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. 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. 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.

Ratnakar Mukherjee is an Interventional Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Mukherjee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Arterial Embolism, Apoplexy, Pacemaker Implantation, and Endoscopy.

Asghar Fakhri is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Fakhri is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

Vasundhara Muthu is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Muthu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Angina, Heart Failure, Atherosclerosis, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Jay Penafiel is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Penafiel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, and Angina.

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.

Abid Fakhri is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Fakhri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Atrial Fibrillation.

Paul Young is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Young is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Atrial Fibrillation, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, and Apoplexy.

Bassim Badro is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Badro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmias, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Heart Failure, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Jorge Ramirez is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Ramirez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, and Atrial Fibrillation.

Debajit Roy is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Roy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, Angina, and Gallbladder Removal.

Sambhav Karki is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Karki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Atrial Fibrillation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

David Aiello is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Aiello is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Arterial Embolism, and Atherosclerosis.

Marc Okun is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Okun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.

Samuel Yoon is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Yoon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Apoplexy, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.

My-le Nguyen is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, and Angina.

Ashwani Bassi is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Bassi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, and Hypertension.

"Originally from Wisconsin, Dr. Czarny attended the University of Wisconsin where he majored in molecular biology. After medical school at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he completed an internal medicine residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston followed by cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and structural heart disease fellowships at Johns Hopkins. Currently, he is a faculty member in interventional cardiology and performs heart catheterizations and coronary artery stenting for patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarctions (""heart attacks"") at both the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He is also a member of the Structural Heart Disease team and performs minimally invasive, catheter-based treatments for structural heart disease at the Johns Hopkins Hospital including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic valve stenosis, valve repair/replacement procedures for mitral valve regurgitation and stenosis, patent foramen ovale closure, atrial septal defect closure, alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and left atrial appendage occlusion with the Watchman(TM) device. He sees patients in his structural heart disease clinics at both the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Czarny's research interests include the safety of cardiac stenting at hospitals without cardiac surgery backup and outcomes of catheter-based structural heart procedures.". Dr. Czarny is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Apoplexy, Heart Attack, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).