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​​​​​​​​​​​​Meet Our World-Class Faculty

The Adult Cardiology Fellowship program’s accomplished, highly skilled faculty members share a commitment to educating and mentoring the next generation of cardiovascular specialists. They provide exceptional didactic and hands-on training, with an emphasis on helping fellows develop their skills and passion for a career in cardiovascular medicine. Our team is deeply committed to each fellow’s professional and personal success.

Core Faculty

Adult Cardiac Fellowship Program Director

Santosh G. Menon, MD Advanced Heart Failure / Transplant, Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Outpatient Center - Anderson

7545 Beechmont Ave, Suite D Cincinnati, OH 45255 (513) 206-1320
39.0720276 -84.3488478

Areas of Interest

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiology Clinical Research (Trials), Cardiomyopathies See all
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Associate Program Director

4.9 of of 5 Stars
122 Ratings
Teresa M. Ratajczak, MD Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Center - Liberty Township

6939 Cox Rd., Suite 250 Liberty Township, OH 45069 (513) 206-1460
39.374931 -84.3628433

Areas of Interest

Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Echocardiography, Valvular Heart Disease, Syncope See all
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Additional Core Faculty

4.9 of of 5 Stars
144 Ratings
Geoffrey A. Answini, MD Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Office Building

2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 201 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1170
39.1211546 -84.510667

Areas of Interest

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD), Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair, Adbominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Treatment See all
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4.9 of of 5 Stars
143 Ratings
Eugene S. Chung, MD Advanced Heart Failure / Transplant, Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Office Building

2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 138 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1180
39.1212062 -84.5103696

Areas of Interest

Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiology Clinical Research (Trials) See all
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4.9 of of 5 Stars
319 Ratings
John D. Corl, MD Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Outpatient Center - Anderson

7545 Beechmont Ave, Suite D Cincinnati, OH 45255 (513) 206-1320
39.0720276 -84.3488478

Areas of Interest

Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA), Angioplasty, Cardiomyopathies, Complex Coronary Artery Intervention See all
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5 of of 5 Stars
271 Ratings
Gregory F. Egnaczyk, MD Advanced Heart Failure / Transplant, Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Office Building

2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 138 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1180
39.1212062 -84.5103696

Areas of Interest

Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiology Clinical Research (Trials) See all
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4.9 of of 5 Stars
718 Ratings
Joel B. Forman, MD Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Outpatient Center - Anderson

7545 Beechmont Ave, Suite D Cincinnati, OH 45255 (513) 206-1320
39.0720276 -84.3488478

Areas of Interest

Preventive Cardiology, Sports Cardiology, Cardiovascular Wellness, Cholesterol Management See all
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4.8 of of 5 Stars
131 Ratings
Timothy D. Henry, MD Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Office Building

2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 136 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1060
39.1211546 -84.510667

Areas of Interest

Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA), Angioplasty, Cardiomyopathies, Complex Coronary Artery Intervention See all
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5 of of 5 Stars
159 Ratings
Dean J. Kereiakes, MD Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Office Building

2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 136 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1060
39.1211546 -84.510667

Areas of Interest

Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA), Angioplasty, Cardiomyopathies, Complex Coronary Artery Intervention See all
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4.9 of of 5 Stars
361 Ratings
James A. Kong, MD Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Office Building

2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 136 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1060
39.1211546 -84.510667

Areas of Interest

Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA), Angioplasty, Cardiomyopathies, Chronic Total Occlusions (CTO) See all
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4.9 of of 5 Stars
602 Ratings
Wojciech Mazur, MD Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 122 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 648-5555
39.1212062 -84.5103696

Areas of Interest

Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA), General Cardiology, Hypertension See all
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4.9 of of 5 Stars
422 Ratings
Thomas M. O'Brien, MD Advanced Heart Failure / Transplant, Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Center - Liberty Township

6939 Cox Rd., Suite 250 Liberty Township, OH 45069 (513) 206-1460
39.374931 -84.3628433

Areas of Interest

Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiology Clinical Research (Trials) See all
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4.9 of of 5 Stars
179 Ratings
Christopher M. Paprzycki, MD, FACS Vascular Surgery
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Vascular Surgery

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Office Building

2123 Auburn Ave., Suite 139 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 541-0700
39.1211546 -84.510667

Areas of Interest

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair, Adbominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Treatment, Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA), Angioplasty See all
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4.8 of of 5 Stars
564 Ratings
Robert A. Pelberg, MD Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Outpatient Center - Montgomery

11140 Montgomery Rd, Suite 1300 Cincinnati, OH 45249 (513) 792-7800
39.2662499 -84.3317391

Areas of Interest

Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA), Complex Coronary Artery Disease, General Cardiology See all
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5 of of 5 Stars
277 Ratings
Daniel J. Pelchovitz, MD, FACC, FHRS Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Office Building

2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 137 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1180
39.1211546 -84.510667

Areas of Interest

Advanced Diagnostics for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Arrhythmias (Abnormal Heart Rhythm), Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), Ablation See all
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4.7 of of 5 Stars
204 Ratings
Odayme Quesada, MD Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Women’s Heart Center

7450 S Mason Montgomery Rd, Mason, OH 45040 (513) 585-2140
39.344564 -84.314277

Areas of Interest

Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Bradycardias (Slow Heartbeat), Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA), Cholesterol & Diabetes Management See all
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4.9 of of 5 Stars
294 Ratings
Timothy E. Raymond, DO Advanced Heart Failure / Transplant, Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Office Building

2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 138 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1180
39.1212062 -84.5103696

Areas of Interest

Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiology Clinical Research (Trials) See all
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4.8 of of 5 Stars
182 Ratings
Steven G. Rudick, MD Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease
The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular

Primary Location

The Christ Hospital Medical Office Building

2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 136 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1060
39.1211546 -84.510667

Areas of Interest

Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA), Angioplasty, Cardiomyopathies, Complex Coronary Artery Intervention See all
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Faculty Members

Mark D. Berlacher, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
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Daniel Beyerbach, MD, PhD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology / Cardiovascular Disease
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Geetha Bhat, MD

Cardiovascular Disease / Advanced Heart Failure / Transplant
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Ankit K. Bhatia, MD

Advanced Heart Failure / Transplant / Cardiovascular Disease
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Alexandru I. Costea, MD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology / Cardiovascular Disease
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Robert D. Dowling, MD

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Peter J. Engel, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
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Jarrod D. Frizzell, MD

Interventional Cardiology / Cardiovascular Disease / Critical Care Medicine
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Santiago A. Garcia, MD

Interventional Cardiology
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George S. George, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
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Jeffrey M. Griffin, MD

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Julian Guitron-Roig, MD

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Sasidhar P. Kilaru, MD

Vascular Surgery
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Thomas I. Murtaugh, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
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Andrew E. Noll, MD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology / Cardiovascular Disease
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Teresa M. Ratajczak, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
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Edward J. Schloss, MD, FHRS

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology / Cardiovascular Disease
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Puvi N. Seshiah, MD

Interventional Cardiology / Cardiovascular Disease
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J. Michael Smith, MD

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
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Jason A. Smith, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
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Theodore J. Waller, MD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology / Cardiovascular Disease
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Christopher M. Wright, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
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Senan J. Yasar, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
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