Overview
Dr. Ari Cedars is a cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. He also serves as director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center at both the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute and the Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center. Dr. Cedars is an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cedars specializes in adult congenital heart disease. He is a member of the leadership committee for the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION), an organization focused on the improvement of outcomes for pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) patients. He is an administrative board member of the Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (AARCC), a multi-institutional academic research network devoted to producing new research in adult congenital heart disease. He is also a member of the medical advisory board for the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA). Dr. Cedars’ research focuses on patient-centered outcomes, mechanical circulatory support and ventricular assist devices, and the biological mechanisms underlying clinical disease progression in congenital heart disease.
Dr. Cedars is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Tetralogy of Fallot, Heart Attack, Apoplexy, and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 96 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 2300, Suite 2300, Bethesda, MD 20817
10700 Charter Drive, Suite 140, Columbia, MD 21044
820 Bestgate Road, Suite 2D, Annapolis, MD 21401
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
- Distinguished
- ApoplexyDr. Cedars isDistinguished. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Heart AttackDr. Cedars isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Tetralogy of FallotDr. Cedars isDistinguished. Learn about Tetralogy of Fallot.
- Advanced
- Atrioventricular Septal DefectDr. Cedars isAdvanced. Learn about Atrioventricular Septal Defect.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Cedars isAdvanced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Coronary Artery FistulaDr. Cedars isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Artery Fistula.
- Endocardial Cushion DefectDr. Cedars isAdvanced. Learn about Endocardial Cushion Defect.
- Heart FailureDr. Cedars isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Heart TransplantDr. Cedars isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Experienced
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Cedars isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Cedars isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Cedars isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Cedars isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)Dr. Cedars isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Septal Defect (ASD).