CardioVascular Center for Research and Innovation (CVCRI)

Marvin A. Konstam, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Chief Physician Executive, The CardioVascular Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-6293
Fax #: 617-636-7667

Heart failure, cardiac transplant

Frederick Y. Chen, MD, PhD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Chief, Cardiac Surgery; Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Cardiac Surgery
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5590
Fax #: 617-636-6410

Surgical treatment of acquired heart disease, surgical repair of valvular heart disease, minimally invasive surgery, arrhythmia surgery, heart transplantation, circulatory assist devices, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Payam Salehi, MD, PhD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Chief, Vascular Surgery; Co-Director, Aortic Disease Program; Vascular Surgeon; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Vascular Surgery
Appt. Phone: Aortic Disease referrals phone: 617-636-5590; Vascular Surgery referrals phone: 617-636-8094
Fax #: 617-636-8003

Complex aortic surgery, thoracic outlet syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, vascular and endovascular surgery, venous surgery, complex wound care

James E. Udelson, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Chief, Division of Cardiology; Director, Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-3186
Fax #: 617-636-7175

Cardiac imaging, heart failure

Carey D. Kimmelstiel, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Director, Interventional Cardiology Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Interventional cardiology

Christopher Madias, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5902
Fax #: 617-636-7830

Cardiovascular disease, cardiac electrophysiology, WATCHMAN

Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Director, Advanced HF Program; Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation Program; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-6030

Cardiology, heart failure, cardiomyopathies (including cardiac amyloidosis, sarcoidosis) heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, pregnancy and heart disease (including peripartum cardiomyopathy)

Megan Bertini, NP-C, MSN

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiac Arrhythmia Clinic
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5902
Fax #: 617-636-7830

Cardiac Arrhythmias

Robert M. Blanton, Jr., MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist; Investigator and Co-Director, Mouse Physiology Core Laboratory, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-1444

General cardiology, preventive cardiology

Patrick Blomberg, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Electrophysiologist
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, SVT, pacemakers, defibrillators

Natalie Bonvie-Hill, MSN

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Jill M. Brazel, NP-C, MSN

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): Cardiology, New England Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5902
Fax #: 617-636-7830

Cardiac Arrhythmia

Katrina Burkhardt, MSN, BSN

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Electrophysiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Cardiology, Primary Care

Michael T. Chin, MD, PhD

Title(s): Research Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Center and Research Institute, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI), CardioVascular Center (CVC), and the Division of Cardiology; Professor, TUSM
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8066
Fax #: 617-636-7175

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular disease

Rachel Clarke, BSN, MSN

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-6030

Left ventricular assist device patient management, pre- and post- heart transplant management

Christopher A. Clyne, MD, FACC, FHRS

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts Medical School
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Clinical Cardiology, Clinical Electrophysiology

Laurence A. Conway, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8252
Fax #: 617-636-5039

Interventional cardiology

Bobbi K. Coode, RN, MSN, ANP-C

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Adult Nurse Practitoner
Department(s): Cardiology, CardioVascular Center
Appt. Phone: 508-875-4811
Fax #: 508-875-5942

Linda A. Cotter, BSN, MSN

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Adult Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5902
Fax #: 617-636-7830

Adult medicine, Electrophysiology

Gregory S. Couper, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Surgical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Cardiac Surgery
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5590
Fax #: 617-636-6410

General cardiac/thoracic surgery

Stephanie Cyr, RN, MSN, ANP-BC

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): Cardiology, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5902
Fax #: 617-636-7830

Cardiology

Eric S. Davidson, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Director of the Echocardiography Lab, Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program, and Executive Medical Committee
Department(s): Cardiology, CardioVascular Center
Appt. Phone: 508-875-4811
Fax #: 508-875-5942

Invasive cardiology, echocardiograpjhy, nuclear cardiology, valvular heart disease, general cardiology

David DeNofrio, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Director, HF Network Development; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-6030

Heart failure, cardiac transplantation

Jessica DeRosa, AGNP, ACNP

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

patients with new onset atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter

Brian Christopher Downey, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Director, General Cardiology Services; Director, Advanced Imaging Fellowship Program; Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program; Cardiologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone:
Fax #:

