Multidisciplinary Team

Delivering Routine and Complex Disease Care.

University of Cincinnati Heart, Lung & Vascular Institute’s powerful network comprises clinicians, faculty and researchers from the University of Cincinnati and UC Health and partners at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the Cincinnati Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center.

Cardiovascular Diseases

• Arif,Imran
  

  Imran Arif, MD

  • Title: Professor of Clinical Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
  • Locations: Cincinnati VA Medical Center: (513) 861-3100, UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8521, UC Health Physicians Office South (West Chester): (513) 475-8521
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Becker,Richard
  

  Richard C. Becker, MD

  • Title: Professor of Medicine; Director, Division of Cardiovascular Health and Diseases
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Midtown): (513) 475-8521
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Burger,Andrew
  

  Andrew J. Burger, MD

  • Title: Professor of Medicine; Associate Director, Cardiovascular Disease
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8521
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Costea,Alexandru
  

  Alexandru Costea, MD

  • Title: Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: Hoxworth Center: (513) 584-7217, UC Health Physicians Office South (West Chester): (513) 475-8521, Cincinnati VA Medical Center: (513) 861-3100, UC Health Physicians Office (Montgomery): (513) 475-8000
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Effat,Mohamed
  

  Mohamed Effat, MD

  • Title: Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8521, UC Health Physicians Office South (West Chester): (513) 475-8521
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Ejaz,Arvin
  

  Arvin Ejaz, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-1000, Lindner Center of HOPE: (513) 536-HOPE, UC Health Physicians Office (Midtown): (513) 475-8000, Daniel Drake Center at The Christ Hospital: (513) 744-5680
  • Specialties: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
• Feldman,David
  

  David Feldman, MD, PhD

  • Title: Professor of Clinical Medicine
  • Locations: Hoxworth Center: (513) 584-7217
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Hattemer,Charles
  

  Charles Hattemer, MD

  • Title: Professor of Clinical Medicine
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8521
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Hoffman,Russell
  

  Russell O. Hoffman III, RN, ACNP

  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-7217
  • Specialties: Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, Cardiovascular Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Jamali,Hina
  

  Hina K. Jamali, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office South (West Chester): (513) 475-8521, University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-1000
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Joshi,Kamal
  

  Kamal Joshi MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-7880, Hoxworth Center: (513) 584-4505, University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-1000
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Kapur,Sangita
  

  Sangita Kapur, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Radiology
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-1627
  • Specialties: Thoracic Surgery, Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease
  • Department: Radiology
• Louis,Louis
  

  Louis Benson Louis IV, MD, FACS

  • Title: Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
  • Locations: Hoxworth Center: (513) 584-7217
  • Specialties: Cardiac Surgery, Heart Transplant, Heart Disease
  • Department: Surgery
• Lynch,Donald
  

  Donald Lynch Jr., MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8521, UC Health Physicians Office (Midtown): (513) 475-8521, UC Health Physicians Office South (West Chester): (513) 475-8521
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Mahoney,Bruce
  

  Bruce Mahoney, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Radiology
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-9024
  • Specialties: Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Alzheimer's Disease
  • Department: Radiology
• Naz,Tehmina
  

  Tehmina Naz, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office South (West Chester): (513) 475-8521
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Raza,Umara
  

  Umara Ali Raza, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office South (West Chester): (513) 475-8521, UC Health Physicians Office (Midtown): (513) 475-8521, UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8521
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Scheler,Jennifer
  

  Jennifer Scheler, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Radiology
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-9024
  • Specialties: Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Alzheimer's Disease
  • Department: Radiology
• Steen,Dylan
  

  Dylan Steen, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: Hoxworth Center: (513) 584-7217
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Vongooru,Hareeprasad
  

  Hareeprasad R Vongooru, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine / Cardiovascular Health and Disease
  • Locations: Hoxworth Center: (513) 584-7217
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Cardiac Surgery

• Louis,Louis
  

  Louis Benson Louis IV, MD, FACS

  • Title: Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
  • Locations: Hoxworth Center: (513) 584-7217
  • Specialties: Cardiac Surgery, Heart Transplant, Heart Disease
  • Department: Surgery
• Simeone,Alan
  

  Alan Simeone, MD, FACS

  • Title: Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Locations: Hoxworth Center: (513) 584-7217
  • Specialties: Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Heart Transplant
  • Department: Surgery
• Vongooru,Hareeprasad
  

  Hareeprasad R Vongooru, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine / Cardiovascular Health and Disease
  • Locations: Hoxworth Center: (513) 584-7217
  • Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Heart Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Thoracic Surgery

• Guitron,Julian
  

  Julian Guitron, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8787, UC Health Physicians Office North (West Chester): (513) 475-8787
  • Specialties: Thoracic Surgery, Cancer, Oncology
  • Department: Surgery
• Kapur,Sangita
  

  Sangita Kapur, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Radiology
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-1627
  • Specialties: Thoracic Surgery, Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease
  • Department: Radiology
• Starnes,Sandra
  

  Sandra L. Starnes, MD

  • Title: Associate Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8787, UC Health Physicians Office North (West Chester): (513) 475-8787
  • Specialties: Thoracic Surgery, Cancer, Oncology
  • Department: Surgery

Cardiopulmonary Imaging

• Kapur,Sangita
  

  Sangita Kapur, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Radiology
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-1627
  • Specialties: Thoracic Surgery, Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease
  • Department: Radiology
• Mahoney,Bruce
  

