Overview
Dr. Michael J. Blaha MD MPH is Professor of Cardiology and Epidemiology and presently serves as the Director of Clinical Research for the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Director of the Cardiometabolic Clinic, and Program Director for the Preventive Cardiology Fellowship. His clinical interests include primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, with emphasis on early intervention in patients with advanced subclinical atherosclerosis detected with cardiac computed tomography. Dr. Blaha represents the 4th generation of physicians in his family. After earning a BS in pre-medical studies and classical civilization at the University of Notre Dame in 2001, Dr. Blaha went to Vanderbilt University where in 2006 he received his MD as well as an MPH. in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics. Dr. Blaha then completed his Internal Medicine residency in the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program at Johns Hopkins in 2009 before completing a fellowship in Cardiology at Johns Hopkins in 2012. In 2018, Dr. Blaha received the Dr. Fred Brancati award at Johns Hopkins for excellence in mentoring. He has mentored over 30 trainees, many of which have gone on to hold prominent academic appointments. In 2021, Dr. Blaha was named to the Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher List, representing the top 1% of world’s researchers, and was first named to the Baltimore Magazine Best Doctors List. In 2022, he received the Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award. Clinically, he practices as a preventive cardiologist specializing in cardiometabolic disease and in the interpretation of cardiac CT. His clinic specializes in patients with cardiometabolic disease and advanced subclinical atherosclerosis, and the focused use of an array of lifestyle and pharmacotherapies to mitigate that risk.
Dr. Blaha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Metabolic Syndrome, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 898 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 42 articles in the study of Heart Failure.
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Locations
10755 Falls Road, Pavilion I STE 360, Pavilion I STE 360, Lutherville, MD 21093
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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- AtherosclerosisDr. Blaha isElite. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Blaha isElite. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- High CholesterolDr. Blaha isElite. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- Distinguished
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Blaha isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Heart AttackDr. Blaha isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- HypertensionDr. Blaha isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertension.
- Metabolic SyndromeDr. Blaha isDistinguished. Learn about Metabolic Syndrome.
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- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Blaha isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Blaha isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Blaha isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Blaha isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Blaha isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
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- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Blaha isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- AnginaDr. Blaha isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Blaha isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Blaha isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Blaha isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia