Ari Cedars
Advanced in Heart Failure

Dr. Ari Cedars

Pediatric Cardiology | Cardiology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 2300, Suite 2300, 
Bethesda, MD 

Advanced in Heart Failure
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 2300, Suite 2300, 
Bethesda, MD 
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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.

Residency
University of Michigan Medical School, Internal Medicine, 2004
Specialties
Pediatric Cardiology
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TX
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, 2011
Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University, Cardiovascular Disease, 2008
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 2300, Suite 2300, Bethesda, MD 20817
Call: 443-997-5437
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Charter Professional Center
10700 Charter Drive, Suite 140, Columbia, MD 21044
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Johns Hopkins Children's Center Pediatric Specialists - Annapolis
820 Bestgate Road, Suite 2D, Annapolis, MD 21401
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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.


96 Total Publications

Association Between a Novel Adult Congenital Heart Disease-Specific Patient-Reported Health Status Metric and Objective Clinical Status.
Association Between a Novel Adult Congenital Heart Disease-Specific Patient-Reported Health Status Metric and Objective Clinical Status.
Journal: Circulation. Heart failure
Published: December 09, 2025
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  • Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
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