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Our Cardiologists

Every patient deserves the best possible cardiac care, delivered with compassion. When you come to Heart Specialists of Ohio, you can expect a determined effort to protect and enhance your health, delivered with a positive attitude. Our focus is on you, with every physician, technician and staff member working as a team to promote your health.

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Debbra L. Debaets, MD
Timothy P. Obarski, DO
Lawrence G. Murcko, MD
Mary Beth Breckenridge, MD
Barry S. George, MD
Arsad Karcic, MD
Cindy Baker, MD
Talal Attar, MD
Debbra L. Debaets, MD

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

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

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

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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Barry S. George, MD

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

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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Cindy Baker, MD

Cindy Baker, MD

Specialty Areas:
PTCA
Acute Myocardial Infarction Intervention
Thrombolytic Therapy
Coronary Atherectomy
Renovascular Intervention
Coronary Stenting
Intravascular Ultrasound
Women’s Cardiovascular Health
Undergraduate: Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Internal Medicine Residency: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Cardiology Fellowship: The Ohio State University
Interventional Fellowship: The Ohio State University
Professional Associations:

  • American College of Cardiology, Fellow
  • American Medical Association, Fellow
Board Certifications:
  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine - 2000
  • Board Certified in Nuclear Medicine - 2003
  • Board Certified in Cardiology - 2004
  • Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology - 2005

Dr. Baker, her husband and daughter reside in Delaware, Ohio.

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Talal Attar, MD

Talal Attar, MD

Specialty Areas:
PTCA
Acute Myocardial Infarction Intervention
Thrombolytic Therapy
Coronary Atherectomy
Renovascular Intervention
Coronary Stenting
Intravascular Ultrasound
Peripheral Disease and Intervention
Medical School: The University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Internal Medicine Residency: The Ohio State University
Cardiology Fellowship: The Ohio State University
Interventional Fellowship: The Ohio State University
Peripheral Vascular Interventional Fellowship: The Christ Hospital/The Lindner Center for Research and Education, Cincinnati, Ohio
Professional Associations:

  • American College of Cardiology, Fellow
  • American Medical Association, Member
  • American Society of Internal Medicine, Member
  • American College of Physician Executives
  • American Society of Quality
  • The Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
  • American College of Physicians
Board Certifications:
  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine - 1998
  • Board Certified in Cardiovascular Diseases - 2002
  • Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology - 2003

Dr. Attar and his wife reside in Powell, Ohio.

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