Division of Cardiology
Division Director: Richard J. Katz, MD
Fellowship Director: Allen J. Solomon, MD
Chosen by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and the Delmarva Foundation as an "Exemplary Service," the Division of Cardiology delivers secondary and tertiary care to a diverse patient population. Recognized for innovation in a variety of fields--including ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, clinical electrophysiology, and cardiac arrhythmia--the division supports active and ongoing research.
Patient Care Services
An average census of 30 patients per day includes the eight-bed coronary care unit, fully equipped for invasive hemodynamic and electrophysiological studies, and a 24-bed progressive care unit. A combined cardiac surgery-cardiology service serves patients undergoing heart surgery. There is an active consultation service providing cardiology input to other services in the hospital.
Each year, the ECG and Cardiographic Laboratories perform and interpret more than 36,000 electrocardiograms, two dimensional and transesophageal echocardiograms, and other non-invasive procedures. The heart station administers multistage exercise testing (including radionuclear exercise imaging), Holter monitoring, and M-mode, 2-D, and Doppler Echocardiography. Cardiac nuclear imaging, multi-slice CT, cardiac MR and vascular noninvasive ultrasound studies are read jointly with the Department of Radiology.
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory performs hemodynamic and angiographic studies. In addition, the laboratory performs all invasive procedures including balloon angioplasties, atherectomies, rotablations and stents and invasive electrophysiologic investigations of ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. A dedicated bi-plane digital subtraction unit further enhances the laboratory's capabilities. Teaching Program
A large outpatient service exposes residents to daily clinics including general Cardiology, lipid disorders and arrhythmia. House officers participate in daily rounds on the coronary care unit and on the combined cardiac-surgery consultation services. Attending physicians, fellows, and residents are actively involved in all phases of the teaching program. A variety of conferences--grand rounds, cardiac catheterization, imaging, electrocardiography, and research in progress--meet on a regular basis
Fellowship Training and Research
The Division of Cardiology offers a three-year fellowship program for individuals who have completed their training in internal medicine. The fellowship program provides broad training in all aspects of invasive and non-invasive cardiology, and active participation in research projects. Fourth and fifth years of training in invasive cardiology and electrophysiology are also offered.
Funded research projects of the Division of Cardiology focus upon electrophysiology, effects of drugs on electrical properties of canine myocardium, interventional angiography including thrombolysis, new applications of cardiac imaging, cardiac pharmacology, lipid disorders, and woman's health. Faculty
Richard Katz, MD
Bloedorn Professor of Medicine, Division Director
Fields of Interest: Echocardiography, Coronary Risk Factors, Congestive Heart Failure
Dr. Katz is a graduate of New York University. He received his training in cardiology at The Georgetown University Medical Center. He is the director of the non-invasive cardiology laboratories and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. His areas of research include cardiac imaging, ischemic heart disease and congestive heart failure. He is principal investigator on a number of clinical trials examining ischemic heart disease and congestive heart failure.
Tsung O. Cheng, MD
Professor of Medicine
Fields of Interest: International Medicine, Mitral Valve Prolapse
Judith Hsia, MD
Professor of Medicine; Director, Lipid Research Center
Fields of Interest: Women's Cardiovascular Disease, Lipid Disorders
Jannet Lewis, MD
Professor of Medicine, Director of Echocardiography
Fields of Interest: Echocardiography
Marco Mercader, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Field of Interest: Electrophysiology
Jonathan Plehn, MD
Professor of Medicine,Director of Heart Failure Services
Fields of Interest: Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Valve Disease, Cardiac Imaging
Jonathan Reiner, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Fields of Interest: Acute Ischemic Syndromes, Coronary Catheterization
Allen Solomon, MD
Professor of Medicine, Fellowship Training Director
Field of Interest: Electrophysiology
Cynthia Tracy, MD
Professor of Medicine, Associate Division Director, Director of Electrophysiology
Field of Interest: Electrophysiology
P. Jacob Varghese, MD
Professor of Medicine; Director, Coronary Care Unit
Fields of Interest: Electrophysiology, Acute Coronary Care
Alan Wasserman, MD
Eugene Meyer Professor of Medicine; Chairman, Department of Medicine
Fields of Interest: Ischemic Heart Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiac Imaging
William Weglicki, MD
Professor of Medicine and of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fields of Interest: Cellular Pathophysiology of Myocardial Injury and Ischemia
Affiliated Faculty
Robert Lederman, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Field of Interest: Interventional Cardiology
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Updated: October 24, 2006 |