Valvular Heart Disease Team

Bina Ahmed, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

My approach to care is patient centered: treat each patient as an individual and understand their needs and expectations as a person. As a provider, I am part of the patients' decision mak…
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Areas of Focus

• Interventional cardiology
• Coronary artery disease
• Coronary physiology
• Structural heart disease: atrial septal defects and transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Locations

Salvatore Philip Costa, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

I help patients get back to active and meaningful lives without the worry of cardiac issues. I enjoy getting to know each patient and discussing what approach makes the most sense for them…
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Areas of Focus

• Valvular heart disease
• Cardiac disease in patients with chronic kidney disease
• Echocardiography

Locations

Megan Coylewright, MD, MPH

Cardiovascular Medicine

I am part of a team that works hard to make sure Dartmouth-Hitchcock is up to date on new, state-of-the-art care. We provide alternatives to surgery for the treatment of heart disease. We …
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Areas of Focus

• Interventional cardiology
• Complex invasive hemodynamics
• Valvular heart disease
• Transcatheter therapies for structural heart disease
• And 2 more areas of focus

Locations

Joseph P. DeSimone, MD

Cardiac Surgery

Areas of Focus

• Mitral valve repair
• Aortic surgery
• Heart failure surgery

Locations

James T. DeVries, MD

Cardiovascular Medicine

Access is the first step in providing good patient care. I recognize the challenges that busy referring providers and patients can face when navigating the complexities of modern health ca…
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Areas of Focus

• Interventional cardiology
• Aortic stenosis and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
• Acute stroke intervention
• High-risk percutaneous coronary intervention
• And 4 more areas of focus

Locations

Anthony W. DiScipio, MD

Cardiac Surgery

Areas of Focus

• Adult congenital heart surgery
• Congenital heart surgery
• Thoracic aortic disease
• Valvular reconstruction

Locations

Alexander Iribarne, MD, MS

Cardiac Surgery

Areas of Focus

• Aortic and endovascular surgery
• Minimally invasive and transcatheter heart valve surgery
• Mitral valve repair
• Coronary revascularization
• And 2 more areas of focus

Locations

Jock N. McCullough, MD

Cardiac Surgery

Areas of Focus

• Mitral valve repair
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
• Coronary artery bypass surgery

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