Alliance for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Treatment Innovation (ADVANCE)

This is an Alliance between researchers and clinicians in the Whiting School of Engineering and the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. The mission of the Alliance is to apply predictive data-driven approaches, computational modeling, and innovations in cardiac imaging to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

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Our Leadership

Natalia Trayanova

Natalia Trayanova

Director, ADVANCE

Murray B. Sachs Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University

Hugh Calkins

Hugh Calkins

Director, ADVANCE

Nicholas J. Fortuin M.D. Professor, Cardiology
Director, Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Service

Our Team

Hiroshi Ashikaga

Hiroshi Ashikaga

Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Andreas Barth

Andreas Barth

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Ronald Berger

Ronald Berger

Interim Chief of Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Jonathan Chrispin

Jonathan Chrispin

Robert E. Meyerhoff Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Henry Halperin

Henry Halperin

Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Imaging Institute of Excellence
Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Aravindan Kolandaivelu

Aravindan Kolandaivelu

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Shelby Kutty

Shelby Kutty

Helen Taussig Professor
Director of Taussig Heart Center
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Charles Love

Charles Love

Director, Cardiac Rhythm Device Services
Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Mauro Maggioni

Mauro Maggioni

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Data Intensive Computation
Johns Hopkins University

Joseph Marine

Joseph Marine

Vice Director, Division of Cardiology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Brian O'Rourke

Brian O'Rourke

Vice Chair of Basic and Translational Research, Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Adityo Prakosa

Adityo Prakosa

Assistant Research Scientist
Johns Hopkins University

Sunhil Sinha

Sunil Sinha

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

David Spragg

David Spragg

Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Hari Tandri

Hari Tandri

Co-Director, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Katherine Wu

Katherine Wu

Associate Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Stefan Zimmerman

Stefan Zimmerman

Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Johns Hopkins Medicine

What's New

AF Symposium 2020: Cryoablation pulmonary vein isolation is safe and effective for persistent atrial fibrillation at one year

Hugh Calkins (Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA) told delegates attending the AF Symposium 2020 (23–25 January, Washington, DC, USA) that cryoablation with the Arctic Front catheter (Medtronic) was a safe and effective approach for managing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). He added that the procedure also improves quality of life and reduces symptoms.