Samer Saiedy is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Abingdon, Maryland. Dr. Saiedy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Edema, Carotid Artery Disease, Venous Insufficiency, Arterial Embolism, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

Dr. Thomas Stephen Metkus is an assistant professor of cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focuses on using cardiac physiology for risk stratification and therapeutics in non-cardiac critical illness such as sepsis and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and optimizing the management of non-cardiac organ failure in primary cardiac diseases such as heart failure and acute coronary syndromes. Dr. Metkus received his undergraduate degree from Boston University College of Engineering. He earned a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed a residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After completing residency, Dr. Metkus was a clinical fellow at both Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Prior to joining the faculty at the Johns Hopkins Medical School he was an instructor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School. His educational focus includes teaching clinical cardiology and critical care, echocardiography, and electrocardiography to students, residents, and fellows at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Videos Dr. Thomas Metkus. Dr. Metkus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Dr. Jose Madrazo is a general cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins Division of Medicine, and an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr. Madrazo pursued a cardiovascular fellowship with a focus on echocardiography at the Washington University School of Medicine before joining the Hopkins faculty. Dr. Madrazo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Attack.

Mark Nelson, MD, specializes in cardiothoracic surgery and is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He practices at UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is affiliated with UPMC Shadyside and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Nelson completed his fellowship and residency at West Virginia University School of Medicine and medical education at University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Nelson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Carotid Artery Surgery, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Dr. Jeffrey C. Trost is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as well as director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. His research there focuses on cardiac disease and cardiovascular medicine. He is also currently deputy director of clinical activities at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Trost earned his undergraduate degree at Princeton University and medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed a residency at the University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine where he was chief resident from 1999-2000. He was an assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine and an interventional cardiovascular fellow at Brown University before joining the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2005. Dr. Trost was most recently recognized with the 2016 Hopkins Medicine Clinical Recognition Award for Quality and Safety and the 2016 Hopkins Cardiology Fellows’ Teaching Award. Dr. Trost is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Dr. Bruce Perler completed his internship and residency in general surgery, and a clinical and research fellowship in vascular surgery, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Perler had edited several textbooks including Vascular Intervention: A Clinical Approach, Advances in Vascular Surgery, and Rutherfords Vascular Surgery. He is currently the Co-Editor of Rutherford's Textbook of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, 9th edition. He has authored nearly 200 peer-reviewed medical journal articles and textbook chapters on the diagnosis and treatment of the entire spectrum of circulatory diseases. He serves on the Editorial Boards of several vascular surgical journals, and has most recently served as the Senior Editor of The Journal of Vascular Surgery, the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, and the Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases. He has delivered more than 200 lectures at national and international symposia and postgraduate courses. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Society for Vascular Surgery, and is past president of the Eastern Vascular Society the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, and the Chesapeake Vascular Society. He also is the immediate past president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, the largest vascular surgical organization in the world with more than 5,400 members. In December 2015, he was named Associate Executive Director for Vascular Surgery of the American Board of Surgery (ABS). In this position, Dr. Perler oversees all ABS activities associated with vascular surgery assessment and board certification. He will continue to work at Johns Hopkins, both practicing vascular and endovascular surgery and in his departmental administrative position, while fulfilling this role at the ABS. “Dr. Perler’s vast experience in vascular surgery education will be a tremendous asset as we seek to continuously improve our certification and MOC processes for vascular surgeons,” said Dr. Frank R. Lewis, executive director of the American Board of Surgery at the time of the announcement. “We look forward to the contributions Dr. Perler will bring to the ABS.”. Dr. Perler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Stent Placement.

Dr. Chao-Wei Hwang is an interventional cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Hwang received doctoral and medical training at Harvard Medical School. He completed residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology fellowships at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Hwang joined the Division of Cardiology as faculty in 2011. He spent a year at Virtua Health System in New Jersey as systemwide Director of Interventional Cardiology, and is now Director of the Johns Hopkins Interventional Cardiology Program at Frederick Health Hospital (FHH) and Co-Medical Director of the FHH Cardiac Catheterization Lab. Dr. Hwang is an expert interventional cardiologist specializing in complex coronary interventions, management of acute coronary syndromes and advanced coronary artery disease. He has specialized expertise in PCI of chronic total occlusions (CTO). Dr. Hwang has been involved in a number of device and coronary clinical trials, and his broad areas of research interests include developing and optimizing devices for the treatment of coronary artery disease. Dr. Hwang has published extensively in stent-based drug delivery systems and local delivery systems for cell-based therapies to the heart. Dr. Hwang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Angioplasty, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Md Siddiqui is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Salisbury, Maryland. Dr. Siddiqui is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia. Dr. Siddiqui is currently accepting new patients.

Vikas Kalra is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Towson, Maryland. Dr. Kalra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Bidirectional Tachycardia, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Kalra is currently accepting new patients.

Khanjan Nagarsheth is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Largo, Maryland. Dr. Nagarsheth is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Embolism, Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS), May Thurner Syndrome, Embolectomy, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Nagarsheth is currently accepting new patients.

Ahmad Abu-Ghaida is a Vascular Surgeon in Forest Hill, Maryland. Dr. Abu-Ghaida is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Thrombophlebitis, Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Abu-Ghaida is currently accepting new patients.

Marshall Benjamin is a General Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Benjamin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Arterial Insufficiency, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Benjamin is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Wieland is a Cardiologist in Salisbury,, Maryland. Dr. Wieland is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Embolism, High Cholesterol, Angina, Hypertension, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Mark Peeler is a General Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Peeler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Peeler is currently accepting new patients.

Christian Bounds is a Cardiologist in Salisbury,, Maryland. Dr. Bounds is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Pacemaker Implantation, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Joseph Cinderella is a Cardiologist in Salisbury, Maryland. Dr. Cinderella is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Richard Silva is a Vascular Surgeon in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Silva is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, Meige Disease, Lymphangiectasis, Lymphedema, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Silva is currently accepting new patients.

Shan Haider is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Haider is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Meige Disease, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, Lymphangiectasis, Lymphedema, and Carotid Artery Surgery. Dr. Haider is currently accepting new patients.

Hitesh Patel is a Cardiologist in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, and Hypertension.

Dennis Chodnicki is a Cardiologist in Berlin, Maryland. Dr. Chodnicki is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Arterial Embolism, Hypertension, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.