About Us

Training leaders in advanced cardiology treatments, innovation, research and patient care.

At the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, our team of board-certified and fellowship-trained specialists are performing groundbreaking and innovative procedures using cutting-edge techniques and technology not available anywhere else in the state.

From diagnosis and treatment to rehabilitation and recovery, we are experienced at treating even the most complex heart, lung, and vascular conditions – from congenital heart issues, to heart attacks, to heart transplants, to lung and esophageal diseases, and vascular disease – using state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques and both traditional and advanced minimally invasive procedures.

Points of Pride

• First in the region to employ magnetocardiography (MCG), or CardioFlux®, to permit early diagnosis of myocardial ischemia or infarction in patients with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome by imaging naturally generated magnetic fields within the heart without the need for radiation, medications, or exercise — in under 90 seconds
• The only Joint Commission-accredited LVAD program in West Virginia
• American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus Award for excellence in heart failure care
• International Cardio-Oncology Society Gold Center of Excellence – the highest possible designation
• Partner with Story Health to improve access to specialty care for patients with heart failure
• Only center in West Virginia to offer both oral and intravenous therapies for pulmonary artrial hypertension
• West Virginia’s only dedicated cardio-oncology program