MediFind found 141 doctor with experience in Aortic Regurgitation near Morristown,, NJ. Of these, 120 are Experienced, 17 are Advanced and 4 are Distinguished.
Atlantic Medical Group Valve Center
Gennaro Giustino is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Giustino is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Giustino is currently accepting new patients.
Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute - Heart Success
Seth Uretsky is a Cardiologist in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Uretsky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Cardiomyopathy, Mitral Valve Prolapse, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). Dr. Uretsky is currently accepting new patients.
Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates
John M. Brown III, MD, is a fellowship-trained cardiothoracic surgeon with Atlantic Medical Group (AMG) as well as the chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Morristown Medical Center. He is also co-director of the Structural Heart Group – one of the busiest in the country. Board-certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and in surgery by the American Board of Surgery, his professional expertise includes all aspects of adult cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass; off-pump bypass; valve repair and replacement; and aortic reconstruction; as well as structural heart disease.Dr. Brown specializes in minimally invasive valve surgery and has been active in the development of minimally invasive surgical techniques. He has been a principal investigator in the studies leading to the acceptance of TAVR and MitraClip.Dr. Brown earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College, now called Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, in New York City. He remained at Cornell to complete his general surgery residency as well as a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery where he served as instructor in his final two years.Dr. Brown has been involved in a number of clinical research projects, either as principal or co-investigator. Many of these studies are continuing to enroll and follow up.Dr. Brown is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American College of Cardiology. His extensive professional associations include membership in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and both the New Jersey and New York Societies of Thoracic Surgery. He is the recipient of numerous awards and has been chosen consecutively for more than two decades as one of New Jersey’s Top Doctors by New Jersey Monthly magazine. Dr. Brown is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization. Dr. Brown is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Valve Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Valvular Heart Disease
Dr. Gillam is the Dorothy and Lloyd Huck Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Service Line for Atlantic Health System, and Professor of Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Under Dr. Gillam’s leadership, Atlantic Health System and Morristown Medical Center have become nationally recognized as leaders in the cardiology space, attracting best-in-class talent, state-of-the-art technology and clinical trials. She previously served as Medical Director of the Cardiac Valve Program and Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University. She is an expert in echocardiography, valvular heart disease and heart disease in women. She has lectured nationally and internationally on these and related topics. Dr. Gillam is Past President of the American Society of Echocardiography and a former member of both the Board of Trustees and Board of Governors of the American College of Cardiology. She currently chairs the College Partners in Quality Committee. She also chairs the Women in Cardiology Committee of the American Heart Association and serves on the leadership committee of the AHA Council on Clinical Cardiology. She is immediate Past President of the National Board of Echocardiography. She is senior guest editor for Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging and a member of the editorial boards of Circulation and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.She has authored more than 140 peer-reviewed publications and 20 book chapters and is co-editor (with Catherine Otto, MD) of Advanced Echocardiographic Techniques and (with Drs. Scott Solomon and Tina Wu) of Essential Echocardiography: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease, two leading textbooks in echocardiography. She is a graduate of McGill University and Queen’s University, Canada, and Columbia University, NY. She completed her cardiology fellowship training at the University of Toronto and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Gillam is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. Her top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Atlantic Medical Group Women’s Heart Program Adult Congenital
Amy M. Ahnert, MD, is a fellowship-trained noninvasive cardiologist with Atlantic Medical Group (AMG). Board-certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine, she serves as director of the Women’s Heart Program at Morristown Medical Center. Dr. Ahnert specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of heart issues in women and has more than 20 years of experience in spontaneous coronary artery dissection, vascular disease in women, cardio-obstetrics, preeclampsia, sports cardiology for females, and preventative cardiology. She also has advanced training and expertise in advanced imaging methods including echocardiography (level III) and nuclear cardiology (level II).After earning her medical degree at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, Dr. Ahnert performed her residency in internal medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, also in NYC, where she was named chief resident. She went on to complete a fellowship in cardiology at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA. Prior to joining AMG, she was director of a women’s heart and vascular program and director of clinical cardiology at a hospital in Pennsylvania.The author of numerous publications in peer-reviewed medical journals, Dr. Ahnert also serves as a reviewer for articles in the fields of cardiology, women’s heart health and cardio-obstetrics for the American Journal of Cardiology. She has presented at many national and international meetings, and has served as an invited speaker on many topics in women’s heart health at meetings and on news programs. Dr. Ahnert is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization. Dr. Ahnert is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Pediatric Myocarditis, Heart Attack, Aortic Regurgitation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Atlantic Medical Group Pediatric Cardiology
