Our Team
- Electrophysiology/Arrhythmias
- General Cardiology
- Heart Failure/Cardiac Transplantation
- Interventional Cardiology
- Non-Invasive Imaging/Echocardiography
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Vascular Surgery
Electrophysiology/Arrhythmias
Electrophysiology is the medical subspecialty that focuses on understanding, diagnosing and treating arrhythmias, or heart rhythm problems. UF Health cardiologists offer the full range of noninvasive evaluation and therapeutic services to those with arrhythmias and have specific expertise in atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardias, ventricular arrhythmias, palpitation and all implantable cardiac devices.
Our team offers the following services:
- Non-invasive arrhythmia evaluation
- Electrophysiologic studies
- Catheter ablation
- Electrocardiograms (EKGs)
- Pacemaker implantation and follow-up
- Programming and follow-up of implantable defibrillators and other devices
Zubin Agarwal, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Jamie B. Conti, MD, FACC
Division Chief & Professor of Medicine
Philip George, Jr, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Ramil Goel, MD, FHRS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
William M. Miles, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Mark E. Panna, MD, FACC, FHRS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Vilma Torres, MD, FACC, FHR
Professor of Medicine
Kevin Xiang, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
General Cardiology
UF Health general cardiologists provide expert treatment for all common and complex cardiac conditions, including heart disease, acute coronary syndromes, palpitations, angina, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, ischemia and more. They use a broad range of treatment options, from lifestyle modification recommendations to medications and procedures, to give each patient the best care possible.
Heart Failure/Cardiac Transplantation
Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. There may be a number of causes for this serious condition, and treatment depends on the type and stage of the disease. Early diagnosis can help those with heart failure live an active life.
UF Health cardiologists offer the full range of services for heart failure patients, including:
- Medical management
- Pacing and cardioverter-defibrillator device implantation and management
- Access to investigational mechanical support devices and pharmacologic agents
- Complex cardiac surgeries including heart transplantation
Mustafa Ahmed, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mohammad Al-Ani, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Juan M. Aranda, Jr, MD
Professor of Medicine
Alex Parker, MD
Assistant Professor
Richard S. Schofield, MD
Professor of Medicine
Juan Vilaro, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Interventional cardiologists use cardiac catheterizationto view the heart and coronary arteries. It allows them to see the blood flow to and from the heart, view the chambers of the heart and the action of the heart valves, and check for any defects in the wall of the heart. In addition, a cardiac catheterization can locate blockages or narrowing of the coronary arteries. Based on this information, the cardiologist can determine if a patient may benefit from interventional treatments, such as stent placement, or if surgery is needed. UF Health interventional cardiologists offer all the latest catheter-based treatments for peripheral arterial disease. These include:
- Angioplasty and stenting
- Atherectomy
- Thrombectomy
- Distal protection devices
Patients also have access to percutaneous treatment for other conditions including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial septal defects. Most interventional cardiology procedures are performed on an outpatient basis, and no hospital overnight stay is required.
R. David Anderson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Calvin Choi, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Ellen Keeley, MD
Professor of Medicine
Richard A. Kerensky, MD
Professor of Medicine
Michael Massoomi, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Ki Park, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Khanjan Shah, MD
Assistant Professor
Non-Invasive Imaging/Echocardiography
A full range of diagnostic testing, from treadmill stress tests and ambulatory Holter monitoring studies to echocardiograms, is available to patients in our non-invasive laboratories. UF Health cardiologists offer diagnostic services, including:
- Standard two-dimensional echocardiography
- Doppler and color flow imaging
- Transesophageal echocardiography
- Stress echocardiography
These studies are performed in the lab at UF Health Shands Hospital and at UF Health Cardiology - Springhill. UF Health cardiologists monitor patients during surgery, evaluate cardiac surgical procedures, and provide monitoring support services. In addition, the echocardiographers are involved in numerous clinical investigative projects from evaluating heart disease in women to testing new therapies for heart failure.
Through collaboration with the UF Health radiologists, we offer advanced cardiac diagnostic technologies using magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography imaging, both of which create highly detailed images of the heart.
Jessen Jacob, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Diego Moguillansky, MD
Professor of Medicine
John W. Petersen, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Anita Wokhlu, MD, FASE, FSCCT, FSCMR
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Nuclear Cardiology
Nuclear cardiology is the field of cardiovascular medicine that uses a perfusion scan to measure the blood flow in the heart during both rest and exercise. These scans are usually performed to determine the cause of chest pain or after a heart attack to evaluate damage to the heart muscle.
Perfusion scans are performed on an outpatient and inpatient basis at both UF Health and UF Health Cardiology – Springhill, which is a fully-certified facility where we perform exercise and nuclear stress studies.
R. David Anderson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Calvin Choi, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Diego Moguillansky, MD
Professor of Medicine
David Winchester, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Surgery
Cardiovascular surgery focuses on surgeries of the heart and blood vessels of the chest. UF Health cardiovascular surgeons offer a wide range of surgical procedures, including endovascular, or minimally invasive, options to help patients recover more quickly. We work closely with UF Health cardiologists to care for and treat our heart patients. Conditions and treatments include:
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic valve transcatheter replacement
- Aortic valve insufficiency repair
- Atrial fibrillation, Mini-Maze and Maze procedures
- Coronary artery disease
- Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Heart transplantation
- Marfan’s Syndrome valve repair
- Mediastinal tumor robotic resection
- Mitral valve minimally invasive repair
- Mitral valve transcatheter Mitraclip repair
- Stent grafts for thoracic aortic disease (TEVAR: Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair)
- Thoracic aortic aneurysms, open and minimally invasive stent graft repair
- Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, open and minimally invasive stent graft repair
- Ventricular assist devices for heart failure
George Arnaoutakis, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Thomas Beaver, MD, MPH
Division Chief and Professor of Surgery
Mark Bleiweis, MD
Eric L. Jeng, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Sohit Khanna, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Eddie Manning, III, MD
Assistant Professor
Tomas D. Martin, M.D. - Professor and Director, UF Health Aortic Disease Center
Cary Meyers, MDAssistant Professor
Giles Peek, MDProfessor
Kirsten Freemen, MDAssistant Professor
Vascular Surgery
Vascular surgery focuses on repairing damage to the circulatory system of the body, which includes veins and arteries. UF Health vascular surgeons offer a wide range of surgical procedures, including endovascular, or minimally invasive, options to help patients recover more quickly. Our vascular surgeons work closely with UF Health cardiothoracic surgeons to care for and treat our aortic patients. Our conditions and treatments include:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysms, open and minimally invasive repair
- Angioplasty and stenting for venous diseases
- Aortic dissections
- Cerebrovascular occlusive disease, open and minimally invasive repair
- Hemodialysis access
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Peripheral artery disease, open and minimally invasive repair
- Radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins
- Renal and mesenteric occlusive disease, open and minimally invasive repair
- Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, open and minimally invasive repair
Dean Arnaoutakis, MD, MBAAssistant Professor of Surgery
Martin Back, M.D.Professor of Surgery
Michol Cooper, M.D.Assistant Professor of Surgery
Thomas Huber, MD., Ph.D.Division Chief and Professor of Surgery
Scott Berceli, MD, PhDProfessor
Scott Robinson, MDAssistant Professor
Samir Shah, MD, PhDAssistant Professor
Zain Shahid, MDAssociate Professor
Michael Yacoub, MDAssistant Professor
