A team of pioneers in heart and vascular care
We are one of the mid-Atlantic region’s premier providers of heart and vascular care. It’s a position we take pride in and a responsibility we take seriously. Our leadership team ensures we continue to push the envelope in the level of care we provide and in developing the next generation of advanced treatments.
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute’s leaders are dedicated to applying everything we’ve learned and plotting the course of heart and vascular care for patients in our region for decades to come.
Meet our leadership team:
Stuart F. Seides, MD
Physician Executive Director
George D. Bittar, MD
Chief, Ambulatory Practices, Baltimore Region
Robert A. Lager, MD
Chief, Ambulatory Practices, Washington Region
Sriram Padmanabhan, MD
Chief, Cardiology, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
George Ruiz, MD
Chief, Cardiology
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
William O. Suddath, MD
Chief, Cardiology
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Allen J. Taylor, MD
Chief, Cardiology
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Christian Shults, MD
Interim Chief, Cardiac Surgery
Washington Region
Michael Fiocco, MD
Chief, Cardiac Surgery
Baltimore Region
Lowell F. Satler, MD
Chief, Interventional Cardiology
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
John Wang, MD
Chief, Interventional Cardiology
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Zayd A. Eldadah, MD, PHD
Chief, Cardiac Electrophysiology
MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
Glenn R. Meininger, MD
Chief, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Baltimore region
Samer Najjar, MD
Chief, Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
Ron Waksman, MD
Director of Cardiovascular Research and Advanced Education
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
Edward Y. Woo, MD
Director, MedStar Vascular Program
Raghuveer Vallabhaneni, MD
Director, Vascular Surgery, Baltimore Region
Cathie Monge
Senior Vice-President and Chief Administrative Officer
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
Nancy Bruce, RN, MSN
Vice-President
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
Michelle Frymoyer
Vice-President of Operations
Medstar Cardiology Associates
Cheryl Lunnen, RN, BS
Vice-President
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
Brooke Patten, PhD
Vice-President, Surgical Services
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute