Faculty: Division of Cardiology

Faculty of the Division of Cardiology are world-renowned experts in all aspects of cardiac care who offer consultation and patient evaluation, as well as provide the most advanced diagnostic and treatment techniques.

Allen J. Taylor, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chief

Allen J. Taylor, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chief
Professor of Medicine; Chief, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute

Georgetown Univeristy Hospital
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20007
202-444-5111

Specialties: Cardiovascular Diseases
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins University, 1988
Internship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1989 
Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1991
Fellowship: University of Virginia, 1994
Certification: Internal Medicine, 1991;  Cardiovascular Disease, 1994; Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 2007
Special Interests: Cardiovascular prevention, cardiovascular imaging, heart failure management, cardiovascular research

Ana Barac, MD

Ana Barac, MD
Director, Cardio-oncology Program, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute

Georgetown University Hospital
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 444-7296

Specialties: Non-invasive cardiology, Cardio-oncology
Medical Degree: University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, 1998
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center, Internal Medicine, 2004
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center, 2006
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center, 2011
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2006; Cardiovascular Disease, 2011; Adult Echocardiography, 2011
Special Interests: Cardiac disease in patients with cancer and cancer survivors (cardio-oncology), echocardiographic imaging, Cardiac MR imaging

Christopher F. Barnett, MD

Christopher F. Barnett, MD
Attending

Georgetown University Hospital
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 444-8843

Specialties: Advanced Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Critical Care Medicine
Medical Degree: Northwestern University Medical School, 2001
Internship: Northwestern University, 2001
Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 2004
Fellowship: National Institute of Health, 2007; University of California, San Diego, 2009
Certification: Cardiovascular Disease, 2009; Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2014; Critical Care Medicine, 2006
Special Interests: Critical care cardiology, pulmonary hypertension, critical care ultrasound and teaching cardiac ultrasound for use by critical care medicine doctors

Zayd A. Eldadah, MD, PhD

Zayd A. Eldadah, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute

Georgetown University Hospital
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 444-8843

Specialties: Cardiology, Cardiac electrophysiology
Medical Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1996                                
Internship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1997
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1999
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2004
Certification: Internal Medicine, 1999; Cardiovascular Disease, 2003; Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2006
Special Interests: Heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation, sudden cardiac death, applications of advanced technology to heart care

Margaret B. Fischer, MD

Margaret B. Fischer, MD
Director, Congenital and Structural Arrhythmia Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 444-8843

Specialties: Cardiac Electrophysiology
Medical Degree: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, 1986
Internship: St. Louis University/Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, 1987
Residency: St. Louis University/Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, 1990
Fellowship: Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of Medicine, 1993; Cleveland Clinic, 1995
Certification: Internal Medicine, 1999; Pediatric Cardiology, 1996
Special Interests: Adult congenital heart disease, inherited rhymthm disorders

Christy Kaiser, MD, FACC

Christy Kaiser, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Assistant Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC 20007
202-444-5111

Specialties: Cardiovascular Diseases
Medical Degree: Baylor College of Medicine, 2009
Internship: Duke University Medical Center, 2010
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, 2012
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2015
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2012; Cardiovascular Disease, 2015; Echocardiography, 2015
Special Interests: General cardiology, heart failure

Richard L. Morrissey, MD

Richard L. Morrissey,  MD, FACC, FACP, FASE
Professor of Medicine; Director; Hospital Administration

Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 444-8833

Specialties: Cardiovascular Diseases
Medical Degree: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 1985
Internship: National Naval Medical Center, 1986
Residency: National Naval Medical Center, 1990
Fellowship: National Naval Medical Center, 1992; Massachusetts General Hospital, Echocardiography, 1993
Certification: Internal Medicine, 1990, 2000, 2010; Cardiovascular Disease, 1993, 2003, 2013
Special Interests: Coronary artery disease, echocardiography, preventive cardiology, valvular heart disease, general cardiology

David L. Pearle, MD

David L. Pearle, MD
Professor of Medicine

Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 444-8833

Specialties: Cardiovascular Diseases
Medical Degree: Harvard Medical School, 1968
Internship: The New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, 1969
Residency: The New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, 1970
Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center, 1974
Certification: Internal Medicine, 1974; Cardiovascular Disease, 1975; Interventional Cardiology, 2000
Special Interests: Cardiac intensive care, ambulatory cardiology, congestive heart failure, cardiac catheterization

Venkatesh K. Raman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Venkatesh Raman, MD

Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 444-7296

Specialties: Cardiovascular Diseases
Medical Degree: Harvard Medical School, 1996
Internship: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, 1997
Residency: Brigham & Women’s Hospital, 1999
Fellowship: Cardiology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2002; Research, NIH, 2003; Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center, 2004
Certification: Internal Medicine, 1999, 2010; Cardiovascular Disease, 2003, 2013; Interventional Cardiology, 2004
Special Interests: Coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, valvular heart disease

M. Barbara Srichai-Parsia, MD

M. Barbara Srichai-Parsia, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology; Vice-Chief, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute; Director, Cardiac Non-Invasive Imaging Laboratory

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20007
202-444-5111

Specialty: Cardiovascular Diseases
Graduate School: New York University, 2013
Medical School: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1992
Internship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1997
Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1999
Fellowship: Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2002; Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2004
Certification(s): Internal Medicine, 1999, 2010; Cardiovascular Disease, 2004, 2012; Nuclear Cardiology, 2004; Comprehensive Echocardiography, 2005; Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 2013
Special Interests: Advanced cardiac imaging (cardiac MR, cardiac, CT, echocardiography), Multimodality cardiac imaging, Heart failure, Congenital heart disease, Comparative effectiveness research

Athanasios Thomaides, MD

Athanasios Thomaides, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 444-8833

Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, 2006
Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine, 2009
Fellowship: Temple University Hospital, 2013; MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center, 2015
Certification(s): Internal Medicine, 2011; Adult Echocardiography, 2012; Cardiovascular Disease, 2013; Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2016
Special Interests: Atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, pacemakers and defibrillators, cardiac re-synchronization therapy, supraventricular tachycardias, laser lead extraction

Carolina Valdiviezo-Schlomp, MD

Carolina I. Valdiviezo-Schlomp, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Clinical Cardiology

Georgetown Univeristy Hospital
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20007
202-444-5111

Specialties: Cardiovascular Diseases
Medical Degree: Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara, 2000
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, 2007
Fellowship: Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center, 2009; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2011
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2007;  Cardiovascular Disease, 2010; Adult Echocardiography, 2012
Special Interests: Artherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, coronary artery disease, cardiovascular disease prevention, Cardiac CT, echocardiography, women’s cardiovascular health, cardiovascular disease in pregnancy

Jose D. Vargas, MD

Jose D. Vargas, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Georgetown Univeristy Hospital
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center (PHC), 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 444-7296

Specialties: Cardiovascular Diseases
Medical Degree: Harvard Medical School, 2006
Internship: Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2007
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2009
Fellowship: National Institute of Health, 2013; Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2013
Certification: Internal Medicine, 2009;  Cardiovascular Disease, 2012
Special Interests: Cardiovascular genetics, cardiovascular imaging, general cardiology

Nurse Practitioners:

Kelley M. Anderson, FNP, PhD
Rachel Barish, ANP, RN
Janet Grinc, MS, RN, APRN-BC