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• Aortic Insufficiency
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• Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
• Mitral Valve Endocarditis
• Mitral Valve Prolapse
• Mitral Valve Regurgitation
• Mitral Valve Stenosis

Physicians and Services

Extensive Experience and Long Record of Excellence

Success in treating aortic valve disease depends on the experience of your physician. CardioVascular Institute cardiologists and cardiac surgeons have extensive experience and a long record of excellence in medical management of aortic valve endocarditis as well as in valve repair and replacement through minimally invasive and standard approaches.

Cardiologist Profiles

Medical Management

To read a brief profile on our cardiology medical management, click on the following links:

• Evan Appelbaum, MD
  
• Zoltan Arany, MD, PhD
  
• Julian M. Aroesty, MD
  
• James D. Chang, MD
  
• Donald E. Cutlip, MD
  
• Loryn S. Feinberg, MD
  
• Eli V. Gelfand, MD
  
• C. Michael Gibson, MD, MS
  
• Charles I. Haffajee, MD
  
• Thomas Hauser, MD, MMSc
  
• Kalon K.L. Ho, MD, MSc
  
• Mark E. Josephson, MD
  
• Benet S. Kolman, MD
  
• Roger J. Laham, MD
  
• David E. Leeman, MD
  
• William H. Maisel, MD, MPH
  
• Warren J. Manning, MD
  
• John E. Markis, MD
  
• Murray A. Mittleman, MD, PhD
  
• J. Peter Oettgen, MD
  
• David O'Halloran, MD
  
• Panos Papageorgiou, MD, PhD
  
• Jeffrey J. Popma, MD
  
• Duane S. Pinto, MD
  
• Carl A. F. Rasmussen, MD, PhD
  
• Samuel J. Shubrooks, Jr., MD
  
• Karen E. Thomas, MD
  
• Francine K. Welty, MD, PhD
  
• Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD

Balloon Valvuloplasty

To read a brief profile of our cardiologist, click on the following links:

• Samuel J. Shubrooks, Jr., MD

Cardiac Surgeon Profiles

To read a brief profile on our cardiac surgeons, click on the following links:

• Kamal Khabbaz, MD, Section Chief, Cardiac Surgery
  
• Robert Hagberg, MD
  
• Venkatachalam Senthilnathan, MD (Dr. Nathan)

Make an Appointment

To make an appointment with a CardioVascular Institute physician who treats aortic valve disease, please call 617-667-8800.