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Ammar S. Bafi, WHC; WADV, GU. Special interest in mitral-valve repair.

Steven W. Boyce, WHC; WADV, GU.

Nelson A. Burton, Annandale, VHC, ALEX; FRFX, NAV. Special interest in heart and lung transplants.

Lucas R. Collazo, VHC, ALEX, Annandale; FRFX, NAV. Special interest in congenital defect repair.

Paul J. Corso, WHC; GU, WADV. Special interest in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Also in Thoracic Surgery.

Jorge M. Garcia, WHC; GU, WADV. Special interest in ventricular reduction.

John R. Garrett, VHC, ALEX, Annandale; FRFX, NAV. Special interest in aortic aneurysms, cardiac-valve repair, lung cancer. Also in Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery.

Richard A. Jonas, CNMC. Concentration in pediatrics.

Louis T. Kanda, WHC; GWU, WADV. Special interest in mitral-valve repair. Also in Thoracic Surgery.

Edward A. Lefrak, VHC, ALEX, Annandale; FRFX, NAV. Special interest in transplants. Also in Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery.

Paul S. Massimiano, VHC, ALEX, Annandale; FRFX, NAV. Special interest in robotics, heart-valve repair. Also in Vascular Surgery.

Samir R. Neimat, WADV; GWU, PG, WHC. Special interest in coronary-artery bypass, valve repair.

Anjum G. Qazi, WADV; WHC. Special interest in mitral-valve repair, aortic dissection.

John W. Rhee, VHC, ALEX, Annandale; FRFX, NAV. Also in Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery.

Alan M. Speir, VHC, ALEX, Annandale; FRFX, NAV. Also in Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery.