permanent Cardiac Pacemakers
Medical Degree: Georgetown University
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases
Patient Appointments: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-328-7877 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Stafford's Biography


Mark Vesely, M.D.Mark R. Vesely, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Director, Cardiac Cath Lab, Baltimore VA Medical Center
Special Interests: Cardiovascular Interventions
Medical Degree: George Washington University
Residency: University of Maryland, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, Cardiovascular
Patient Appointments: 410-871-0202 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-871-0202 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Vesely's Biography


David Zimrin, M.D., F.A.C.C.David A. Zimrin, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program

Special Interests: Cardiac Catheterization/Interventional Cardiology
Medical Degree: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases; Interventional Cardiology
Patient Appointments: 410-871-0202 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-871-0202 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Zimrin's Biography


This page was last updated on: February 1, 2013.

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