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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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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Ashish Gangasani, MD

Specialty Areas:

Comprehensive device (PPM, AICD, CRT, Implantable loop recorders) experience with all major manufactures

Device follow-up and troubleshooting

Lead extraction (Manual and Laser extractions)

Diagnostic Electrophysiological Studies

Complex Ablations and Electro anatomic mapping (CARTO and ESI Ensite NavX)

Atrial Fibrillation and VT ablations

Trans-septal Puncture and Intracardiac echocardiography

Tilt table testing with pharmacologic enhancements

Adjuvant anti-arrhythmic drug loading and monitoring

Performance and interpretation of other non-invasive tests such as TEE-Cardioversion, Non-Invasive Programmed Stimulation, 24 hours Holter Monitor and Event Recorder

Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Senior House Officer in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine: UK
Internal Medicine Residency: State University of New York at Buffalo
Cardiology Fellowship: State University of New York at Buffalo
Electrophysiology Fellowship: The Ohio State University
Professional Associations:

• North American Society of pacing and Electrophysiology, NASPE testamur
• Certified Cardiac Device Specialist, CCDS
• Level 2 trained in Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization and Echocardiography

Board Certifications:

• Board Certified in Cardiology - 2007
• Board Certified in Nuclear Cardiology - 2007
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine - 2003

Dr. Gangasani, his wife and three children reside in Columbus, Ohio.

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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

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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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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