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• Stacey Wheeler, PA-C

  Stacey Wheeler is a certified physician assistant (PA-C) with the Orlando Health Heart and Vascular Institute. She provides direct care, as well as primary and secondary prevention, to cardiovascular patients in a clinical setting. Her expertise includes:

• Steven Walczak, MD

  Dr. Steven Walczak is a board-certified radiologist and a fellowship-trained musculoskeletal radiologist with Orlando Health Medical Group Radiology. He cares for patients who need interpretation of their diagnostic imaging, including:

• Stephen Gregory Hersperger, MD

  Stephen G. Hersperger, MD, is a surgeon with Orlando Health who is board certified in general surgery and surgical critical care.

• Sumith C. Aleti, MD

  Sumith Aleti, MD, MPH, FACC, is an interventional cardiologist and endovascular specialist with the Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. He is board certified in cardiology, interventional cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology.
  
  Dr. Aleti earned his medical degree from Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India followed by a master of public health at East Tennessee University. He completed both a medical residency and general cardiology fellowship at University of Arkansas for Medical Science. Dr. Aleti went on to complete a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine in Springfield, Massachusetts.
  
  Before joining Orlando Health, Dr. Aleti practiced three years at First Coast Cardiovascular Institute in Jacksonville, Florida, as well as one year at Heart & Vascular Institute of Winchester, Virginia.
  
  Dr. Aleti has been published in the American Journal of Cardiology, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions journal, and has presented at numerous medical conferences. In addition, he co-published a book chapter on mitral and aortic balloon valvotomy. Dr. Aleti is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

• Susan Eva DesJardins, MD

  Susan E. desJardins, MD, is a board-certified pediatric cardiologist at Orlando Health Children's Heart Institute. She is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology.

• Shahid Qamar, MD

  Shahid Qamar, MD, FACC, is a cardiologist with Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. He specializes in advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation. He has extensive training in cardiovascular disease with special interests in cardiac oncology, pulmonary hypertension and infiltrative heart disease, providing patients the latest diagnostic and therapeutic treatments. Dr. Qamar’s board certifications include internal medicine, general cardiology, echocardiography, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.

• Carlos R. Zayas-Torres, MD

  Carlos R. Zayas-Torres, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist with the Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. He is dedicated to providing patients compassionate care with the most advanced technologies and clinical treatments.

• Carlos E. Arrieta Garcia, MD

  Carlos Arrieta, MD, is a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist with Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. He specializes in providing advanced testing, diagnosis and treatment for patients with arrhythmia.

• Catherine E. Mercado, MD

  Dr. Catherine Mercado is a board-certified radiation oncologist with the Center for Advanced Radiation Therapy at Orlando Health Cancer Institute. She provides compassionate care for pediatric and adult patients at every stage of cancer and has additional expertise in proton therapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery and image-guided radiotherapy.

• Nishith Patel, MD

  Dr. Nishith Patel is a board-certified interventional and diagnostic radiologist with Orlando Health Medical Group Radiology and president of the radiology group.  He has cared for patients in Central Florida since 2017.