CARDIOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES

Physician Referrals: 304-691-8500

Carlos A. Rueda, MD | Assistant Professor

Chair: Mark A. Studeny, MD Department Administrator: Evie Davis Garcia, MA

Marshall Cardiology provides a full range of cardiovascular care, including general, non-invasive and invasive/interventional cardiology. Our cardiologists are known for their treatment of complex cardiovascular disease. We offer onsite cardiac testing facilities, including nuclear and exercise stress testing, echocardiograms, carotid ultrasounds and ankle-brachial index (ABI) and more.

Specialties

• Adult congenital heart care • Electrophysiology • Heart failure care • Heart wellness • Interventional cardiology • Invasive cardiology • Non-invasive cardiology • Peripheral vascular disease • Preventive cardiology • Structural heart disease • Transplant cardiology • Women’s heart care

Services & Treatments

• Ablation • Adult cardiology • Angioplasty • Ankle-brachial index (ABI) • Cardiac assist devices • Cardiac catheterization • Cardiovascular imaging • Cardiovascular nutrition • Echocardiogram • Endovenous laser therapy • Lipid management • Stenting • Stress testing • Telemedicine • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) • Watchman implant

Marshall Cardiology 304-691-8500 Erma Ora Byrd Clinical Center An outpatient department of Cabell Huntington Hospital 1249 15th Street, 4th Floor Huntington, WV 25701

Marshall Cardiology – Chapmanville 304-691-8500 Coalfield Health Center 386 Airport Road Chapmanville, WV 25508

Marshall Cardiology – Gilbert 304-691-8500 Larry Joe Harless Community Center 202 Larry Joe Harless Drive Gilbert, WV 25621 Marshall Cardiology 304-691-8500 St. Mary’s Medical Center 2900 1st Avenue Huntington, WV 25702

Marshall Cardiology – Teays Valley 304-691-8500 Marshall Health-Teays Valley 300 Corporate Center Drive, 2nd Floor Scott Depot, WV 25560

Mark A. Studeny, MD

Clinical Interests: Invasive cardiology, interventional cardiology, structural heart disease, peripheral vascular intervention Faculty Rank: Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Services; Professor Medical Degree: Marshall University Training: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (residency); Marshall University (fellowship) Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty certifications in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Locations: Byrd Clinical Center, St. Mary’s Medical Center

Khalid Abozguia, MD, PhD

Clinical Interests: Cardiac electrophysiology Faculty Rank: Associate Professor Medical Degree: University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya Doctorate: University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom (PhD) Training: University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK/ Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK/West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, UK/Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington, UK/Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (residency); University of Birmingham, University of Oxford and University College of London, UK (research fellowship); Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK/Russell Hall Hospital, Dudley, UK/Walsall Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK (cardiology fellowship); MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio (electrophysiology fellowship) Location: Byrd Clinical Center

Silvestre P. Cansino, MD

Clinical Interests: Non-invasive cardiology, vascular heart disease, cardiomyopathies Faculty Rank: Professor Medical Degree: Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines Training: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY (residency); The Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (fellowship) Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty certifications in Cardiovascular Disease and Echocardiography Location: Byrd Clinical Center

Mehiar El-Hamdani, MD

Clinical Interests: Interventional cardiology, structural heart disease, peripheral vascular intervention Faculty Rank: Chair, Department of Internal Medicine; Professor Medical Degree: Al-Fateh University Medical School, Tripoli, Libya Training: Marshall University (residency); Marshall University and University of Alabama Hospitals, Birmingham, AL (cardiology and endovascular fellowships) Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty certification in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology; American Board of Vascular Medicine; primary certification in Endovascular Medicine Location: Byrd Clinical Center

Clinical Interests: Interventional cardiology Faculty Rank: Associate Professor Medical Degree: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV Training: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (residency); Marshall University and University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (fellowships) Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty certifications in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Locations: Byrd Clinical Center, Gilbert

Jason P. Mader, DO

Clinical Interests: Interventional cardiology, cardiac device implantation and interpretation Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor Medical Degree: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV Training: Charelston Area Medical Center, Charleston,WV (residency); Marshall University (residency and cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships) Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty certification in Cardiovascular Disease Locations: Byrd Clinical Center

