The 20 Best Heart Valve Repair Doctors in Maryland, US

Jon R. Resar received his M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1985. He completed an internal medicine residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and interventional cardiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 1992 and is currently a Professor of Medicine/Cardiology. He was the past Director of the Adult Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. His field of specialization is management of coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease. Dr. Resar holds memberships in the American Heart Association and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Resar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Attack, Patent Foramen Ovale, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Resar is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Rani Hasan is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hasan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Apoplexy, Heart Attack, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Hasan is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

"Originally from Wisconsin, Dr. Czarny attended the University of Wisconsin where he majored in molecular biology. After medical school at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he completed an internal medicine residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston followed by cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and structural heart disease fellowships at Johns Hopkins. Currently, he is a faculty member in interventional cardiology and performs heart catheterizations and coronary artery stenting for patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarctions (""heart attacks"") at both the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He is also a member of the Structural Heart Disease team and performs minimally invasive, catheter-based treatments for structural heart disease at the Johns Hopkins Hospital including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic valve stenosis, valve repair/replacement procedures for mitral valve regurgitation and stenosis, patent foramen ovale closure, atrial septal defect closure, alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and left atrial appendage occlusion with the Watchman(TM) device. He sees patients in his structural heart disease clinics at both the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Czarny's research interests include the safety of cardiac stenting at hospitals without cardiac surgery backup and outcomes of catheter-based structural heart procedures.". Dr. Czarny is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Apoplexy, Heart Attack, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Czarny is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Duke Cameron, M.D. is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Baltimore, MD. He is a professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Cameron is world-renowned for his expertise in the surgical repair of the aorta. He is internationally recognized for his contributions to cardiac surgery, particularly aortic surgery for Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome and other connective tissue disorders. He also specializes in mitral valve repair and adult congenital heart disease. His multiple academic contributions span the breadth of pediatric and adult cardiac surgery. Dr. Cameron is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Medical School. He completed his general surgery training at Yale-New Haven Hospital and his cardiothoracic fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. After his training, he remained on the faculty at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Cameron most recently served on staff at Massachusetts General Hospital before returning to Johns Hopkins. Dr. Cameron is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Dissection, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Cameron is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

Anuj Gupta is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Mark Nelson, MD, specializes in cardiothoracic surgery and is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He practices at UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is affiliated with UPMC Shadyside and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Nelson completed his fellowship and residency at West Virginia University School of Medicine and medical education at University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Carotid Artery Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Carotid Artery Surgery, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Nelson is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

James Gammie is the surgical lead and co-director for the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute and cardiac surgeon-in-chief for the Johns Hopkins Health System. With over 23 years of experience in cardiothoracic surgery, Dr. Gammie joined Johns Hopkins after serving as chief of the division of cardiac surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center from 2012 to 2021. Dr. Gammie graduated from Brown University with a degree in biochemistry, and received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Gammie trained in both general and cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His clinical and research efforts are focused on decreasing the mortality and morbidity of valve disease and improving the surgical treatment of mitral valve and other structural heart diseases. He performs over 225 mitral valve operations and interventions per year, and leads a cardiac surgery team that performs more than 1,200 cardiac operations annually. He is recognized by the Mitral Foundation and the American Heart Association as one of less than 25 reference surgeons in the U.S. for his experience in mitral valve repair and excellent patient outcomes. Dr. Gammie has a strong interest in all aspects of heart valve disease, and has published more than 200 peer-reviewed contributions in leading specialty journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Circulation. He has served as a deputy editor for The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and as chair of the Access and Publications Committee of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. He serves on the steering committee of the NHLBI-sponsored Cardiothoracic Surgery Trials Network, and led the protocol development committee of a worldwide randomized tricuspid valve surgery trial. He is a member of the Halsted Society and the 21st Century Cardiothoracic Surgical Society. In 2011, Dr. Gammie was awarded the Johns Hopkins/University of Maryland Alliance for Science and Technology Development BioMaryland LIFE Prize, and he was named Entrepreneur of the Year at the University of Maryland Baltimore in 2014. He is the inventor of a novel transseptal catheter designed to simplify transcatheter cardiac procedures, and founded a commercial company to commercialize the device. With 20 issued or submitted patents, he continues to innovate in the mitral valve space, and recently published the world’s first clinical experience with a novel surgical repair for secondary mitral valve regurgitation, which was developed in his laboratory: mitral valve translocation. From 2016–2021, Dr. Gammie was consistently named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine, and in 2018 he received the Golden Apple Teacher of the Year award. Dr. Gammie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Embolectomy, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Gammie is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

