Dr. Zadeh is Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Director of Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Division of Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. After attending medical school in Germany and completing internships in medicine and surgery in Germany and Britain, he spent several years in cardiovascular research at the University of California at San Diego to study coronary artery disease using intravascular ultrasound. He then completed his postgraduate training in Philadelphia and Dallas to join the cardiology faculty at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a CT imaging fellowship in 2005. Dr. Zadeh directs the CT coronary angiography core laboratory for the CorE-320 multicenter trial and is member of its steering committee. He is also co-director of the SCCT Board Review Course and editor of the SCCT Board Review Preparation Book. Dr. Zadeh's particular clinical and investigational focus is the pursuit of strategies to better identify patients at risk for future cardiac events using cardiac imaging. He reviews manuscripts for numerous scientific journals, including JACC, JACCimaging, JCCT, AJR, Heart, AJC, and is an author of articles in Circulation, New England Journal of Medicine, JACC, AHJ, and others. Dr. Arbab is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Paul Gurbel is a Cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gurbel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Acute Coronary Syndrome, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Angioplasty.

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 an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Angioplasty, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Dr. Maniu joins the interventional section as an interventional cardiologist with over two decades of experience in academic, hospital, and community settings. He earned his medical degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine, as well as fellowships in Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology, at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville and Rochester. Clinically, Dr. Maniu sees outpatients at the Cardiology Clinic in Columbia, and he will cover the interventional lab at Howard County Medical Center. Also, he interprets outpatient echos, primarily at our Columbia Clinic office. Dr. Maniu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Pulmonary Edema, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Jennifer Brady is a Cardiologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Brady is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Fainting, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, and Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST).

Dr. Julie Marie Miller is an assistant professor in the division of cardiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as well as director of the vascular cardiology program in the division of cardiology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Miller is the director of the Angiography Core Imaging Laboratory, which provides expert academic leadership, protocol development, manual of operating procedures, technical training, and complex image analysis for a multitude of research projects. The Angiographic Core Analysis is generally considered the reference standard (i.e. gold standard) test for coronary obstruction and flow. Dr. Miller earned her undergraduate degree at Saint Olaf College and medical degree at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She completed an internship and residency at Duke University Medical Center. She joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1999. Dr. Miller has published extensively and was most recently honored with the Eli-Lilly Grant for Research in Cardiovascular Disease in Women for her work on outcomes of PTCA in women and relationship to vessel size. Dr. Miller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Apoplexy, Heart Attack, Arterial Embolism, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

Dr. Kalathiya received his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Kentucky before joining the Osler Medical Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Subsequently, Dr. Kalathiya completed his Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology fellowships at the University of Chicago. Dr. Kalathiya is an interventional cardiologist with expertise in complex coronary interventions, structural interventions, peripheral interventions for claudication and critical limb ischemia, interventional pulmonary embolism therapies, and mechanical circulatory support to treat cardiogenic shock. Dr. Kalathiya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Angina, Heart Failure, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Joseph Gibbons is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Gibbons is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, Cirrhosis, and High Cholesterol.

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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Attack.

Dr. Barouch is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and a member of the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation group at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Barouch received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1992 and her medical degree from Johns Hopkins in 1996. She continued at Johns Hopkins for residency training in Internal Medicine, completed in 1999, and fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant, completed in 2003. She has expertise in the outpatient management of advanced heart failure and many types of cardiomyopathies. Dr. Barouch also has a longstanding interest in women’s cardiovascular health – particularly in how some cardiac conditions affect women differently or present with distinctive symptoms. She is the Medical Director of the Columbia Heart Failure Clinic, in partnership with Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, and the Howard County Director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Center. She is also the Director of the Sports Cardiology Program, which offers expert cardiac care specifically geared towards athletes of all abilities. Dr. Barouch believes that educating people about heart disease, medications and lifestyle changes, including healthy eating habits and regular exercise, is critically important in helping her patients understand how to achieve and maintain wellness and feel in control of their cardiovascular health. She is an avid runner and triathlete herself, competing in several triathlons and other races per year, as well as the occasional marathon. Dr. Barouch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, and Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis.

Saba Sheikh is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Sheikh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Jeffrey Cole is a Cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cole is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Partial Atrioventricular Canal, and Endocardial Cushion Defect.

Frederick Kuhn is a Cardiologist in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Kuhn is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Arrhythmias, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, and Ventricular Tachycardia.

Stephen Plantholt is a Cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Plantholt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Attack, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Peter Cheng is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Cheng is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Mediastinal Tumor.

Sean Gloth is a Cardiologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Gloth is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Heart Murmurs, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Ectopic Heartbeat, and Aortic Regurgitation.

Currently the practice's Managing Physician, Dr. Michael Silverman joined Cardiovascular Specialists in 1994 after completing a cardiology fellowship at Temple University in Philadelphia. He has special interests in echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Silverman also has a strong interest in cardiovascular disease in athletes, especially those who participate in endurance sports. Under his direction, our echocardiography program achieved accreditation by IAC, the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission. He is presently Medical Director of the practice's nuclear cardiology department, which is also accredited by IAC. A member of the Active physician admitting staff at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, he is past president of the HCGH Professional Staff and past Chairman of the Department of Medicine at HCGH. His community involvement includes past membership on the Board of Directors of the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults and the Columbia Association Medical Advisory Board. Currently, he is a member of the American College of Cardiology Maryland Chapter Board of Governors. Dr. Silverman is an instructor in Medicine-Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Medicine. A Baltimore native, he went to Duke University and now resides in Ellicott City with his wife. He has two daughters and two grandsons. Dr. Silverman's personal interests include cycling and triathlons. He has completed three Ironman triathlons (including KONA) and numerous other athletic endurance events. Videos Heart Attack Symptoms and Prevention (Q&A) The Importance of Calling 9-1-1 for Heart Attack Symptoms. Dr. Silverman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, High Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.

Robert Mccarthy is a Cardiologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Mccarthy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Heart Murmurs, Atrial Fibrillation, Ectopic Heartbeat, and Hypertensive Heart Disease.

David Jackson is a Cardiologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Jackson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia, and Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.

Feroz Padder is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Laurel, Maryland. Dr. Padder is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.