Linda W. Njoroge, MD

Clinical Interests: Non-invasive cardiology and heart failure Faculty Rank: Assisstant Professor Medical Degree: University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya Training: East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC (residency); Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (advanced heart failure/cardiac transplantation fellowship); Marshall University (cardiology fellowship) Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine Locations: Byrd Clinical Center

Carlos A. Rueda, MD

Clinical Interests: Heart failure, transplant cardiology Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor Medical Degree: Universidad Industrial De Santander, Santander, Colombia Training: Jackson Memorial Hospital - University of Miami, Miami, FL (residency); Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL (fellowship); Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (fellowship) Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty certification in Cardiovascular Disease; National Board of Echocardiography Location: Byrd Clinical Center Clinical Interests: Interventional cardiology, structural heart disease, peripheral vascular intervention Faculty Rank: Professor Medical Degree: Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Training: Marshall University (residency and fellowship) Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty certifications in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology, certification in Nuclear Cardiology Location: Byrd Clinical Center

Ralph A. Stevens II, MD

Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor Medical Degree: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Training: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (residency); University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (fellowship) Location: Byrd Clinical Center

Ellen A. Thompson, MD

Clinical Interests: Non-invasive cardiology Faculty Rank: Professor Medical Degree: Marshall University Training: Marshall University (residency and fellowship) Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty certification in Cardiovascular Disease; National Board of Echocardiography; Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology Locations: Byrd Clinical Center, Chapmanville

N. Andrew Vaughan, MD, MBA

Clinical Interests: Non-invasive cardiology, preventive and general cardiology, cardiovascular nutrition Faculty Rank: Associate Professor Medical Degree: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Training: Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV (residency); Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA (fellowship) Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty certification in Cardiovascular Disease; National Board of Echocardiography Locations: Byrd Clinical Center, Marshall HealthTeays Valley

Clinical Interests: Non-invasive cardiology, women’s heart disease Faculty Rank: Vice Dean, Graduate Medical Educaiton; Professor Medical Degree: Marshall University Training: Marshall University (residency); Marshall University and Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV (fellowships) Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, subspecialty certification in Cardiovascular Disease Location: Byrd Clinical Center

Heather R. Aulick, DNP, RN, FNP-BC

Clinical Interests: Emphasis on CAD including stress tests, chest pain management; post heartcatheterization and bypass follow up Title: Nurse Practitioner Training: Marshall University (undergraduate & graduate); Duke University (DNP), Durham, NC Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center Location: Byrd Clinical Center

Karla Downey, APRN, FNP-C

Clinical Interests: Cardiac electrophysiology Title: Nurse Practitioner Training: Mountain State University, Beckley, WV (undergraduate); Chamberlain College of Nursing, Chicago, IL (graduate) Certification: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Location: Byrd Clinical Center; Marshall HealthTeays Valley

Gina Quijano, FNP-BC

Clinical Interests: Preventive cardiology, cardiovascular nutrition Title: Nurse Practitioner Training: West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Beckley, WV (undergraduate); Ohio University, Athens, OH (graduate) Certification: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Locations: Marshall Health-Teays Valley, Byrd Clinical Center, Chapmanville Clinical Interests: Heart failure Title: Nurse Practitioner Training: Bridge Valley Community & Technical College, Charleston, WV (undergraduate); Ohio University, Athens, OH (undergraduate); University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (graduate) Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center Locations: Byrd Clinical Center

Kadara Wade, APRN, NP-C

Clinical Interests: Cardiac electrophysiology Title: Nurse Practitioner Training: West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Beckley, WV (undergraduate); Ohio University, Athens, OH (graduate) Certification: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Locations: Byrd Clinical Center, Marshall Health - Teays Valley

Beth A. White, DNP, NP-C

Clinical Interests: Preventive cardiology, cardiovascular nutrition Title: Nurse Practitioner Training: University of Charleston, Charleston, WV (undergraduate); Marshall University (graduate); West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (DNP) Certification: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Location: Byrd Clinical Center