Dr. Nnaoma is an interventional cardiologist at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Nnaoma attended Medical School at Imo State University Teaching Hospital in Orlu, Nigeria. He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowships in both Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. He served as Chief Resident during his Residency and was also named Fellow of the Year (2020-2021).
Dr. Nnaoma’s clinical areas of interest include Preventative Cardiology, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Complex Coronary Interventions, and Structural Heart Disease.
Dr. Nnaoma is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Echocardiography, Nuclear Medicine, and General Cardiology.
He has been published as an author on many articles and has also presented at multiple conferences.
In his free time, Dr. Nnaoma enjoys spending time with family and friends, both playing and watching soccer, and cooking.
Philosophy of Care:
My goal is to deliver high quality, patient-focused, compassionate care addressing the complex needs of my cardiovascular patients. I stay up to date with the latest research, technologies, and techniques to provide innovative and evidenced based care to my patients. I work collaboratively with our multidisciplinary team and focus on the prevention and early detection of heart disease. I aim to provide minimally invasive interventions, and educate my patients and their families so they can be involved in the decision-making process and make an informed decision.
Procedures:
Watchman Procedure; Angioplasty and Stenting; Atherectomy; Peripheral Artery Interventions; EKOS for Pulmonary Embolism; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR); PFO and ASD Closure Devices
Conditions:
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD); Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS); Myocardial Infarction (MI); Angina Pectoris; Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD); Carotid Artery Disease; Renal Artery Stenosis; Chronic Total Occlusions (CTO); Structural Heart Disease; Aortic Stenosis; Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO); Peripheral Vascular Diseases; Heart Failure; Cardiomyopathies; Valvular Heart Disease; Venous Thromboembolism
Preventative Cardiology; Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD); Complex Coronary Interventions; Structural Heart Disease; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu, Nigeria
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ - Internal Medicine
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ - Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology
Internal Medicine, Echocardiography, Nuclear Medical and General Cardiology
| Title: | Axillary IABP Migration into SMA. The Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationVolume 41, Issue 4, Supplement, April 2022, Pages S237-S238. J. Grewal 1, M. Mughal 2, C. Nnaoma 1, M. Montgomery 1, S. Kapoor |
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| Title: | Acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock due to pericardial constriction and multivessel coronary obstruction. JACC Case Rep. 2020 Jul 8;2(11):1708-1712. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.031. eCollection 2020 Sep.Matthew F Schaikewitz |
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| Title: | Impact of Baseline Mitral Regurgitation on Postoperative Outcomes after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Destination Therapy. |Transplantation Proceedings, 2019-01 | journal-article. DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.053. |
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| Title: | Impact of Baseline Mitral Regurgitation on Postoperative Outcomes after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Destination Therapy. |Transplantation Proceedings, 2019-01 | journal-article. DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.053. A.Okoh |
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| Title: | The Insidious Cardiac Tumor: A Primary Left Atrium Intimal Cardiac Sarcoma in a Young Patient. Case Reports in Cardiology 2019-04-04 | journal-article. DOI: 10.1155/2019/7245676. Chika- Nwosuh Ogechukwu, Nnaoma Christopher, Sossou Chris |
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| Title: | A Band That Causes Leaky Valves: Severe Mitral Regurgitation due to Left Atrial Fibrous Band—A Case Report and Literature Review. |Case Reports in Cardiology 2019-03-19 | journal-article. DOI: 10.1155/2019/2458569. Christopher Nnaoma, Gurdarshan Sandhu |
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| Title: | The Worm that Clogs the Lungs: Strongyloides Hyper-Infection Leading to Fatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) American Journal of Case Reports 2019-03 | journal-article. DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.914640. Christopher Nnaoma, Ogechukwu Chika-Nwosuh |
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| Title: | Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2019-03 | journal-article. DOI: 10.1016/s0735- 1097(19)31918-7. Alexis Okoh, Setri Fugar, Ebru Ozturk, Dave Devanji, Christopher Nnaoma, Bruce Haik, Chungunag Chen, Marc Cohen, Mark Russo. |
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| Title: | Misdiagnosis: Acute Chest Syndrome That Evolved into Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Patient without a Documented History of Hemoglobinopathy Case Reports in Medicine. journal-article. DOI: 10.1155/2019/2893056. Christoph Sossou, Ogechukwu |
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| Title: | Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Gravid Patient with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Report. | journal-article. Am J Case Rep, 2019; 20:| DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.914490. Christopher Nnaoma, Ogechukwu Z. Chika-Nwosuh, Anthony Isede |
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| Title: | A Rare Culprit of Simultaneous Arteriovenous Thromboembolism: Acute Viral Peri myocarditis Case Reports in Cardiology. 2019-01-08 | journal-article. DOI: 10.1155/2019/5361529. Christoph Sossou, Tobi Ogundare, Ogechukwu Chika-Nwosuh, Amee Sodha, Christopher |
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| Title: | Saving both Mother and Child, a Unique Case of Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation [V-V ECMO ] use in a Pregnant Patient with Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure. Presented at 2019 ATS International Conference, scheduled for May 17-22 in Dallas |
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| Title: | Mounier- Kuhn Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infection. Presented at 2019 ATS International Conference, scheduled for May 17-22 in Dallas. Christopher Nnaoma, Kelly Edebiri, Christoph Sossou, Pratik Patel. |
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| Title: | Cryptococcus: The Ultimate Mimicker. | Presented at 2019 ATS International Conference, scheduled for May 17-22 in Dallas. Mody Mohit, Nnaoma Christopher. |
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| Title: | Rare Case of Postpartum Atypical HUS.| Presented at National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings. Christopher Nnaoma, Adedemola Adeboye, Daniel Angeli, Mohit Mody, Heather Lefkowitz. |
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| Title: | HIV Induce Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome(aHUS). | Presented at National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM19). Christopher Nnaoma, Chika- nwosuh Ogechukwu. |
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| Title: | Unique case of Acute Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA): A Complication of Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA). | Presented at National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM19). Adedamola Adeboye, Christopher Nnaoma, Daniel Angeli, Heather Lefkowit |
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| Title: | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia in a Renal Allograft Recipient. Presented at National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM19). Daniel Angeli, Christopher Nnaoma, Adedamola Adeboye, Heather Lefkowitz. |
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| Title: | An Impending Fatality: A Case of Asymptomatic Aortic Dissection[AD]. Presented at Vascular Discovery 2019 Scientific Sessions (ATVB|PVD 2019. Nnaoma Christopher, Ogechukwu Chika- nwosuh, Waxman Sergio. |
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| Title: | Pyogenic Liver Abscess in B-Thalassemia: A Case report. ACG 2019 Abstract. Pending Christopher Nnaoma, Joseph Ruberwa, Ogechukwu Z. Chika-Nwosuh, Chitanya Pal, Safiyya B. Quintilliani |
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