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Profiles In Cardiology

PALM BEACH HEALTH NETWORK PHYSICIAN GROUP – PALM BEACH HEALTH NETWORK PHYSICIAN GROUP –
CARDIOVASCULAR CARE – JUPITER CARDIOLOGY GROUP CARDIOVASCULAR CARE –
SOUTH FLORIDA HEART INSTITUTE
James Gardner, DO

Dr. James Gardner is a highly skilled invasive cardiologist Benjamin Ravaee, MD
focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac ailments
within the heart via minimally invasive catheter based proce- Dr. Benjamin Ravaee is a cardiologist specializing in the
dures and cardiac testing. Dr. Gardner specializes in cardiac treatment of heart conditions including arrhythmias, coro-
catheterization, echocardiogram and transesophageal nary artery disease and congestive heart failure. Highly
echocardiogram (TEE), cardioversions for atrial fibrillation, skilled in cardiac diagnostic testing, Dr. Ravaee specializes in
loop recorder insertion and stress testing. In addition, Dr. echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
Gardner’s areas of interest and cardiology care focus also and nuclear cardiology. He is board-certified by the American
include clinical cardiology, nuclear cardiology, congestive Board of Echocardiography and the American Board of
heart failure, hypertension and preventative medicine. He is Internal Medicine with an additional Sub-Certification in
board-certified by the American Board of Medicine. For his Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Ravaee’s office is located at the
education and training, Dr. Gardner completed a general/invasive cardiology fellowship, South Florida Heart Institute in Delray Beach and he is on-
internal medicine residency and internship at St. James Hospital – Midwestern University staff at Delray Medical Center.
located in Olympia Fields, IL. Dr. Gardner graduated medical school from the For his education and training, Dr. Ravaee served as chief fellow while completing his
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Georgia Campus) in Suwanee, GA. He fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the University Hospitals Cleveland Medical
has an office in Jupiter and is on-staff at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Dr. Gardner Center/Case Western Reserve University located in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition, Dr.
has been practicing medicine since 2012. Ravaee served as chief resident while completing an internal medicine residency and
internship at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI. Dr.
Rahul Aggarwal, MD Ravaee graduated medical school from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of
Medicine, located in Chicago, IL.

Dr. Rahul Aggarwal provides general cardiology, interven-
tional cardiology and nuclear cardiology care at his office
located in Jupiter and on-staff at Palm Beach Gardens PALM BEACH HEALTH NETWORK PHYSICIAN GROUP –
Medical Center. With a focus on heart disease, coronary dis- CARDIOVASCULAR CARE – WEST PALM BEACH
ease and peripheral vascular disease, Dr. Aggarwal special-
izes in invasive cardiology including angioplasty ballooning
and stenting for coronary artery blockage, echocardiography, Thanh H. Duong-Wagner,
transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), stress echocardio- MD, FACC, FASE
graphy as well as care for atrial septal defect (ASD) and
patent foramen ovale (PFO) ailments. In addition, Dr.
Aggarwal is adept at performing cardioversions to help return the heart to normal rhythm Dr. Thanh Duong-Wagner is a non-invasive cardiologist
and in treatment for cardiac arrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation. Dr. Aggarwal also has with a longstanding special focus in valvular heart disease,
a special interest in functional/integrative cardiology with an emphasis on high blood cardiomyopathy, women’s cardiology and preventive cardiol-
pressure and cholesterol care, diet, nutrition and diabetes. Dr. Aggarwal is board-certified ogy. Dr. Duong-Wagner specializes in cardiovascular imag-
in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology and nuclear cardi- ing, performing 2D/3D transesophageal echocardiograms
ology. He completed an interventional cardiology fellowship and served as Chief (TEE), interpreting advanced echocardiography
Cardiology Fellow at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Aggarwal com- 2D/3D/strain transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE), stress
pleted his internal medicine residency, internship and graduated medical school from the echocardiogram, as well as Holters, heart event monitors and
University Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Aggarwal has been practicing medicine since tilt table tests. In addition, Dr. Duong-Wagner provides care
2009. for general cardiology conditions, valvular and structural heart disease, cardiomyopathy,
cardio-oncology, cardiovascular risk reduction and peripheral vascular disease. Pushing
the boundaries of cardiology with the use of new technology, Dr. Duong-Wagner also
PALM BEACH HEALTH NETWORK PHYSICIAN GROUP – specializes in cardiac MRI and peripheral vascular ultrasounds. Her practice includes
CARDIOVASCULAR CARE – both inpatient and outpatient cardiovascular consultation. Dr. Duong-Wagner’s PBHNPG
SOUTH FLORIDA HEART INSTITUTE cardiology office is conveniently located in downtown West Palm Beach. She is on-staff
at Good Samaritan Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Dr. Duong-

Wagner is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine with a subspecialty
Arthur Weiner, MD, FACC certification in cardiovascular disease and completed fellowship training in Level III
(Advanced) Echocardiography, vascular medicine and level II cardiac MRI.
Dr. Arthur Weiner is an interventional cardiologist special-
izing in advanced coronary interventions including rotation- Ida Mazza, MD, FACC
al atherectomy, balloon angioplasty and coronary stenting. In
addition, Dr. Weiner specializes in cardiac catheterization, Dr. Ida Mazza is a non-invasive cardiologist focusing on
echocardiograph, stress tests, nuclear cardiology, pacemaker the management of syncope and similar heart conditions. Dr.
evaluation, and cardiac consultation. He provides treatment Mazza specializes in the medical management of atrial fibril-
for a wide range of heart conditions including arrhythmia, lation and cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure and prevention,
hypertension, angina, valvular disease, adult congenital coronary artery disease and atherosclerotic risk factors, com-
heart disease, heart attack, congestive heart failure and plex cardiac conditions and its associations with non-cardiac
peripheral arterial disease. Dr. Weiner is board-certified with complications. In addition, Dr. Mazza is highly skilled in
the American Board of Internal Medicine with a Sub- conducting diagnostic procedures and testing to determine
Specialty in Cardiovascular Disease. He is on-staff at Delray Medical Center and has an heart health and any underlying cardiac conditions. Dr.
office at the South Florida Heart Institute located in Delray Beach. For his education and Mazza specializes in stress testing, echocardiography, trans-
training, Dr. Weiner completed an interventional cardiology fellowship as well as a car- esophageal echocardiogram (TEE), holter and heart event
diology fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center located in Brooklyn, NY. Additionally, monitors, and tilt table tests. Additionally, Dr. Mazza focuses on preventive cardiology.
Dr. Weiner completed an internal medicine residency and internship at Long Island Dr. Mazza is on-staff at Good Samaritan Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens
Jewish-Hillside Medical Center located in New Hyde Park, NY. Dr. Weiner graduated Medical Center, and has offices near the campuses of both hospitals. For her education
medical school from Albany Medical College in Albany, NY. and training, Dr. Mazza completed a fellowship in noninvasive cardiovascular medicine
and her internal medicine residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia,
PA. She also completed a general practitioner internship at Venezuela Institute of Social
Security Hospital and graduated medical school from Universidad Central de Venezuela.

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