
Overview
Dr. Eric Schwartz joined Cardiovascular Specialists in July 2012. In addition to training in nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and vascular ultrasound, Dr. Schwartz is trained in the implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators. A Howard County native, Dr. Schwartz and his wife have two sons. In his spare time, he is an avid Peloton cyclist and enjoys strength training. A member of the Active physician admitting staff at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, he currently serves as the Chairman, Department of Medicine, Chair of the Medical Staff Credentials Committee, Co-Chair of the Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center STEMI Committee, and Medical Director of the Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Lab. Dr. Shwartz is a member of the Electrophysiology Clinical Community of the JHHS. He is a past recipient of the HCGH Physician of the Year award, and two-time winner of the Johns Hopkins Innovations in Clinical Care Excellence Award. Videos Implantable Heart Monitor - Loop Recorder (Q&A) Implantable Devices for People with Heart Conditions (Q&A) 2018 Physician of the Year.
Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia, and Pacemaker Implantation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Suite 400, Columbia, MD 21044
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.
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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
- ArrhythmiasDr. Schwartz isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Advanced
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Schwartz isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Schwartz isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Familial Neurocardiogenic SyncopeDr. Schwartz isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope.
- Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect
- Familial Ventricular TachycardiaDr. Schwartz isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.
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- AnginaDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Schwartz isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.

