Meet Our Heart Failure Program Team

Ali K. Ashtiani, MD

• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiologist

Rajesh S. Banker, MD

• Cardiologist, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Nikhil S. Bassi, MD

• Cardiologist

Mahnaz Behboodikhah, MD

• Cardiologist, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Darel J. Benvenuti, MD

• Cardiologist

Thomas G. Benvenuti, MD

• Cardiologist

Jeffrey Bruss, MD

• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Ryan J. Burris, MD

• Cardiologist, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Lee F. Carter, MD

• Physician Leader
• Medical Director, Reading Panel, Non-Invasive Cardiac Testing and Telemetry, and Cardiac Rehab Program
• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Brian M. Chesnie, MD

• Cardiologist, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Stephen A. Cohen, MD

• Cardiologist

Mahmoud R. Eslami-Farsani, MD

• Physician Leader
• Medical Director, Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab
• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Justin B. Field, MD

• Cardiologist, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Radhakrishan S. Gandhi, MD

• Physician Leader
• Chair, Cardiology Department
• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Richard J. Haskell, MD

• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Dipti N. Itchhaporia, MD

• Physician Leader, Eric & Sheila Samson Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Health
• Medical Director, Heart Failure Disease Management
• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Kevin Kheder, MD

• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Allen Kuo, MD

• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Desmond D. Levin, MD

• Cardiologist

Teferi Y. Mitiku, MD

• Cardiologist, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Subbarao V. Mylavarapu, MD

• Physician Leader, Dr. Joel H. Manchester Endowed Chair in Interventional Cardiology
• Medical Director, Cardiac Cath Labs
• Program Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

John Z. Nan, MD

• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Carey L. O’Bryan IV, MD

• Cardiologist

Michael S. Panutich, MD

• Cardiologist, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Parham Parto, MD

• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Babak Pezeshki, MD

• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Michael M. Radin, MD

• Cardiologist, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Sooraj M. Shah, MD

• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Ethan A. Yalvac, MD

• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Gennie C. Yee, MD

• Cardiologist, Interventional Cardiology

Anthony D. Caffarelli, MD

• Physician Leader, Newkirk Family Endowed Chair in Aortic Care
• Director, Hoag Cardiac Surgery
• Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Asad A. Shah, MD

• Physician Leader
• Director, Robotic Cardiac Surgery
• Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
• Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Timothy M. Lee, MD

• Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Lisa Kuecker, FNP-BC, CHFN

• Nurse Practitioner, Heart Failure Program

Mason Champieux, BSN, RN

• Nurse Navigator, Heart Failure Program