I specialize in treating heart valve disease (affecting the mitral, aortic, and tricuspid valves) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). My clinical focus emphasizes minimally invasive approaches, particularly transcatheter procedures for valve disorders. Dr. Wang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Sengers Syndrome, Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

My role in cardiology at Duke has been in the prevention and management of advanced cardiovascular disease symptoms in my patients. In the area of prevention, I specialized in cholesterol treatment and specifically in the management of statin medications especially for those individuals who feel they are intolerant. My practice also has a focus on patients with difficult-to-control hypertension, hypertension medication intolerance, difficult-to-manage congestive heart failure, and problems with heart failure medications. My newest role in the clinic is as the director of Outpatient Services for our practice. Our practice-based goals are to make sure everyone who sees a Duke cardiologist leaves on the best therapy for their disease based on current evidence and the individual's ability to tolerate and benefit from that treatment. Dr. Blazing is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Although I enjoy taking care of all cardiac patients, my special interests include adult congenital heart disease (patients who were born with heart defects who are now adults), and pregnancy and cardiac disease. Dr. Ward is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. Her top areas of expertise are Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Endocardial Cushion Defect, and Tetralogy of Fallot.

As a fellowship trained adult congenital heart disease specialist and Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Center at Duke, I take care of a wide spectrum of heart problems, spanning from simple shunt lesions like patent foramen ovale, atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus, to more complicated disorders, like tetralogy of Fallot, Ebstein anomaly, transposition of the great arteries and single ventricles. I collaborate with my colleagues in adult and pediatric medicine to provide comprehensive health services including complex cardiac interventions like catheter-based pulmonary valve implantation, closure of aortopulmonary collaterals and coarctation stenting. I am also skilled at the non-invasive and invasive assessment of patients with pulmonary hypertension. Congenital heart disease is my passion and I strive to educate my patients, their doctors and our fabulous trainees in order to improve everyone's awareness of these challenging conditions. My spare time is spent mostly at home with my wife and 2 teenage boys. I enjoy participating in and watching all types of major sports and also enjoy traveling. Dr. Krasuski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Foramen Ovale, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Heart Transplant, and Thrombectomy.

My goal as a cardiologist is to understand my patients as people so that I can provide them with information important for making their own decisions about how to prevent disease and promote health. Using this approach, I enjoy taking care of patients interested in preventing heart attacks, patients who have suffered heart attacks, patients with cholesterol and blood pressure disorders, and patients with heart failure. Dr. Freedman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Edema, and Atherectomy.

Although I enjoy caring for all cardiac patients, my special interests include patients born with heart defects and now adults, pregnancy with heart disease, and valvular heart disease. In addition, I am interested in keeping people healthy and avoiding heart disease as much as possible. Dr. Upadhya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pacemaker Implantation, and Atherectomy.

James Peterson is a Cardiologist in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Peterson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Heart Disease. Dr. Peterson is currently accepting new patients.

I am an interventional cardiologist and have been at Duke for about 25 years. The less-invasive treatment strategies and techniques that we’ve learned have been a source of great excitement over the past 20 years. We started back then with patients who had congenital heart disease and traditionally needed open surgery, and we’re now able to help many patients with congenital defects without open surgery. We’ve moved into an era where valvular heart disease has excellent treatments from an interventional point of view. I like all cardiac interventions, but my particular interest is in what people call structural interventions, which is helping people with structural or congenital heart disease. When you see me or someone else in interventional cardiology at Duke, you’re seeing multiple providers, even though they may be in the background. We work as a team and provide only the best for patients. Dr. Kevin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Foramen Ovale, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Andres Pineda is a Cardiologist in Morrisville, North Carolina. Dr. Pineda has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Angina, Atherectomy, and Angioplasty.

I am a general cardiologist, meaning I care for patients with a broad range of heart and vascular conditions. My particular areas of specialty are diseases involving the valves of the heart and cardiac imaging, especially echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart). Dr. Ryan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

I'm proud to work at Duke as it has a tremendous hospital and tremendous people to work with. The quality of care here is excellent and really can’t be compared to anywhere else. That’s what keeps me here. We do more complex heart surgeries here than almost anyone else in the country. When you need heart surgery, you want it done by someone who does a lot of it. Our numbers are comparable to the top places in the country. We do complex surgery and we do it well. The thing about heart surgery is that we make people better. That’s what I really like – helping people who couldn’t breathe or couldn’t walk because their heart was failing, and we were able to make them better. Dr. Gaca is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

My particular area of interest is what we call structural heart disease in adults. That usually involves valve problems, things like muscle bound hearts, tumors of the heart or sometimes arrhythmias. Another area of interest for me is minimally invasive surgery, which involves entering the heart area through the ribs on the side rather than through the breast bone, either manually with a camera or robotically. Surgeons are very hands-on people. We like doing things. But most of all we like helping people, talking with patients and their families, and helping them make up their minds about whether to have a procedure done, what kind of procedure to have, and helping them get through the procedure afterwards. That’s what we really enjoy doing. That’s really satisfying. Dr. Glower is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

John Vavalle is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Vavalle is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Vavalle is currently accepting new patients.

Stephen Boateng is a Cardiologist in Cary, North Carolina. Dr. Boateng is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Atrial Fibrillation. Dr. Boateng is currently accepting new patients.

Zehra Husain is a Cardiologist in Cary, North Carolina. Dr. Husain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Double Aortic Arch, Vascular Ring, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Husain is currently accepting new patients.

Mohit Pasi is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Pasi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pacemaker Implantation, and Angioplasty. Dr. Pasi is currently accepting new patients.

Curtis Anderson is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Anderson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Tumor, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Anderson is currently accepting new patients.

James Zidar is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Zidar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Angina, Arterial Insufficiency, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Zidar is currently accepting new patients.

Willis Wu is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dr. Wu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Necrosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

I am a noninvasive cardiologist with clinical and research specialties in peripheral artery disease, structural heart disease, and hypertension. I’ve been at Duke for over 10 years and in that time I’ve been proud to be part of Duke’s commitment to world class, patient-centric, personalized care. We are in the midst of major breakthroughs and advances in cardiovascular care, many of which have evolved here at Duke. But translating these advances to personalized care takes a strong partnership between a doctor and patient and I look forward to forging that relationship with each of my patients. Dr. Vemulapalli is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Peripheral Artery Disease, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).