Debbra L. Debaets, MD

Special Interests: Women and heart disease
Undergraduate: Marietta College
Medical School: The Ohio State University
Internship, Residency and Fellowship: Parkland Memorial Hospital; Dallas, Texas
Professional Associations:

• American College of Cardiology, Fellow
• Women's Heart Advantage Committee, Member

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine - 1976
• Cardiovascular Disease - 1981
• Echocardiography - 1998

Dr. Debaets lives with her husband and son in Delaware, Ohio.

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Timothy P. Obarski, DO

Special Interests:

Transesophageal echocardiography

Mitral valve dysfunction

Pericardial disease

Nuclear cardiology

Undergraduate: University of Illinois College of Pharmacy
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: Chicago Osteopathic Hospitals
Residency and Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Awards:

• Chief Cardiology Fellow Award
• Clinical Research Fellow Award
• Intern of the Year

Professional Associations:

• American College of Cardiology, Fellow
• American College of Physicians, Fellow
• Central Ohio Society of Echocardiography, Founder and President
• Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories, President-Elect
• Columbus Free Clinic, Volunteer

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine - 1987
• Cardiovascular Disease - 1989
• Echocardiography - 1996

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Lawrence G. Murcko, MD

Special Interests:

Valvular heart disease

Coronary artery disease

Medical Degree: Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University; Winston-Salem, N.C.
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine - 1980
• Cardiovascular Disease - 1985
• Echocardiography - 1997

Dr. Murcko lives with his wife and son in Hilliard, Ohio.

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Mary Beth Breckenridge, MD

Special Interests:

Women and heart disease

Heart failure

Cardiomyopathies

Undergraduate, Medical School and Residency: The Ohio State University
Awards from The Ohio State University:

• Departmental Award in Radiology
• The Thomas G. Skillman Housestaff Award of Excellence

Professional Associations:

• American College of Cardiology, Fellow
• American Medical Association, Fellow
• American College of Physicians, Fellow
• American College of Echocardiology, Fellow
• American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Member

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine - 1995
• Cardiovascular Disease - 1998
• Echocardiography - 2000

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Douglas B. Van Fossen, MD

Specialty Areas:

PTCA

Acute Myocardial Infarction Intervention

Thrombolytic Therapy

Coronary Atherectomy

Renovascular Intervention

Coronary Stenting

Vascular Brachytherapy

Intravascular Ultrasound, flow and pressure analysis

Consulting: information management, database applications and image management technologies
Fellowship: The Ohio State University
Professional Associations:<br>

• American College of Cardiology, Database Committee
• Adult Clinical Cardiology Self Assessment Program
• DICOM Standards Committee
  
• College's Strategic Planning Task Force

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine - 1983
• Cardiovascular Disease - 1985
• Interventional Cardiology - 2003

Dr. Van Fossen, his wife and five children reside in Powell, Ohio.

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Barry S. George, MD

Special Interest:

Coronary artery disease

Laser angioplasty

Medical School: The Ohio State University
Internship, Fellowship and Residency: Riverside Methodist Hospital
Professional Associations:

• American College of Cardiology, Fellow
• American College of Angioplasty, Fellow
• American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
• Ohio Academy of Medicine, Member
• Society of Cardiovascular Interventionalists, Board Member
• Editorial boards of several medical journals

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine - 1982
• Cardiovascular Disease - 1985
• Interventional Cardiology - 2003

Dr. George and his wife reside in Howard, Ohio.

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Arsad Karcic, MD

Special Interests:

Coronary artery disease

Valvular heart disease

Medical School: University of Zagreb, Croatia
Fellowship: Lahey Clinic, Mass.
Residency: Nassau University Medical Center, N.Y.
Award from Nassau University Medical Center: Fellow of the Year
Professional Associations:

• American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine, Member
• American Medical Association, Member
• American College of Cardiology, Associate Member

Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine - 2000
• Cardiovascular Disease - 2004

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John T. Huston, MD

Specialty Areas:

Medical informatics

Preventative cardiology

Undergraduate: Otterbein College
Medical School: The Ohio State University
Internship and Residency: Riverside Methodist Hospital
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic
Board Certifications:

• Internal Medicine - 1972
• Cardiovascular Disease - 1977

Dr. Huston and his wife reside in Columbus, Ohio.

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