Our specialized team of board-certified cardiac surgeons are experts in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of many disorders of the heart. In addition to cardiac surgery, we also offer the full spectrum of cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgical services.

Our team of cardiac, vascular and thoracic surgeons works closely with the patients, their family members and referring doctors as well as other medical specialties including gastroenterology, hematology and oncology. We also have a team with a special expertise in caring for children with heart conditions at the Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children. This coordinated team provides excellent communication and offers a wide base of knowledge to appropriately treat each patient individually.

Our team's dedication to research, training and learning ensures that we are able to provide cardiac patients with access to a level of care that yields excellent surgical results.

Our surgeons

Inova Heart and Vascular Institute has 11 surgeons dedicated to the cardiac surgery (part of the larger group of cardiac, vascular and thoracic surgeons). Because they are all part of the same surgical group, we are able to offer our patients access to team of specialists who meet regularly to discuss difficult surgical cases and share their expertise with one another. This translates into a team of dedicated surgeons working to provide patients with the best surgical care and results.

Meet our cardiac surgeons

• Niv Ad, MD
• Nelson Burton, MD
• Lucas Collazo, MD
• John Garrett, MD
• Kai Ihnken, MD
• Paul Massimiano, MD
• John Rhee, MD
• Anthony Rongione, MD
• Eric Sarin, MD
• Irving Shen, MD
• Alan Speir, MD

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