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(410) 554-6550
About Me
George Ruiz, MD, cares for patients with advanced heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and adults with congenital heart disease. He also cares for women with heart disease during pregnancy.
Dr. Ruiz is the chief of cardiology at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and MedStar Harbor Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, advanced heart failure and adult congenital heart disease.
Along with his colleagues, he also cares for patients with infiltrative cardiomyopathies such as amyloid and cardiac sarcoid.
Practice Locations
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital - Johnston Professional Building
3333 North Calvert StreetJohnston Professional Building
Baltimore, MD 21218
Conditions Treated
Abnormal ECG
Abnormal Stress Test
Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Adult Congenital Heart Disease In Pregnancy
Alagille Syndrome
Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
Anomalies Of Pulmonary Circulation
Anomalies Of The Aorta
Anomalous Coronary Artery Aca
Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage
Aortic Coarctation
Aortic Diseases
Aortic Valve Disorders
Aorto Left Ventricular Fistula
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis Of The Aorta
Athletic Heart Syndrome
Atrial Tachycardia
Atrioventricular Block
Atrioventricular Canal Defect
Atrioventricular Canal Defects
Autoimmune Pericarditis
Barth Syndrome
Beriberi
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Cardiac Amyloid
Cardiac Angina
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Cardiac Insufficiency
Cardiac Risk Assessment
Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Cardiac Tumor
Cardio-Oncology
Cardiomegaly
Cardiorenal Syndrome
Carotid Intimal Thickness
Chest Pain
Cholesterol Disorders
Cholesterol Management
Common Aortopulmonary Trunk
Congenital Anomaly Of Great Veins
Congenital Aortic Valve Disease
Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Block
Congenital Infundibular Stenosis
Congenital Insufficiency Of The Aortic Valve
Congenital Mitral Valve Disease
Congenital Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Congenital Pulmonary Valve Atresia
Congenital Stenosis Of The Aortic Valve
Congenital Stenosis Of The Mitral Valve
Congenital Stenosis Of The Pulmonary Valve
Congenital Subaortic Stenosis
Congenital Tricuspid Stenosis
Congenitally Corrected Transposition Of The Great Arteries
Congestive Heart Failure
Cor Biloculare
Cor Pulmonale
Coronary Artery Anomaly
Coronary Artery Fistula
Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
Cyanotic Heart Disease
Dextrocardia
Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Double Aortic Arch
Double Outlet Right Ventricle Dorv
Double-Outlet Ventricle
Ebstein Anomaly
Edema
Endocardial Cushion Defect
Exercise Intolerance
Familial Arrhythmias
Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Family History Of Sudden Cardiac Death
First Degree Heart Block
Fontan Procedure Survivor
Genetic Cardiomyopathy
Giant Cell Myocarditis
Heart Health
Heart Murmur
Heart Problems
Heart Racing
Heart Transplant Rejection
Heterotaxy Syndromes
Hypertension
Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
Infiltrative Disorders Of The Heart
Infundibular Right Ventricular Outflow Obstruction
Left Bundle Branch Block
Left Heart Failure
Marfan's Syndrome
Mild Pulmonic Stenosis
Mitral Atresia
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Myocardial Infarction
Myxoma
Obstructive Anomalies Of Heart
Obstructive Anomalies Of The Heart
Orthopnea
Orthostatic Hypotension
Ostium Primum Atrial Septal Defect
Overriding Aorta
Palpitations
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
Paroxysmal Tachycardia
Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return Papvr
Persistent Ostium Primum
Pre-Excitation Syndrome
Premature Atrial Contraction
Premature Beats
Pretransplant Clearance
Preventative Cardiology
Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation
Pulmonary Artery Coarctation And Atresia
Pulmonary Valve Disorders
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Pulmonary Vascular Obstructive Diseases
Pulmonic Valve Stenosis
Refractory Angina
Rheumatic Aortic Regurgitation
Rheumatic Aortic Stenosis
Rheumatic Diseases Of Pulmonary Valve
Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic Heart Failure
Rheumatic Mitral Regurgitation
Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
Right Bundle Branch Block
Right Heart Failure
Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
Secondary Hypertension
Shone Disease
Shone's Complex
Shone's Syndrome
Single Ventricle Defect
Single Ventricle Defects
Sinus Of Valsalva Fistula/aneurysm
Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect
Subaortic Stenosis
Subvalvar Aortic Stenosis
Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis
Syncope
Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Tetralogy Of Fallot (tof)
Transposition Of Great Vessels
Transposition Of The Great Arteries
Tricuspid Atresia And Truncus Arteriosus
Trucus Arteriosus
Type 1 Second-Degree Heart Block
Type 2 Second-Degree Heart Block
Unstable Angina
Valve Stenosis
Valvular Endocarditis
Vascular Ring
Vasovagal Syncope
Ventricular Arrhythmia
Ventricular Septal Defects
Viral Cardiomyopathy
Treatments
Aortic Angioplasty
Cardiovascular Care
Chronic Inotropic Therapy
Circulatory Assist Devices
Collateral Vessel Closure
Directional Atherectomy
Heart Transplant
Home Inotropes
In Office Cardiac Echocardiogram
In Office Cardiac Stress Test
Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Pulmonary And Cardiac Rehabilitation
Rotational Atherectomy
Education
Fellowship Program:Brigham and Women's Hospital (2005)
Fellowship Program:Brigham and Womens Hospital (2005)
Residency Program:Brigham and Women's Hospital (2001)
Residency Program:Brigham and Womens Hospital (2001)
Internship Program:Brigham and Women's Hospital (1999)
Internship Program:Brigham and Womens Hospital (1999)
Medical School:Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1998)
Medical School:Albert Einstein School of Medicine (1998)
Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Member of Medical Staff
MedStar Harbor Hospital
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
Media
Videos
Facebook Live: Mitral Valve Disease with Dr. George Ruiz (English)
Facebook Live: Mitral Valve Disease with Dr. George Ruiz (Spanish)
Dr. George Ruiz, director, Pulmonary Hypertension Unit, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
Heart failure interview with Dr. George Ruiz (MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute)