Aortic Center Team
Meet Our Aortic Disease Physicians
The Aortic Center's multidisciplinary team works together to evaluate and treat patients with aortic disease.
Co-Directors

Marc L. Schermerhorn, MD
Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery; Co-Director, Aortic Center

Kamal R. Khabbaz, MD
Chief, Cardiac Surgery; Co-Director, Aortic Center; Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Medical Director

Brett Carroll, MD
Director, Vascular Medicine; Co-Director, Raynaud’s Center; Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiac Surgeons

Louis M. Chu, MD
Advanced Heart Failure; Transplant Cardiology; Cardiac Surgery; Surgical Director, ECMO & Temporary MCS Program

David C. Liu, MD
Advanced Heart Failure; Transplant Cardiology; Surgical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program; Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Venkatachalam Senthilnathan, MD
Cardiac Surgery
Vascular/ Endovascular Surgeons

Elliot L. Chaikof, MD, PhD
Chair, Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner Department of Surgery

Giovanni A. Ferrante, MD
Vascular Surgery

Allen D. Hamdan, MD
Clinical Director, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Chantel Hile, MD
Vascular Surgery

Andy Lee, MD
Vascular Surgery

Lars Stangenberg, MD, PhD
Vascular Surgery

Mark C. Wyers, MD
Director of Endovascular Therapy
Cardiovascular Medicine

Usman Tahir, MD
Director, Cardiovascular Genetics; Co-Director, HCM Clinic; Cardiovascular Disease

Anna Krawisz, MD
Vascular Medicine, General Cardiology

Alec A. Schmaier, MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Disease