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Andrew
J. Keller, MD
FACC
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"I really
care about my patients' health and well being. I want to
do all I can to make you better."
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Professional Skills and Interests:
Medical Director
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
Heart Transplant Program
1998 to 2004
Subspecialty Skills and Interests in advanced therapies for congestive heart
failure and cardiomyopathies with the use and management of intravenous inotropes,
new and novel medications, biventricular pacing, implanted ventricular assist
devices, LVAD, BIVAD, artificial hearts, primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension
diagnosis and treatment.
Principal investigator on many research and drug protocols.
Cardiac catheterization with special skills in left and right heart angiography,
Swan Ganz catheterization, right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy, balloon angioplasty,
stent placement (drug eluting stents), atherectomy, post cardiac catheterization
closure techniques with vasoseal, angioseal, and perclose suture system to allow
early discharge usually within 2 hours.
Permanent pacemaker implantation and follow-up.
Biventricular pacemaker implantation and follow-up (resynchronization therapy
for congestive heart failure.
Cardiac transplant patient management post-op and follow-up care of immunosuppressive
therapies.
Board Certifications:
Critical Care Medicine, 1989 to 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1985 to present
Cardiovascular Diseases, 1987 to present
NASPE Exam, Special Competency in Pacing, 1991 to present
Professional Societies:
Medical Society of Virginia
Education:
Postgraduate Training:
1985-1987: Chief Cardiology Fellow, Jewish Hospital at Washington University
Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
1984-1985: Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, St. Louis University School of
Medicine, St. Louis, MO
1981-1984: Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, Norwalk Hospital/Yale
University, Norwalk CT
Medical School:
1977-1981: St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies
Undergraduate:
1972-1976: Clark University, Worcester, MA
1972: Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
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