"Philosophy of care | I perform very complex cardiac and aortic reconstructive procedures. My philosophy regarding my patients is to complete these operations with the utmost skill, perfection and result as possible. Just as importantly, I spend time with my patients and their families to explain in great detail their condition and how we are going to treat it. This includes all the potential options available. My primary goal is to allow my patients some choice but, more importantly, to make sure they completely understand their disease process. My focus for many years has been a ""disease management process"" that fosters a long-term commitment to my patients revolving around the specifics of aortic and valvular heart disease. | Why I entered medicine | Initially, I wanted to be a political scientist; however, a number of life experiences changed that. My grandfather had Lou Gehrig’s disease and lived with us when I was growing up. This daily experience had a profound effect during formative years in high school. Interestingly, our next-door neighbor was a general/vascular surgeon, and I came to know him quite well. He was my initial mentor in this field. I initially studied engineering but was fascinated with cardiac physiology and this translated into medicine and cardiac surgery specifically. However, the passion and commitment to treat patients and their suffering was first embedded in my psyche secondary to witnessing, in all domains, my grandfather's demise from Lou Gehrig’s disease. | Community involvement | President, The Thoracic Surgery Foundation, impacting the global community by delivering quality thoracic care to lower- and middle-income countries across the world. | Personal interests | I enjoy traveling the world, Philadelphia professional sports, golfing and coaching baseball.". Dr. Bavaria is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Heart Valve Repair.

Wilson Szeto is a Thoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Szeto is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Szeto is currently accepting new patients.

Georges Kaddissi is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. Dr. Kaddissi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Kaddissi is currently accepting new patients.

Konstadinos Plestis is a Cardiologist and a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Plestis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Plestis is currently accepting new patients.

Michael Acker is a Thoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Acker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Acker is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Silver is a Cardiologist in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. Dr. Silver is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Silver is currently accepting new patients.

Hemal Bhatt is a Cardiologist in Cherry Hill,, New Jersey. Dr. Bhatt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Sajjad Sabir is a Cardiologist in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Dr. Sabir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Douglas Richter is a Cardiologist in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Dr. Richter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, Heart Attack, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Neil Levin is a Cardiologist in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Dr. Levin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Heart Attack, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Levin is currently accepting new patients.

Harvey Waxman is a Cardiologist in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Dr. Waxman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), His Bundle Tachycardia, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

John Entwistle is a Cardiologist and a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Entwistle is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Endocarditis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Entwistle is currently accepting new patients.

Nicholas Ruggiero is a Cardiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ruggiero is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Ruggiero is currently accepting new patients.

Arthur Martella is a General Surgeon in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Dr. Martella is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Arterial Embolism, Heart Tumor, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Atiq Rehman is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Dr. Rehman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Tumor, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

Arthur Ng is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Dr. Ng is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Ventricular Fibrillation, Heart Attack, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Chun Choi is a Thoracic Surgeon in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Dr. Choi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Myxoma, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Arterial Embolism, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Ibrahim Moussa is an Interventional Cardiologist in Voorhees,, New Jersey. Dr. Moussa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Necrosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Vijayendra Verma is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Marlton, New Jersey. Dr. Verma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Edema, Coronary Heart Disease, Varicose Veins, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Verma is currently accepting new patients.

Keshava Rajagopal is a Cardiologist and a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rajagopal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Infective Endocarditis, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Rajagopal is currently accepting new patients.