Leadership
The Aortic Program at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute brings together a team of physicians, specialists and professionals from myriad disciplines. With a multifaceted and experienced team of cardiovascular leadership and specialists, patients can expect the best diagnosis and treatment options for conditions affecting the aorta.

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Pedro A. Catarino, MD
Surgery Transplant Surgery,
Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic
Pedro A. Catarino, MD
Surgery Transplant Surgery,
Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic
Accepting New Patients
In-person
Visits
Accepting New Patients
Ali Azizzadeh, MD
Vascular Surgery
- Professor & Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
- Associate Director, Vascular Therapeutics
- Vice Chair, Programmatic Development

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Michael E. Bowdish, MD
Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic
Accepting New Patients
Alfredo Trento, MD
Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic
- Vice Chair of Outreach & Business Development, Cardiac Surgery
- Director Emeritus, Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Professor, Surgery
Robert J. Siegel, MD
IM Cardiology
- S. Rexford Kennamer MD Chair, Cardiac Ultrasound
- Medical Director, Clinic for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Aortopathies
- Professor, Medicine
See a complete list of our expert physicians.