CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER
OUR DOCTORS & STAFF
All the providers can manage the entire spectrum of cardiac disorders such as coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, inherited cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias, critical care cardiology, hypertension, dyslipidemia, valvular heart disease and preventive cardiology, though specific provider interests are outlined below.
MEENAKSHI AGGARWAL, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Academic Background
Medical School: Brown University
Residency: New York University
Cardiology Fellowship: Stanford University
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship: Stanford University
Clinical Focus
Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Chest Pain Syndrome, Valvular Heart Disease, ST elevation MI care, Acute Coronary Syndrome
HOLLISTER BREWSTER, MD
Associate Chief of Cardiology
Academic Background
Medical School: Cornell University Medical College, New York
Residency: Bellevue Hospital, II Cornell Division, New York
Special Fellow in Cardiovascular Disease: UCSF
Fellow, Critical Care Medicine: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Clinical Focus
CCU Care, General Cardiology Care, Cardiology clinic, EKGs
ANDRES DELUNA, MD
Associate Chief of Cardiology
Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Director of E-Consults
Academic Background
Medical School: UCLA
Residency: Stanford University
Cardiology Fellowship: UT Southwestern
Clinical Focus
General Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
HADAS SHIRAN, MD
Associate Chief of Cardiology
Director of Adult Echocardiogram
Academic Background
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School
Residency: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Cardiology Fellowship: Stanford University
Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship: Stanford University
Clinical Focus
Cardiac Imaging, Aortic Disorders
CHARLES SMITH, MD
Associate Chief of Cardiology
Director of Radial Cardiac Catheterization Program
Director of Cardiac Stress Lab
Academic Background
Medical School: University of North Carolina
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
Cardiology Fellowship: UCSF Medical Center
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship: UCSF Medical Center
Clinical Focus
General and interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention performed via the radial artery
ARAVIND SWAMINATHAN, MD
Associate Chief of Cardiology
Director of Heart Failure Program
Academic Background
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Stanford University
Clinical Focus
Management of heart failure patients through medications and devices, cardiac imaging