Denise A. Hayes, MD, is a fellowship-trained pediatric cardiologist with Atlantic Medical Group (AMG) and is the director of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension at Goryeb Children’s Hospital, part of Morristown Medical Center. She is board-certified in both pediatrics and pediatric cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics, with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of fetuses, infants, children and adolescents with congenital and acquired heart disease and arrhythmias. She also specializes in the care of children with pulmonary hypertension, a cardiopulmonary condition associated with premature birth and other forms of chronic lung disease.After earning her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, Dr. Hayes completed her pediatrics residency at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and her pediatric cardiology fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. Following her medical training, she spent over 10 years as a pediatric cardiologist at the Cohen Children’s Medical Center/Northwell Health, and served as an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She developed and directed the Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension service, served as the pediatric cardiology fellowship training program director, and had a wide range of clinical responsibilities including fetal cardiology, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, outpatient pediatric cardiology, pediatric cardiac critical care, and pediatric pulmonary hypertension.Dr. Hayes is an accomplished researcher, having authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, medical articles, and book chapters on pediatric cardiovascular disease. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), and a member of the Society for Pediatric Research. Dr. Hayes is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization. Dr. Hayes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. Her top areas of expertise are High Blood Pressure in Infants, Congenital Mitral Malformation, Ventricular Septal Defects, and Pediatric Myocarditis.
Morristown Medical Center
Brook Dejene is a General Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Dejene is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Dejene is currently accepting new patients.
Mid-Atlantic Surgical Associates
James Slater is a Thoracic Surgeon in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Slater is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Dissection, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Slater is currently accepting new patients.
Mid-Atlantic Surgical Associates
Christopher Magovern, MD, is a cardiothoracic surgeon with Atlantic Medical Group (AMG). He is board- certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He joined Mid-Atlantic Surgical Associates in 1998 and is currently a Director of that organization. Dr. Magovern performs all aspects of adult cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve replacement and repair, aortic surgery, re-operative cardiac surgery, off-pump surgery, transcatheter valve surgery, surgery for cardiac tumors, and laser surgery for extraction of pacemaker and ICD leads. Annually, he is consistently one of the busiest cardiac surgeons in the State of NJ, with a surgical mortality among the lowest in the state.After earning his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, Dr. Magovern completed his general surgery residency and cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at The New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in New York City. During his tenure at Cornell Medical Center, he devoted two years to research in cardiac gene therapy, was part of a team that delivered the first gene therapy treatment to a human heart, and holds a patent related to that work.Dr. Magovern has published numerous times in peer-reviewed medical journals, contributed to a book chapter on myocardial angiogenesis, and presented at national conferences. He is a medical contributor for ABC News, and has made more than 30 national television appearances on ABC News Good Morning America Health segments.In addition to his memberships in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the New York Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Heart Association, Dr. Magovern is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization. Dr. Magovern is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.
Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute / Valve Center
Robert Kipperman is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Kipperman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Kipperman is currently accepting new patients.
Cardiovascular Core Lab
Islamiyat Animashaun is a Cardiologist in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Animashaun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. Her top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Pulmonary Edema, Atrial Fibrillation, and Heart Failure. Dr. Animashaun is currently accepting new patients.
Cardiovascular Core Lab-Gagnon C
Leo Marcoff is a Cardiologist in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Marcoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Marcoff is currently accepting new patients.
Atlantic Medical Group Heart Success Advanced Heart Failure Program
Tajinderpal Saraon is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Saraon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Saraon is currently accepting new patients.
Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute
Konstantinos Koulogiannis is a Cardiologist in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Koulogiannis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thrombectomy, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Koulogiannis is currently accepting new patients.
Atlantic Medical Group Heart Success Advanced Heart Failure Program
Saad Saifuddin Ahmad, MD, is a fellowship-trained cardiologist with Atlantic Medical Group (AMG). He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Ahmad’s expertise and interests include complex coronary intervention, mechanical circulatory support, cardiogenic shock, advanced heart failure and transplant.After earning his medical degree from Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, he pursued Post Doctorate research at Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University. Dr. Ahmad completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. He remained at the University of Cincinnati to perform fellowships in heart failure and transplant, general cardiology and interventional cardiology. Before joining AMG, Dr. Ahmad served as the director of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team at the University of Cincinnati. Additionally, he served as the heart failure director and associate cardiac cath lab director at VAMC, Cincinnati, Ohio. As an associate professor, he successfully mentored several medical trainees and his contributions to education have been recognized by successive teaching awards.With a clinical interest in advancing treatments for severe heart conditions, Dr. Ahmad has served as principal investigator for several clinical trials, authored numerous publications for peer-reviewed medical journals and presented at various local and regional conferences. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, as well as an associate of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation and the Heart Failure Society of America.As a partner to patients in challenging moments, Dr. Ahmad strives to provide comprehensive support throughout a person’s health journey. Dr. Ahmad is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization. Dr. Ahmad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Attack, Heart Transplant, and Angioplasty.
Atlantic Cardiology
Dr. John Mondelli is a cardiologist with Atlantic Cardiology and is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and nuclear cardiology. A member of Atlantic Medical Group with fellowship-training in cardiology, Dr. Mondelli manages all aspects of cardiac health for his patients to help improve their quality of life. With more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Mondelli takes a wholistic approach and instills confidence in his patients by attentively listening to their concerns and taking a genuine interest in their well-being. He employs his intuitive and practical skills to establish a plan of care for each patient, explaining procedures and treatment options in a clear and understandable manner. In addition to his clinical expertise, he has been involved in clinical research endeavors studying best practices in echocardiography for evaluating cardiac function. Dr. Mondelli is a member of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and The American Society of Echocardiography. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). After earning his degree from Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago, Dr. Mondelli completed his residency at the University of Michigan Hospitals. He subsequently returned to Northwestern University to pursue fellowship training which launched him into his cardiology practice with a strong clinical and academic background. Dr. Mondelli is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization. Dr. Mondelli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Heart Valve Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Sports Cardiology
Dr. Matthew Martinez is director of Atlantic Health Sports Cardiology at Morristown Medical Center and a nationally recognized expert in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). He specializes in identifying and treating athletes who have underlying heart issues such as arrhythmia or HCM, a hereditary medical condition where the walls of the heart become excessively thick, obstructing blood flow from leaving the heart. Dr. Martinez treats patients at the Center for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, New Jersey’s first multidisciplinary program dedicated to diagnosing and treating HCM.Board-certified and fellowship-trained in cardiovascular disease at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Dr. Martinez serves as a cardiologist for the Major League Soccer, Jets, and NBA players associations, and the NFL and NHL Combines. He also maintains a thriving practice evaluating structural heart disease in both symptomatic and asymptomatic athletes using cardiac imaging, including echocardiography, stress testing, cardiac CT and cardiac MRI.Throughout his internship, residency and fellowship training at Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Dr. Martinez was recognized with multiple honors including chief cardiology fellow, and clinical associate professorships. He received an American College of Cardiology Emerging Faculty Award, has led many educational events nationally and internationally on various cardiovascular topics, and regularly presents on sudden cardiac arrest at national meetings. He previously served as chair of the American College of Cardiology’s Sports and Exercise Section. He has also served as the educational program chairman for the international Athletic Heart Symposium on management of athletes with cardiovascular risk.Dr. Martinez is available for consultation in athletes and active individuals with acquired conditions including hypertension, coronary artery disease, arrhythmia and valvular disease, in addition to those with hereditary cardiovascular disease, such as heart muscle, electrical, valvular and artery diseases, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Dr. Martinez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
Morristown Cardiology Associates
Jeffrey Schwartz, MD, received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. He served his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital and completed his training in cardiology at Harvard-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Arrhythmias, Arterial Embolism, and Sick Sinus Syndrome.
Morristown Cardiology Associates
Derek Santiago, MD, received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1988. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at North Shore/Cornell University and Memorial-Sloan Kettering Hospitals. He returned to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital where he completed his fellowship training in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology.He is board certified in cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is author of more than 20 papers/abstracts in various fields of cardiology.He has been in practice in Morristown since 1996. He is an attending and interventional cardiologist at Morristown Medical Center. Dr. Santiago is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiomyopathy, Aortic Valve Stenosis, and Atherosclerosis.
Morristown Cardiology Associates
Stephen Verdesca, MD, has been in practice in Morristown since 1996. He received his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/New Jersey Medical School. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and his Cardiology fellowship at Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University.He is board certified in cardiology and nuclear cardiology from the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Verdesca is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmias, and Sick Sinus Syndrome.
Last Updated: 01/09/2026


















