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.

Mandeep R. Mehra, M.B.B.S., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P.
Herbert Berger Chair in Medicine
Professor and Head of Cardiology
Assistant Dean for Clinical Services
Special Interests: Heart Failure; Heart Transplantation; Mechanical Circulatory Devices
Medical Degree: Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: Mt. Carmel Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 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. Mehra's Biography

R. Michael Benitez, M.D.
Associate 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

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.
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.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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

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.
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
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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
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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, D.O.
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: 410-871-0202 or 1-800-492-5538
Physician Referral: 410-871-0202 or 1-800-318-1019
View Dr. Jerome's Biography

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
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John A. Kastor, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Cardiac Arrhythmia
Medical Degree: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Bellevue Hospital, Internal Medicine; New York University, Medicine
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiology
Certifications: Internal Medicine
Physician Referral: 410-328-6727

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
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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
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Myung H. Park, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Director, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Program
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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.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
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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.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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
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Barry 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
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Peter 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
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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

Magdi Saba, M.B, B.Ch., M.Sc.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Special Interests: Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation; Ventricular Tachycardias; Cardiac Repolarization; Prediction of Sudden Cardiac Death
Medical Degree: Cairo University, Egypt
Residency: George Washington University, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Cardiology; Loyola University Medical Center, 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. Saba'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.
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

Stephen 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

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.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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

Robert A. Vogel, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Clinical Vascular Biology
Special Interests: Coronary Disease; Preventive Medicine
Medical Degree: Yale University
Residency: University of Colorado Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Colorado 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. Vogel's Biography

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: July 30, 2009.

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