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Dr. Ari Cedars is a cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. He also serves as director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center at both the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute and the Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center. Dr. Cedars is an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cedars specializes in adult congenital heart disease. He is a member of the leadership committee for the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION), an organization focused on the improvement of outcomes for pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) patients. He is an administrative board member of the Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (AARCC), a multi-institutional academic research network devoted to producing new research in adult congenital heart disease. He is also a member of the medical advisory board for the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA). Dr. Cedars’ research focuses on patient-centered outcomes, mechanical circulatory support and ventricular assist devices, and the biological mechanisms underlying clinical disease progression in congenital heart disease. Dr. Cedars is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Tetralogy of Fallot, Heart Attack, Apoplexy, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Cedars is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Christopher Spurney is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Rockville, Maryland. He has been practicing medicine for over 28 years. Dr. Spurney is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Cardiomyopathy, and Atrioventricular Septal Defect. Dr. Spurney is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2004 and Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2001.

Charles Berul, MD, is emeritus chief of Cardiology at Children's National Hospital. He was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in the area. Dr. Berul was the director of the Pacemaker Program at Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School until coming to Children’s National Medical Center in 2009. Dr. Berul is a professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and the Van Metre Companies professor of Cardiology. Dr. Berul is a fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology, the Society for Pediatric Research, and the American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young. Dr. Berul has more than 150 publications in pediatric cardiology and is an invited speaker nationally and internationally and is an acknowledged expert in the area of pediatric cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Berul is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Sick Sinus Syndrome, Ventricular Fibrillation, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Berul is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology: American Board Of Pediatrics, 1994.