Timothy Welch, MD
Inova Amyloidosis Program Director and Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist, Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure at Virginia HeartDr. Timothy Welch received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University in 2003. His internal medicine residency was completed through the National Capital Consortium at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He completed his fellowships at the University of Virginia Medical Center in advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant and at the National Capital Consortium Walter Reed with a training specialty in cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Welch is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology and cardiovascular disease, and has been practicing since 2003.
Sumeet Mitter, MD
Director, Infiltrative and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Center, Associate Director of Cardiomyopathy Research, Advanced Heart Failure CardiologistDr. Sumeet Mitter is a specialty care physician board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He joined Inova in 2023 and has been practicing since 2011.
Prior to joining Inova, Dr. Mitter was an attending physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, NY; Assistant Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY; Director of the Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Program at Mount Sinai; Director of Mount Sinai’s Amyloidosis Program; and Associate Program Director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship at Mount Sinai.
Ibrahim Saeed, MD, FACC
Inova Amyloidosis Program Co-Director, Medical Director, Nuclear Cardiology at Virginia HeartDr. Ibrahim Saeed specializes in amyloidosis, ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies, valve disease, aortic diseases, and coronary artery disease prevention. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University and performed a combined internship and residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Texas Houston. He then completed a fellowship in adult cardiology at Washington University in Saint Louis/Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Dr. Saeed is a board-certified cardiologist specializing in clinical imaging to help accurately diagnose cardiac conditions.
Mitchell Psotka, MD, PhD
Inova Amyloidosis Program Co-Director, System Chief of Heart Failure and Transplant at Inova Schar Heart and Vascular and Co-Director of the Reinsch Pierce Cardiomyopathy ProgramDr. Mitch Psotka received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. His internal medicine residency was completed at the University of California San Francisco. He completed his fellowship in advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant at the University of San Francisco with a training specialty in cardiology.
Dr. Psotka is board certified in cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, and internal medicine and has been practicing since 2010.
Ana Barac, MD
Inova Schar Cancer and Inova Schar Heart and Vascular's D'Aniello Chair, Cardio-Oncology Medical Director, Cardio-Oncology ProgramDr. Ana Barac's clinical and research interests center on advanced cardiovascular imaging, specifically the utilization of cardiac magnetic resonance and echocardiography, to study cardiovascular effects associated with cancer therapies. She is board certified in cardiovascular disease and has been practicing since 1998.
Raymond Vlacancich, DO
Dr. Raymond Vlacancich specializes in general cardiology and is board certified in cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and internal medicine. He has a special interest in the management of disease prevention cardio-oncology and sports cardiology.
Dr. Vlacancich graduated from Georgetown University Cardiology as the Chief Cardiology Fellow and has been invited to present at national cardiology conferences. He became interested in cardiology during his time at Villanova University where he embraced the mantra of compassionate hearts and minds: "The highest form of knowledge is empathy."
Today, as a general cardiologist his goal is to help educate his patients on their conditions and risk factors, and to develop a plan that is achievable and produces long term results.
Allman Rollins, MD
Dr. Allman Rollins received his medical degree from Meharry Medical College. His residency was at University of California San Francisco with a training specialty in internal medicine. He completed his fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with a training specialty in cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.
Dr. Rollins is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine and has been practicing since 2014.
Palak Shah, MD
Director of the Inova Cardiovascular Genomics Center and Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support for Inova Fairfax Hospital, Advanced Heart Failure CardiologistDr. Palak Shah received his medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine. His internal medicine residency was completed at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He completed his fellowships at the George Washington University School of Medicine in cardiovascular disease and at the University of Michigan in heart failure/transplant cardiology.
Dr. Shah is a board-certified cardiologist.
Jenny Kim, NP
Nurse PractitionerJenny Kim holds a master of science degree in nursing from George Mason University. Her passion for cardiology began as a registered nurse in a cardiac intensive care unit. Today, her goal is to work alongside her patients to empower them to engage and achieve a healthier lifestyle to maximize their cardiovascular health.
Jenny is a board-certified nurse practitioner in Virginia Heart's Fairfax and Loudoun offices.
Hematology
Germame H. Ajebo, MD
Dr. Germame H. Ajebo received his medical degree from Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine. His residency was at Mercer University School of Medicine with a training specialty in internal medicine. He completed his fellowship at Augusta University with a training specialty in hematology / oncology.
Dr. Ajebo is board certified in hematology, medical oncology, internal medicine and has been practicing since 2018.
Daniel Chong, MD
Dr. Daniel Chong received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. His residency was at the Medical College of Georgia with a yraining dpecialty in internal medicine. He completed his fellowship at the University of California Los Angeles with a training specialty in hematology and oncology.
Dr. Chong is board certified in medical oncology and hematology and has been practicing since 2008.
Marion Cole, MD
Dr. Marion Cole is a specialty care physician board certified in hematology and medical oncology. She joined Inova in 2016 and has been practicing since 2013. She has a special interest in hematologic malignancies, multiple myeloma, lymphoma and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).
Stephen Medlin, DO
Dr. Stephen Medlin received his medical degree from Des Moines University. His residency was at Marshfield Clinic with a training specialty in internal medicine. He completed his fellowship at the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a training specialty in hematology and the University of Missouri School of Medicine with a training specialty in hematology and oncology.
Dr. Medlin is board certified in hematology, internal medicine and medical oncology and has been practicing since 2001.
Dipti Patel-Donnelly, MD
Dr. Dipti Patel-Donnelly received her medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her residency was at the Mount Sinai Medical Center with a training specialty in internal medicine. She completed her fellowship at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute with a training specialty in hematology and oncology.
Dr. Patel-Donnelly is board certified in medical oncology and hematology and has been practicing since 1996.
Amitabha Sarma, MD
Dr. Amit Sarma received his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine. His residency was at Mount Sinai Hospital with a training specialty in internal medicine. He completed his fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center with a training specialty in hematology and oncology.
Dr. Sarma is board certified in medical oncology, hematology, and internal medicine and has been practicing since 1998.
Chao Yin, MD
Dr. Chao Yin received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. His residency was at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital with a training specialty in internal medicine. He completed his fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital with a training specialty in hematology/oncology.
Dr. Chao Yin is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology and hematology and has been practicing since 2016.
Neurology
Joseph Choi, MD
Dr. Joseph Choi received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine. His residency was at George Washington University Medical Center with a training specialty in internal medicine. He completed his residency at George Washington University Medical Center with a training specialty in neurology.
Dr. Choi is board certified in neurology and neuromuscular medicine and has been practicing since 2008.
Nephrology
Neeraja Tandra, MD
Dr. Neeraja Tandra received her medical degree from Rangaraya Medical College. Her residency was at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine with a training specialty in internal medicine. She completed her fellowship at Loyola University Health System with a training specialty in nephrology.
Dr. Tandra is board certified in nephrology and internal medicine and has been practicing since 1999.
Misbah Zaheer, MD
Dr. Misbah Zaheer received her medical degree from Rawalpindi Medical College. Her residency was at Greater Baltimore Medical Center with a training specialty in internal medicine. She completed her fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital with a training specialty in nephrology.
Dr. Zaheer is board certified in nephrology and internal medicine and has been practicing since 2004.
Palliative Care
Justin Van Klein, MD
Dr. Justin Van Klein received his medical degree from the Jacobs School of Medicine University at Buffalo. His residency was at Brown University Program in medicine with a training specialty in internal medicine. He completed his fellowship at Eastern Virginia Medical School with a training specialty in palliative medicine.
Dr. Van Klein is board certified in internal medicine and has been practicing since 2012.