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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/Taylor_Allen_LR_1.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/BARAC-ana-2.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/chris-barnett_0.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/Eldadah_Zayd_LR_1.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/fischer-mwhc_0.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/kaiser-christy_website_0.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/richard-l-morrissey-MGUH_jpg_2.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/david-l-pearle-MGUH_jpg_0.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/venkatesh-raman-MGUH_jpg.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/SrichaiParsia_Barbara_LR_1.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/THOMAIDES.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/CARDIOLOGY-VALDIVIEZO-carolina-21-150x150.jpg)
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](http://sites.georgetown.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2019/02/jose-vargas-MGUH.jpg)
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