Non-invasive cardiology (nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography)

Mohamad El-Zaru, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Staff Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology Center; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8252
Fax #: 617-636-5039

Cardiovascular disease

Cynthia A. Enright, BSN, MSN

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): Cardiology, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5902
Fax #: 617-636-7830

atrial fibrillation, supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, syncope, heart block, implantable devices (pacemakers, defibrillators, loop recorders) evaluation and follow up

Kay D. Everett, MD, PhD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Attending Cardiologist, Tufts Medical Center; Instructor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

General Cardiology, Cardiac Care Unit

Jonas B. Galper, MD, PhD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Director, Laboratory of Lipid Metabolism and CardioVascular Signaling, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-4833

General cardiology, molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases

Christopher A. Gange, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Interventional Cardiologist
Department(s): Cardiology, Heart Center of MetroWest
Appt. Phone: 508-875-4811
Fax #: 508-875-5942

Interventional Cardiology, General Cardiology

Harvey L. Goldfine, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist
Department(s): Cardiology, CardioVascular Center
Appt. Phone: 508-875-4811
Fax #: 508-875-5942

Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology

Edward W. Grandin, MD, MPH, MEd

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-6030

Heart failure

Haley Gray, MMSc

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Physician Assistant, Tufts Medical Center
Physician Assistant Program Clinical Preceptor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Cardiovascular Center, Electrophysiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5902
Fax #: 617-636-7830

Cardiac arrhythmia diagnostics and management

Diane E. Grogan, MSN

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5902
Fax #: 617-636-7830

Medicine, Cardiology, Arrhythmia management

Jennifer Grondell, MSN, FNP-C

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): Medicine, Cardiology, Structural Heart Program
Appt. Phone: 617-636-4259
Fax #: 617-636-8070

MitraClip, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, PFO closure, ASD closure

Burcu Gul Weiner, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist
Department(s): Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 508-875-4811
Fax #: 508-875-5942

Interventional Cardiology

Munther K. Homoud, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Co-Director, New England Cardiac Arrhythmia Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5902
Fax #: 617-636-7830

Cardiac arrhythmias, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillation, surgery for arrhythmias

Gordon S. Huggins, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Director, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI) Center for Translational Pharmacology and Genomics; Cardiologist; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8991
Fax #: 617-636-5999

Genetic mechanisms in cardiovascular cells including analysis of human trains and disease as a discovery platform biological studies, genetic susceptibility to heart and vascular diseases and molecular regulation of gene expression in cardiomyocytes and cardiomyocyte precursor cells.

Iris Z. Jaffe, MD, PhD

Title(s): Executive Director, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI); Cardiologist; Director, Vascular Biology Research Center within the MCRI; Elisa Kent Mendelsohn Professor of Molecular Cardiology, TUSM
Department(s): Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI), Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone:
Fax #:

General cardiology, resistant hypertension

Madhavi Kadiyala, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Director of Cardiac MRI and CT, Associate Program Director, Cardiac Imaging Fellowship and Assistant Professor
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 508-875-4811
Fax #: 508-875-5942

General Cardiology, Coronary artery disease, Menopausal Heart Health, Prevention

Navin K. Kapur, MD, FAHA, FACC, FSCAI

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Executive Director, The CardioVascular Center for Research and Innovation (CVCRI); Director, Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program; Director, Interventional Research Laboratories; Director of Cardiac Biology Research Center, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute (MCRI); Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8252
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support

Masashi Kawabori, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Cardiac Surgery, Surgery
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5590
Fax #: 617-636-6410

Heart transplantation, mechanic circulatory support, adult general cardiac surgery

Michael S. Kiernan, MD, MS, MBA

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology; Medical Director, VAD Program; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-6030

Heart failure, cardiac transplantation, ventricular assist devices

George P. Kinzfogl III, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Clinical Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 508-875-4811
Fax #: 508-875-5942

Clinical Cardiology, Multimodal Cardiac Imaging (Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI, Nuclear Cardiology), Valvular Heart Disease

Alan T. Kono, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-6030

Heart failure

Shivani Kumar, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Vascular Surgeon; Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Vascular Surgery
Appt. Phone:
Fax #:

