Guzman, Maria, Paula, MD

Dr. Hugh van Gelder, MD is a board-certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon with over 30 years of experience. He provides expert care in all aspects of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. A graduate of Cornell University Medical College, he completed surgical training at Emory and the University of Florida. Dr. van Gelder is a respected leader in his field and a member of STS and STSA. Now proudly serving the local community.

Dr. Ali Abdul Jabbar earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Baghdad College of Medicine. He went on to complete an Internship and an Internal Medicine Residency with the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He then completed a Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship with Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, an Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship with Baylor College of Medicine, an Interventional Cardiology Fellowship with the University of Toledo/Medical College of Ohio, and an Endovascular and Structural Heart Disease Fellowship with John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute/Ochsner Clinic Foundation. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases, American Board of Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Vascular Medicine, National Board of Echocardiography, and Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology.