​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Structural Heart Disease Fellowship Faculty Members

Director, Structural Heart Program and Harold C. Schott Foundation Endowed Chair for Structural and Valvular Heart Disease

Santiago A. Garcia, MD Interventional Cardiology The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular Primary Location The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular 2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 428 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1222 39.126983 -84.516133 Areas of Interest Heart Valve Repair, Heart Valve Replacement, Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery, Mitral And Aortic Valve Repair See all View Profile View Locations (2) Accepting New Patients

President, Heart and Vascular Institute; Professor of Clinical Medicine, The Ohio State University 

5 of of 5 Stars 226 Ratings Dean J. Kereiakes, MD Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology 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 39.126983 -84.516133 Areas of Interest Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA), Angioplasty, Cardiomyopathies, Complex Coronary Artery Intervention See all View Profile View Locations (3) Practice Details Accepting New Patients

Director, Echocardiography Laboratory and Interventional Echocardiography​

Richard Y. Bae, MD Cardiovascular Disease The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular Primary Location The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular 2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 428 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1222 39.126983 -84.516133 Areas of Interest Valvular Heart Disease, Structural Heart Disease (Heart Valve Disease), Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Transcatheter Valve Surgery See all View Profile View Locations (1) Accepting New Patients

Director, Cardiovascular CT

4.9 of of 5 Stars 413 Ratings Mark D. Berlacher, 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 39.070712 -84.324141 Areas of Interest Preventive Cardiology, Valvular Heart Disease, General Cardiology, Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA) See all View Profile View Locations (2) Practice Details Accepting New Patients

Advanced Imaging 

4.7 of of 5 Stars 60 Ratings Nadia El Hangouche, MD Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular Primary Location The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular 2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 428 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1222 39.126983 -84.516133 Areas of Interest Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Echocardiography, Valvular Heart Disease See all View Profile View Locations (1) Accepting New Patients

Castellini Foundation Chair of Cardiac Surgery

4.9 of of 5 Stars 113 Ratings J. Michael Smith, 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 39.126983 -84.516133 Areas of Interest Robotic-Assisted Surgery, Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation and IST (Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia), Mitral and Aortic Valve Repair, Ross Procedure See all View Profile View Locations (1) Practice Details Accepting New Patients

Chief of Cardiac Surgery 

4.9 of of 5 Stars 129 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 39.126983 -84.516133 Areas of Interest Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD), Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair, Adbominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Treatment See all View Profile View Locations (2) Practice Details Accepting New Patients

Heart Failure and Advanced Echocardiography 

View Video Spotlight 4.9 of of 5 Stars 150 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 39.126983 -84.516133 Areas of Interest Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiology Clinical Research (Trials) See all View Profile View Locations (1) Practice Details Accepting New Patients

View Video Spotlight 4.9 of of 5 Stars 270 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 39.126983 -84.516133 Areas of Interest Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiology Clinical Research (Trials) See all View Profile View Locations (2) Practice Details Accepting New Patients

Medical Director, Heart and Vascular Service Line

5 of of 5 Stars 378 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 39.34694 -84.410591 Areas of Interest Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiology Clinical Research (Trials) See all View Profile View Locations (2) Practice Details Accepting New Patients

Cardiovascular Disease
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4.9 of of 5 Stars 99 Ratings Puvi N. Seshiah, MD Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular Primary Location The Christ Hospital Physicians - Heart & Vascular 2123 Auburn Ave, Suite 428 Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 206-1222 39.126983 -84.516133 View Profile View Locations (3) Accepting New Patients

​​Contact Information and Program Director

To learn more, please contact our Program Coordinator Kristen Van Fleet at kristen.vanfleet@thechristhospital.com or at 513-585-2656. ​ We look forward to meeting you and discussing your interest in cardiology and our program.