Aortic aneurysm disease, aortic dissection, endovascular intervention, PAD, limb salvage, dialysis access, venous disease

Douglas Laidlaw, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-9488
Fax #: 617-636-9115

Electrophysiology, pacemaker services

Lawrence S. Lee, MD, MBA

Title(s): Surgical Director, Structural Heart Program, Tufts Medical Center
Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiac Surgery
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5590
Fax #: 617-636-6410

Coronary artery disease, valve disease, atrial fibrillation, arrhythmia, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, minimally invasive and hybrid therapies

Donald G. Love, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center
Appt. Phone: 508-875-4811
Fax #:

Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac catheterization, Device implantation and follow-up, Echocardiography

Alison Massed, NP

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Structural Heart
Appt. Phone: 617-636-4259
Fax #: 617-636-7667

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

Claire McGowan, ACNP-BC, ANP-BC

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-6030

Heart Failure

Paula J. Mooney, NP, MS

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Cardiology

Nicole M Orr, MD, FACC

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Cardiologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone:
Fax #:

Geriatric cardiology, echocardiography

Ayan R. Patel, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Director, Cardiovascular Imaging and Hemodynamic Laboratory; Director, Cardiac Amyloidosis Program; Director, Women's Heart Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Echocardiography, heart failure, women's heart disease, cardiac amyloidosis

Richard D. Patten, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-6030

Heart failure

Joseph F. Polak, MD, MPH

Title(s): Radiologist; Chief, Radiology, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Radiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-3004
Fax #: 617-636-0041

Cardiovascular imaging, interventional radiology, imaging of atherosclerosis and plaque evaluation, interventions of venous diseases, general radiology

Charles D. Resor, MD, MSc

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Director, Structural Heart Interventions; Cardiologist; Assistant Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab; Associate Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2827
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Interventional cardiology, structural heart disease and intervention, aortic stenosis, TAVR trans aortic valve replacement, MitraClip, mechanical circulatory support

Guy Rozen, MD, MHA

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Director of Afib Manamgent; Co-Director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Center; Electrophysiologist
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter, Supraventricular Arrhythmia, Sudden Cardiac Death, Ventricular Tachycardia, Implantable Pacemakers and Defibrillators

Marwa A. Sabe, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-6030

Heart failure

Deeb N. Salem, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Senior Vice President of Academic Integration, Tufts Medicine; Sheldon M. Wolff Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-8070

Cardiology

Jeffrey Shih, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-6030

Cardiology, heart failure

Sushil Singh, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Cardiologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5902
Fax #: 617-636-9115

Electrophysiology, arrhythmias

Aaron T. Sparks, DO

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiac Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department(s): Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5590
Fax #: 617-636-6410

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Heart Failure/Transplantation, Valve Repair/Replacement

Eugene I. Tikh, MD, PhD

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Radiologist; Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiology; Assistant Professor of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Radiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-3004
Fax #: 617-636-0041

Interventional Radiology

Jenica Upshaw, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Medical Director, Cardio-Oncology Program; Attending Physician, Advanced Heart Failure; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Cardio-oncology, heart failure

Carly M. Van Patten, MSN, BSN

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Coronary artery disease, heart failure, preventive cardiovascular medicine

David M. Venesy, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-7175

Heart failure

Amanda Weathers, NP

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): CardioVascular Center, Structural Heart
Appt. Phone: 617-636-4259
Fax #: 617-636-7667

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

Benjamin S. Wessler, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Director, Valve Center; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Non-invasive cardiology, echocardiography

David Z. Young, MD, MPH

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department(s): Cardiology, Heart Center of MetroWest
Appt. Phone: 508-875-4811
Fax #: 508-875-5942

General Cardiology, Non-invasive imaging, Preventive Cardiology

Yong Zhan, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Co-Director, Aortic Disease Program; Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Surgery, CardioVascular Center, Cardiac Surgery
Appt. Phone: Aortic Disease referrals phone: 617-636-5590; Vascular Surgery referrals phone: 617-636-8094
Fax #: 617-636-6410

Surgical treatment of acquired heart disease, aortic aneurysm and dissection surgery, surgical repair of valvular heart disease, minimally invasive surgery, arrhythmia surgery, heart transplantation, circulatory assist devices