The Structural Heart Team at Saint Joseph Hospital

CHI Saint Joseph Health has put together the first four-person physician team in Kentucky working cohesively to perform the most intricate structural heart procedures with the best results possible. The Structural Heart Team consists of two cardiologists, Nezar Falluji, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, and Michael Schaeffer, MD, FACC, FSCAI; and two cardiothoracic surgeons, Hamid R. Mohammadzadeh, MD, FACS, FACCS, and Robert Salley, MD.

Together, the four physicians combine their specialized skills to provide the best in cardiac care. As a team, they assess patients’ needs and readiness for various heart procedures and then with the help of expert staff, they perform the procedures.

This four-physician approach provides an ideal balance of opinions and expertise for the most cohesive performance of structural heart procedures in the operating room and the optimal results for patients.

Contact Structural Heart Team

Nellie Goodin, Structural Heart Team Coordinator
P. 859.582.0038