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Division of Cardiology

Kern Buckner, MD, Division Chief

What do we do? We provide comprehensive cardiology evaluation and consultation and non-invasive cardiac testing. We evaluate and treat heart problems such as coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart valve problems and heart failure. In addition to traditional heart problems, we offer expertise in many other focus areas, including evaluation of patients with shortness of breath with exercise, sarcoid of the heart, diastolic dysfunction and secondary pulmonary hypertension.

Why National Jewish Health? At National Jewish Health, we treat the whole person, not just the disease. Our cardiology team works with healthcare providers from all areas of the medical center, including rehabilitation therapists, dietitians and clinical researchers.

Conditions We Treat Cardiac Sarcoidosis Coronary Artery Disease Diastolic Dysfunction Dyspnea Heart Failure Heart Valve Disease High Cholesterol Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)/Intracardiac Shunts Pulmonary Hypertension Undiagnosed Shortness of Breath	Faculty & Staff Faculty Physicians J. Kern Buckner, MD Division Chief Brett Fenster, MD Andrew Freeman, MD Darlene Kim, MD Howard D. Weinberger, MD Clinicians and Staff Lynne Altimier, BS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS, Lead Sonographer Dexter Ancheta CVT, Exercise Physiologist Francy Boehm, Nuc/Med Tech Edwin Cook, RN, Cardiology Supervisor Nichole Flammond, RDCS, Echo Tech Ruth Ann Heineman, Nuc/Med Tech Ryan Hemje, Echo Tech Vicki Kingry, MA Holly Kulm, RN Vicki LaRue, Nuc/Med Tech Barbara Lemer, NP-C Erin Meyer, Exercise Physiologist Rachel Mollenkopf, MS, Exercise Physiologist Janet Schiernbeck, RN
Tests We Offer Ambulatory (Variable) Blood Pressure Monitoring Cardiac Catheterization Cardiac CT Angiogram Cardiac MRI Coronary Calcium Scan ECG Echocardiogram Exercise Stress Test Holter Monitoring Mobile Continuous Outpatient Telemetry Pharmacologic Stress Test Saline Echochardiogram Stress Echocardiogram Vascular Ultrasound	Related Programs Pulmonary Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program Rheumatology Environmental and Occupational Medicine Institute for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Clinical Nutrition Services Rehabilitation Services
Programs & Services Anticoagulation Clinic Cardiac Sarcoid Program Exertional Dyspnea Program Integrated Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension Program Heart Failure Diagnosis and Management Program Coronary Artery Disease Program Valvular Disease Program Heart Disease Prevention Program Human Performance Program Walk with a Doc Program	Order a Test For outside physicians Online Order Form Cardiology Test Order Form (PDF) Cardiac Imaging Order Form (PDF)