"Greg Kumkumian, M.D., F.A.C.C., received his medical degree from The George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Kumkumian is currently the Medical Director in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Suburban Hospital. His special interests include general and preventive cardiology, interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular diseases, venous diseases and peripheral interventions. Dr. Kumkumian has been recognized as one of the area's ""Top Doctors"" several times by Washingtonian magazine.". Dr. Kumkumian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Attack, Angina, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Kumkumian is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

John Wang is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Wang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Apoplexy, Heart Attack, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Diljon Chahal is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Chahal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Apoplexy, Heart Attack, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Michael Fiocco, MD, specializes in cardiothoracic surgery and is board-certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Fiocco received his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, followed by a fellowship at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Fiocco is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Fiocco is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

Fayaz Shawl is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Shawl is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Robert Hood is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Hood is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Necrosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Susie Hong is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Hong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. She is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Necrosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Brian Barr is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Westminster, Maryland. Dr. Barr is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 36 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Necrosis, Arrhythmias, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Ahmet Kilic is a cardiac surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. He is an associate professor of surgery at the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also serves as director of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Kilic's areas of clinical expertise include adult cardiac surgery with a special interest in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Kilic served as associate professor of surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and was the director of the heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support programs. He was co-director of the advanced heart failure program as well as the vice director of clinical and academic affairs in the division of cardiac surgery. Although a recognized leader in the field of heart failure, Dr. Kilic’s expertise runs the spectrum of cardiac surgery. Dr. Kilic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Tumor, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Kilic is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

Hamza Aziz’s clinical expertise includes general cardiac surgery, heart bypass operations, aneurysmal dilation, catheter-based technology to treat stenotic or narrowed aortic valves and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). His research interests include genetic causes of abnormal valve development and aneurysm, Dr. Aziz is published in the fields of cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, pediatric cardiac surgery and breast cancer surgery. Dr. Aziz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Collapsed Lung, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Aziz is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery and American Board Of Surgery.

Stephen Gottlieb is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Gottlieb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Apoplexy, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Dr. Stacy Fisher is a cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland specializing in the care of adult congenital heart disease, pregnancy-related heart disease and congenital heart pulmonary hypertension. She is Associate Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Center at the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute and Director of the ACHD Training Program. She is also an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her research focus is congenital heart disease in adults including pulmonary hypertension, inherited heart disease and 3D printing translational medicine. She is interested in imaging and using 3D modeling to advance cardiac care and education. Her education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Her fellowship in cardiology was at the University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York, including serving as the Chief Cardiology Fellow. She was then an Adult Congenital Heart Fellow at the University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital. After completing her fellowship in 2001, she joined a Baltimore cardiology practice and was named Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Services and the Co-Director of the Cardiac Critical Care Unit at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, positions which she held until 2011. She then joined University of Maryland School of Medicine as Director of Women’s and Complex Heart diseases where she started and directed the Adult Congenital Heart Program and practiced through 2022 when she joined Johns Hopkins. She was recently the President of the American Heart Association’s Greater Maryland Region. Videos Dr. Stacy Fisher. Dr. Fisher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. She is also highly rated in 38 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Fisher is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Eric B. Lieberman, M.D., is a cardiologist with Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Heart Care and Suburban Hospital, where he previously served as chief of the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Lieberman has expertise in angiography, angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, cardiovascular diseases, echocardiography, high cholesterol, interventional cardiology, preventive cardiology, smoking cessation, and coronary and valvular heart disease. Dr. Lieberman earned his medical degree from Emory University. He completed a residency in internal medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Duke University School of Medicine. After completing his fellowship, Dr. Lieberman served as a Major in the United States Air Force. He was an attending cardiologist for the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, as well as the director of cardiology research and the medical director of the cardiology clinic. During this time, Dr. Lieberman earned the United States Navy Commendation Medal. Dr. Lieberman currently is a member of Suburban Hospital's Cardiology Product Review Committee and Interventional Cardiology Quality Review Committee. He was previously on the Physician Advisory Council. Dr. Lieberman was also previously the medical director of Holy Cross Hospital's cardiac catheterization laboratory. Dr. Lieberman is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, as well as the secretary and treasurer of the Maryland Chapter of the American College of Cardiology and a member of The Maryland State Medical Society. Dr. Lieberman has been repeatedly named a Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine, a Best Doctor by Washington Consumers' Checkbook and a Super Doctor by the Washington Post magazine. He has also been named a Top Doctor in the Washington-Baltimore area by Castle Connolly. Dr. Lieberman has been a principal investigator on several cardiology clinical trials. He has contributed to numerous publications, book chapters and abstracts. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Understanding Heart Attacks and Cardiac Arrest. NBC Washington Channel 4. (12/29/2016). Dr. Lieberman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Angina, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Lieberman is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.