The Sentara Healthcare heart and vascular program includes the nationally ranked Sentara Heart Hospital which is among the top one percent in the country for cardiology and heart surgery. The program's size and more than 30-year history marks it as one of the most experienced and innovative programs available, drawing patients from 49 states outside of Virginia and internationally.
- Nationally Recognized: Sentara Heart Hospital has achieved a top 50 national ranking for cardiology and surgery for almost two decades by U.S. News & World Report.
- Providers: The Sentara multidisciplinary team of experts includes more than 100 board-certified cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, vascular surgeons and anesthesiologists. Several of these subject matter experts are featured below.
- Innovation: The Sentara heart and vascular program uses the most advanced techniques, technologies and innovative programs available including:
- World's smallest pacemaker
- World's first dissolvable heart stent
- Catheter-based heart valve replacement
- Advanced cardiovascular imaging program (a collaborative partner of IBM Watson)
- Comprehensive advanced heart failure program which includes implantation of ventricular assist devices and artificial hearts
- Advanced heart arrhythmia program
- Research: The Sentara Cardiovascular Research Institute (SCRI) was established in 2005 to advance the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease. While Sentara has conducted heart research for decades, SCRI has allowed Sentara to be at the forefront of cardiology research, collaborating with local institutions, government agencies and biomedical companies nationally and internationally. Collectively, research nurses coordinate more than 80 clinical trials at any given time.
News Listing Heart and Vascular
Dr. Raymond Benza appointed as first Kaufman Academic Chair of Cardiology
Dr. Benza brings a distinguished career of academic excellence, translational research, and innovative clinical leadership.Sentara creates advanced cardiac imaging team
The recent addition at Sentara Heart Hospital improves diagnosis and treatment.Sentara nurse suffers heart attack while walking on her treadmill
Just days before her 50th birthday, Laura Stapleton felt chest pain and a strange sensation in her left arm.A heart transplant survivor celebrates 30 years
At 16 years old, Tina Buck's heart was failing, and survival required a heart transplant. Now, 30 years later, Tina is thriving, in touch with her donor family, and sharing her story to promote organ donation.Sentara patients join the American Heart Association’s 2024 Heart Walk
Teams of Sentara employees are also collecting donations to fight heart disease and stroke.
Learn more about Sentara Heart and Vascular.