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Dr. John Hess John P. Hess, III, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Outpatient Cardiac Cath Lab
Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Training: Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (combined internship/residency in internal medicine), University of Virginia Hospitals (fellowship in cardiovascular disease)
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, internal medicine


Dr. Robert Kopitsky Robert G. Kopitsky, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Inpatient Cardiac Cath Lab
Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
Training: Washington University School of Medicine (internship and residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology)
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, internal medicine


Dr. Stuart HiganoStuart T. Higano, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Medical Director, Heart LifeLine AllianceSM
Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Training: Mayo Clinic (combined internship/residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiovascular disease
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, internal medicine


Dr. Linda Stronach Linda L. Stronach, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Chest Pain Center
Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: Brown University Medical School
Training: University of North Carolina (residency in internal medicine), University of Pittsburgh (fellowship in critical care and cardiology)
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, internal medicine



Michael J. Fleissner, MD Michael J. Fleissner, MD
Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Training: University of Illinois Hospitals & Clinics (residency in internal medicine), Medical College of Wisconsin (fellowship in cardiology)
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, internal medicine


John R. Groll, MD John R. Groll, MD
Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
Medical School: University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
Training: Jewish Hospital of St. Louis (combined internship/residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology)


Edward J. Hurley, MD Edward J. Hurley, MD
Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine – Columbia
Training: Mayo Clinic (combined internship/residency in internal medicine), University of Louisville School of Medicine (fellowship in cardiology), St. Vincent’s Hospital (fellowship in interventional cardiology)
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, internal medicine


Raffi K. Krikorian, MD Raffi K. Krikorian, MD
Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: Higher Institute of Medicine, Bulgaria
Training: Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, Dearborn, MI (internship), St. Louis University School of Medicine (residency in internal medicine),Truman Medical Center-West (fellowship in cardiovascular disease), Mid-America Rehabilitation Hospital, Kansas City (fellowship in interventional cardiology),
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology


Robert B. Lehman, MD Robert B. Lehman, MD
Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease
Medical School: Texas Tech University
Training: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (combined internship/residency in internal medicine), University of Oklahoma (fellowship in cardiology)
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, internal medicine


Marc K. Lewen, DO Marc K. Lewen, DO
Specialty: Cardiology
Medical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Training: Normandy Osteopathic Hospital (internship and residency in internal medicine), St. Louis University School of Medicine (fellowship in cardiology)
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, internal medicine


Michael A. Missler, DO Michael A. Missler, DO
Specialty: Cardiology
Medical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Training: Genesys Regional Medical Center Health Park (internship and residency in internal medicine), Deborah Heart & Lung Center - Brown Mills, New Jersey (fellowship in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease)
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, internal medicine


William R. Reilly, MD William R. Reilly, MD
Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Training: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (residency in internal medicine), Barnes-Jewish Hospital (fellowship in cardiovascular disease)


Morton R. Rinder, MD Morton R. Rinder, MD
Speciality: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: University of Maryland
Training: University of Maryland Medical System (residency internal medicine), Washington University School of Medicine (fellowship in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology)
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, internal medicine


David Sewall, MD David Sewall, MD, FACC
Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Training: Washington University School of Medicine (internship and residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology)
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology


Christopher M. Speidel, MD Christopher M. Speidel, MD
Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine
Training: Washington University School of Medicine (combined internship/residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiovascular disease)
Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, internal medicine


K. Bryan Trimmer, DO K. Bryan Trimmer, DO
Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Medical School: Texas College of Osteopathy
Training: Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital (combined internship and residency in internal medicine), Detroit Osteopathic Hospital (fellowship in cardiology)
Board Certification: Interventional cardiology


Gary Vlahovich, DO Gary Vlahovich, DO
Specialty: Cardiology
Medical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Training: Normandy Osteopathic Hospital (combined internship and residency in internal medicine), University of Oklahoma (fellowship in cardiology)
Board Certification: Interventional cardiology


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