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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. 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. In particular, he has co-authored 31 articles in the study of Heart Failure.
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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.
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Christopher O'connor is a Cardiologist in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. O'connor is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Bypass Surgery, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
Inova Health Care Services
Mitchell Psotka is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Psotka is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Psotka is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Chiadi Ndumele is the Director of Obesity and Cardiometabolic Research, Director of the Heart Failure Prevention Program and Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology in the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Ndumele is a preventive cardiologist with doctorate level training in epidemiology, who leads a research program related to characterizing the relationship of obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors with the development of cardiovascular disease, with a particular focus on heart failure risk, and to refining strategies for cardiovascular disease prevention. His work additionally addresses the impact of social determinants of health on cardiometabolic risk factors and downstream cardiovascular outcomes. Dr. Ndumele received his M.D. from Harvard University and his Internal Medicine training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he also served as Chief Medical Resident. He subsequently trained in Cardiology at Johns Hopkins University, where he was also Chief Cardiology Fellow in his final year and where he also received his MHS and PhD in Epidemiology. Dr. Ndumele’s research has been supported by multiple grants from the NIH, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Heart Association (AHA). He is Chair of the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health of the AHA, Past Chair of the AHA Obesity Committee, and Co-Chair of the AHA Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health Initiative. Dr. Ndumele is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Metabolic Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- 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).