Diagnostic imaging and Catheterization lab services at Fairview Ridges Hospital include:

• BioZ® testing
• Cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography)
• Cardiopulmonary stress tests
• Coronary artery flow studies
• Cardiac catheterization services for scheduled treatment of coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension and peripheral vascular disease
• Holter and heart rhythm event monitoring
• Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
• Nuclear cardiology
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Stress testing
• Transesophageal echocardiography

In addition to advanced electronic health record sharing between Fairview Ridges Hospital and other Fairview hospital and clinic sites, we offer an expanded range of heart services for patients, including:

• Prevention, consultation and evaluation
• Women's heart care
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Heart rhythm center
• Device clinic (pacemaker and defibrillator)
• Heart attack diagnosis and emergent treatment
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
• Coronary artery disease
• Syncope (passing out)
• Peripheral vascular disease

• Battista, Stephen C, MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Complex angioplasty, Preventative cardiology

• Cramer, Gary H, MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Non-invasive evaluation of cardiac and vascular problems

• Dankle, C. Jennifer, DO, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Non-invasive cardiology including echocardiography and nuclear medicine

• Diamandopoulos, Laura, MD, LMCC, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Echocardiology; Nuclear stress testing; Women's cardiovascular health; Preventive cardiology

• Erdahl, James W, MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Coronary artery disease; Acute myocardial infarction; Stress echocardiography; Preventive cardiology

• Foster-Smith, Karl W, MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Interventional cardiology, Echocardiography

• Heifetz, Steven M, MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Exercise physiology, Heart failure, Angioplasty, Echocardiography, Stress echo, Transesophageal echocardigraphy, Non-surgical PFO/Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) closures, Valvular heart disease

• Helmer, Gregory A, MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Cardiovascular CT; Interventional cardiology; Angiogenesis for collateral vessel development; Advances in structural heart disease treatment, ballon valvuloplasty, atrial septal defect closure

• Ip, Brian H, MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Cardiac imaging

• Iskos, Demosthenes, MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Cardiac arrhythmias, Pacemaker/ICD management, Syncope

• Jelacic, Kristina, MSN, CNP
  Nurse Practitioner

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Cardiology

• Ketroser, Robert A, MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Risk factor modification including lipid management, smoking cessation, obesity and hypertension

• Kim, Charles X., MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Metabolic Syndrome, Premature / Family History of Coronary Disease, Hyperlipidemia, Resistant Hypertension, Vascular Medicine, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Preventive Cardiology, Echocardiography, Vascular Imaging

• Konat, Tara, P.A.-C, MHS
  Certified Physician Assistant

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Clinical Cardiology, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction, Electrophysiology

• Laxson, David D, MD, FACC, FAHA
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Interventional cardiology, Clinical cardiology research

• Lew, Brian T, MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Coronary and peripheral interventions

• Mannchen, Kristine, MSN, CNP
  Nurse Practitioner

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Heart Failure; C.O.R.E. Clinic (cardiomyopathy, optimization, rehabilitation, and education) for heart failure management; Oncology/Cardiology Program

• Manoles, Michael J, MD, FACC
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Interventional cardiology - radial angiography and intervention, Coronary artery disease, Echocardiography

• Smith, June, MSN, C-N.P.
  Nurse Practitioner

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, General Cardiology

• Theobald, Michelle, B.S., M.S., P.A.-C
  Physician Assistant

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Congestive Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease

• Thomas-Kvidera, DeAnn, C.N.P.
  Adult Nurse Practitioner

  Clinical Interests:
  

  General Cardiology and Septal Defect Closures

• Vora, Tushar, MD, FACC, FASE
  Cardiologist

  Clinical Interests:
  

  Cardiovascular Imaging, Pulmonary Hypertension, Onco-Cardiology, Hemodynamic Assessment: Invasive and Non invasive Approach, Valvular Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Prevention