Overview
Edward K. Kasper, M.D. is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in Natural Sciences. He earned his M.D. at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 1984. His internship and residency in Internal Medicine, as well as his fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine, were completed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he then joined the faculty in 1993. He is a fellow of the American Heart Association as well as a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, having served on its board of governors from 2002 to 2006. Dr. Kasper has authored more than 100 articles and three books including, Living Well with Heart Failure. He is currently the Director of Outpatient Cardiology. Dr. Kasper's current research interests focus on the biological origins of heart failure. Specifically, his research has focused on causes and prognosis of patients with cardiomyopathy, a serious condition in which the heart has difficulty pumping blood throughout the body. Dr. Kasper works closely with his team at the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute to understand the best ways to predict and prevent catastrophic cardiac events. With your support, Dr. Kasper will be able to continue his significant work in cardiovascular medicine in hopes of impacting the future of patients with cardiomyopathy and heart failure.
Dr. Kasper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Sengers Syndrome, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 29 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 15 articles in the study of Heart Failure.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Suite 7200, Suite 7200, Baltimore, MD 21287
10755 Falls Road, Pavilion I STE 360, Lutherville, MD 21093
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Kasper has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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).
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
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.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- CardiomyopathyDr. Kasper isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Familial Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyDr. Kasper isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)Dr. Kasper isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM).
- SarcoidosisDr. Kasper isDistinguished. Learn about Sarcoidosis.
- Sengers SyndromeDr. Kasper isDistinguished. Learn about Sengers Syndrome.
- Subvalvular Aortic StenosisDr. Kasper isDistinguished. Learn about Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis.
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- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Kasper isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Kasper isAdvanced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- Giant Cell MyocarditisDr. Kasper isAdvanced. Learn about Giant Cell Myocarditis.
- Heart FailureDr. Kasper isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- MyocarditisDr. Kasper isAdvanced. Learn about Myocarditis.
- Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis
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- AnginaDr. Kasper isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Kasper isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Kasper isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Kasper isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- AtherosclerosisDr. Kasper isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.