
Overview
Christopher O'connor is a Cardiologist in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. O'connor is rated as an Elite 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).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 614 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 531 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Heart Failure.
Insurance
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Locations
3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042
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.
1 Clinical Trials
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.
Inova Health Care Services
Shashank Sinha is a Cardiologist in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Sinha is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Sinha is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Heart FailureDr. O'connor isElite. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Distinguished
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. O'connor isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. O'connor isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- CardiomyopathyDr. O'connor isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. O'connor isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Heart AttackDr. O'connor isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Low Blood PressureDr. O'connor isAdvanced. Learn about Low Blood Pressure.
- Experienced
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. O'connor isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. O'connor isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. O'connor isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. O'connor isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- COVID-19Dr. O'connor isExperienced. Learn about COVID-19.
- FaintingDr. O'connor isExperienced. Learn about Fainting.

