Meet Our Structural Heart Team
RWJBarnabas Health Heart, Vascular, & Thoracic is proud to offer patients throughout New Jersey the most comprehensive network of cardiovascular and thoracic care featuring industry leading noninvasive, invasive, and diagnostic therapies. Our clinical Programs & Specialties are comprised of nationally-recognized medical specialists working alongside the highest qualified team of nurses, technicians, pharmacists, and many others. To provide our unique brand of integrated, compassionate and quality care, RWJBarnabas Health has developed virtual disease based centers of excellence called “Integrated Leadership Groups (ILGs).” Our ILGs manage disease-based, system-wide initiatives primarily focused on: best practice adoption, care management, research, care standardization, protocols and new program development, all of which are centered on you, the patient.
The Structural Heart Program ILG leaders include:
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Michael Benz, MD
Cardiology
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Elie Y. Chakhtoura, MD
Cardiology | Cardiology-Interventional
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Chunguang Chen, MD
Cardiology | Internal Medicine
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David P. Dobesh, MD
CARDIOLOGY | CLINICAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
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Bruce Joseph Haik, MD
Cardiology-Interventional
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Mark J. Russo, MD
SURGERY-THORACIC AND CARDIAC
TRANSPLANTATION
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Arash Salemi, MD, FACS
SURGERY-THORACIC AND CARDIAC
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Ajay S. Shah, MD
Cardiology
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Susan L. Simandl, MD
Cardiology | Internal Medicine
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Kimberly Skelding, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
Cardiology | Cardiology-Interventional
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Sabino R. Torre, MD
Cardiology | Cardiology-Interventional
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Sergio Waxman, MD
CARDIOLOGY