Cardiovascular Services 

Building new models of innovation and quality in cardiovascular care

cardiology

Are you interested in advancing your career by joining an integrated, physician-led health care system that’s a national leader in delivering high quality cardiovascular care? Or perhaps you’re looking for a well-trained and experienced cardiovascular team to partner with you in the care of your patients?  Maybe you’re seeking educational opportunities that will prepare you for the challenges of practicing cardiovascular medicine in the 21st century?

At the Geisinger Heart Institute, you’ll find an exceptional staff of cardiologists, cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons, and support personnel with a true commitment to improving patient care through innovation, research and education.

We set our standard at always delivering the highest quality patient care, as evidenced by Geisinger-developed programs like ProvenCare™ for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) that ensure we always follow best practice guidelines when treating our patients,

The leadership of Geisinger Health System and Geisinger Heart Institute continually invest in talent, technology and infrastructure to support our patients and physicians. At the core of this investment is one of the nation’s oldest and most robust electronic health records that today is paying great dividends in terms of patient and physician satisfaction, as well as driving groundbreaking epidemiologic and outcomes-based research. 

With three platforms throughout the state of Pennsylvania – including Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) in Danville, The Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital at Geisinger Wyoming Valley in Wilkes-Barre (GWV), and Geisinger – Gray’s Woods in State College – our service area spans over 40 counties and continues to grow.  The Geisinger Heart Institute offers a variety of cardiovascular services throughout these locations (.pdf) and our capabilities are always expanding. 

Please take some time to learn more about the success of our cardiovascular programs by visiting our heart home page and vascular surgery home page. We appreciate your interest in the Geisinger Heart Institute.

Department of Cardiology

  • John McBarron Hodgson, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCBCCT, Chairman, Department of Cardiology
  • Peter Berger, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI; Intervention; Associate Chief Research Officer; Director of the Center for Clinical Studies
  • James Blankenship, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Director, Cardiology GMC Campus; Director, Catheterization Laboratories and Interventional Fellowship, GMC Campus
  • James Bradbury, DO, Cardiology, Imaging, State College
  • Joyce Burnside, MD, FACC, Cardiology, Imaging, GMC
  • Richard Butcher, MD, FACC, Cardiology, Imaging, GMC
  • Vlad Cotarlan-Nistor, MD, Heart Failure and Transplantation, Invasive Cardiology, GMC
  • Gopi Dandamudi, MD, Electrophysiology, GWV
  • Henry Fesniak, MD, Heart Failure and Transplantation, Invasive Cardiology, GMC
  • Seth Fisher, MD, FACC, FACP, Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation, GWV
  • Jeffery Folk, MD, FACC, FACP, Director, Advanced Imaging, GWV
  • Thomas Harrison, MD, Director, Critical Care Cardiology, GMC
  • Sheldon Henry, MD, FACC, Cardiology, Imaging, State College
  • Stephen Keil, MD, Cardiology, Imaging, State College
  • Francis Menapace, MD, FACC, Cardiology, Associate Chief Medical Officer, GMC
  • Kwon Miller, DO, Cardiology, Invasive, State College
  • Louis Nassef, MD, FACC, Director, Advanced Imaging, GMC
  • Jess Oren, IV, MD, Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory, GMC
  • Anwer Qureshi, MD, Director, Echocardiography Laboratory, GMC
  • Chatla V.R. Reddy, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, GWV
  • William Schiavone, DO, FACC, Echocardiography, GMC
  • Joseph Schwiter, MD, FACC, FACP, Cardiology, GWV
  • Jamshid Shirani, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, Director, Fellowship Training Program
  • Randle Storm, MD, FACC, Director, Pacemaker and Defibrillator Clinic, GMC
  • Thomas Donald Scott, DO, Director, Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Interventions, GMC
  • Kimberly A. Skelding, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, Director, Cardiovascular Genomics and Cardiovascular Research; Director, Women’s Heart and Vascular Health
  • Andres Ticzon, MD, FACC, Cardiology, GWV
  • Pugazhendi Vijayaraman MD, Director, Electrophysiology; Director, Electrophysiology Fellowship Program
  • Anthony Villarosa, MD, Cardiology, GWV

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

  • Alfred Casale, MD, FACC, FACS, Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery, GWV, GMC
  • Charles Benoit, MD, FACS, Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery, GMC
  • Mattew Facktor, MD, FACS, Director, Thoracic Surgery, GMC
  • Mark Katlic, MD, MMM, FACS, Director, Thoracic Surgery, GWV
  • Deepak Singh, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery, GWV, GMC
  • Joseph Stella, DO, FACC, FACOS, Cardiothoracic Surgery, GWV
  • Edward Woods, MD, FACS, Cardiothoracic Surgery, GMC

Section of Vascular Surgery

  • David P. Franklin, MD, FACS, Chief, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
  • Christopher M. Alessi, MD, FACS, Director, Vascular Laboratory, GMC
  • James R. Elmore, MD, FACS, Director, Endovascular Surgery; Director, Vascular Surgery Fellowship
  • John L. Gray, MD, FACS, RVT, Vascular Surgery, GMC
  • Robert P. Garvin, MD, Vascular Surgery, GMC
  • David R. Mariner, MD, FACS, RVT, Director, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, GWV; Director, Vascular Laboratory, GWV
  • Shivprasad Nikam, MD, Vascular Surgery, GWV
  • Melissa A. Obmann, DO, Vascular Surgery, GWV