  Bruce Mahoney, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Radiology
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-9024
  • Specialties: Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Alzheimer's Disease
  • Department: Radiology
• Scheler,Jennifer
  

  Jennifer Scheler, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Radiology
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-9024
  • Specialties: Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Alzheimer's Disease
  • Department: Radiology

Vascular Surgery

• Giglia,Joseph
  

  Joseph Giglia, MD

  • Title: Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 558-3700, UC Health Physicians Office North (West Chester): (513) 558-3700
  • Specialties: Vascular
  • Department: Surgery
• Jain,Amit
  

  Amit Jain, MD, RPVI

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office North (West Chester): (513) 558-3700, UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 558-3700
  • Specialties: Vascular
  • Department: Surgery
• Madabhushi,Aditi
  

  Aditi Madabhushi, MD

  • Title: Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • Locations: Cincinnati VA Medical Center: (513) 861-3100
  • Specialties: Vascular
  • Department: Surgery
• Meier,George
  

  George H. Meier III, MD

  • Title: Professor of Surgery; Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 558-3700, UC Health Physicians Office North (West Chester): (513) 558-3700
  • Specialties: Vascular
  • Department: Surgery

Pulmonary Critical Care

• Abhishek,Singla
  

  Singla Abhishek, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-1000
  • Specialties: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Ahsan Zafar,Muhammad
  

  Muhammad Ahsan Zafar, MBBS

  • Title: Clinical Instructor
  • Specialties: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Lung Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Aragaki-Nakahodo,Alejandro Adolfo
  

  Alejandro Adolfo Aragaki-Nakahodo, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8523
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Critical Care Medicine
• Benzaquen,Sadia
  

  Sadia Benzaquen, MD

  • Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director of Interventional Pulmonology
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Elwing,Jean
  

  Jean M. Elwing, MD

  • Title: Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Hebbeler-Clark,Renee
  

  Renee Hebbeler-Clark, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 558-4831, UC Health Holmes Hospital: (513) 584-6977, University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-6977
  • Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Hellmann,Michael
  

  Michael Hellmann, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-1000
  • Specialties: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Hudock,Kristin
  

  Kristin Hudock, MD, MSTR

  • Title: Assistant Professor
  • Locations: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: (513) 636-4200, University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-1000
  • Specialties: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Indihar,M. Veronica
  

  M. Veronica Indihar, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Cystic Fibrosis
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Jose,Arun
  

  Arun Jose, MD

  • Title: Instructor
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-1000, UC Health Holmes Hospital: 513-475-8000
  • Specialties: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Joseph,Patricia
  

  Patricia M. Joseph, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: (513) 636-4200
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Khanna,Gaurav
  

  Gaurav Khanna, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office South (West Chester): 513-475-8264
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Kim,Charles
  

  Charles Kim, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office South (West Chester): (513) 475-8523, UC Health Primary Care, Pulmonary (Liberty Township): 513-475-8523
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Lenz,Peter
  

  Peter Lenz, MD

  • Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine; Associate Fellowship Director for Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• McCormack,Francis
  

  Francis X. McCormack, MD

  • Title: Professor
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8523
  • Specialties: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• McCormack,Frank
  

  Frank McCormack, MD

  • Title: Professor of Medicine; Director, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• McGraw,Dennis
  

  Dennis McGraw MD

  • Title: Associate Professor
  • Locations: Cincinnati VA Medical Center: (513) 861-3100
  • Specialties: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Ramser,Evan
  

  Evan Ramser, DO

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 558-4831
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Rashkin,Mitchell
  

  Mitchell Rashkin, MD

  • Title: Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Romaker,Ann
  

  Ann Romaker, MD

  • Title: Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center Sleep Medicine Center: (513) 475-7500
  • Specialties: Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Tanase,Daniel
  

  Daniel M. Tanase, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office South (West Chester): 513-475-8264
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Trapnell,Bruce
  

  Bruce Trapnell, MD

  • Title: Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
  • Specialties: Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease, Critical Care Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Zeller,Frederick
  

  Frederick A. Zeller, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: West Chester Hospital Sleep Medicine Center: (513) 475-7500
  • Specialties: Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine

Sleep Medicine

• Hellmann,Michael
  

  Michael Hellmann, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center: (513) 584-1000
  • Specialties: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• McCormack,Francis
  

  Francis X. McCormack, MD

  • Title: Professor
  • Locations: UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8523
  • Specialties: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Medicine
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Molano,Jennifer
  

  Jennifer Rose V. Molano, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Neurology
  • Locations: West Chester Hospital Sleep Medicine Center: (513) 475-7500
  • Specialties: Neurology, Sleep Medicine, Alzheimer's Disease
  • Department: Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine
• Romaker,Ann
  

  Ann Romaker, MD

  • Title: Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: University of Cincinnati Medical Center Sleep Medicine Center: (513) 475-7500
  • Specialties: Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine
• Ryan,Alyson
  

  Alyson R. Ryan, MD, MS

  • Title: Assistant Professor
  • Locations: UC Health Holmes Hospital: 513-475-8000, UC Health Physicians Office (Clifton - Piedmont): (513) 475-8730
  • Specialties: Neurology, Sleep Medicine
  • Department: Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine
• Zeller,Frederick
  

  Frederick A. Zeller, MD

  • Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Locations: West Chester Hospital Sleep Medicine Center: (513) 475-7500
  • Specialties: Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Lung Disease
  • Department: Internal Medicine