Leadership

Through strong leadership and commitment to our mission, the heart and vascular programs of West Virginia University and WVU Medicine are among the best in the United States.

Guided by our mission, our leadership ensures we provide the best possible heart, lung, and vascular care for our patients, improve the well-being of the diverse communities we serve, and continue to advance research and education.

Vinay Badhwar, MD

Gordon F. Murray Professor and Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery; Executive Chair, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and Service Line

Ramesh Daggubati, MD

Professor and Chief of Interventional Cardiology and Vice Chair of the WVU Department of Cardiology

George Sokos, DO

Professor and Interim Chair of the WVU Department of Cardiology

Alper Toker, MD

Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery; Director, Tracheal Reconstruction Program at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute; Professor of Medicine in the WVU School of Medicine

Pamela Zimmerman, MD

Chief, Vascular Surgery, Program Director of Vascular Fellowship, Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory Medical Director

Paul McCarthy, MD

Chief, Division of Critical Care; Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Assistant Professor, Critical Care Medicine

Christopher Mascio, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH

Director, WVU ECMO Program; Director, HVI Research Division; Medical Director, West Virginia Heart & Vascular Innovation, Research Education & Prevention

Frank Briggs, PharmD, MBA

Vice President, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute

Ashley Jackson, RN, MBA

Associate Vice President, WVU Heart & Vascular Institute