Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease that causes an abnormal thickening of the heart muscle.  HCM can manifest differently in patients and can cause a variety of symptoms and conditions that require specialized evaluation and treatment modalities. 

Our HCM team is multidisciplinary to ensure we provide excellent individualized care to our patients.

Cardiovascular Medicine and Imaging 

Anne Kassira, MD – HCM Center Medical Director & Director of Cardiac MRI

Benjamin Shepple, MD – Cardiology Medical Director & Echo Medical Director

Dr. Patrick Platzer, MD- Sports Cardiology

Jeffrey Lewis, Pharm D   

Kellie Ball, Pharm D 

Caroline Brown, NP 

Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Failure 

Mudassir Mehmood, MD 

Cardiovascular Medicine, Interventional Cardiology 

Raj Baljepally MD 

Tjuan Overly, MD 

Cardiovascular Medicine, Electrophysiology 

Michael Bailey, MD 

James Cox, MD 

Jeffrey Hirsh, MD 

William Mahlow, MD 

Genetics 

Ilse Anderson, MD 

Services we offer include:

Electrocardiogram 

Echocardiogram 

Exercise stress echocardiogram 

Ambulatory monitoring 

Advanced imaging with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography (CT) 

Cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing 

Atrial fibrillation treatment and ablation 

Implantation of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) 

Medical treatment including a specialized clinic for cardiac myosin inhibitors such as mavacamten 

Consultation with our specialized pharmacists

Specialty Pharmacy - University Medication Management Clinic 

Alcohol septal ablation 

Genetic testing and counseling 

Advanced heart failure clinic 

Referral to cardiothoracic surgery for septal myectomy surgery 

To help us meet all your needs, please fill out these forms before your visit. This will save you time on the day of your visit. Bring a list of your medications or your medicine bottles. 

Patient Information Form  UC PATIENT INFORMATION SHEET

History and Physical Information university-cardiology-history-physical-info-form.pdf

One-Time Authorization Form university-cardiology-one-time-authorization-form-071320.pdf

If you or a friend or family member needs our help, please ask your primary care physician to refer you to us or give our office a call to request further assistance. Learn more about patient referrals Referring Physicians | UT Medical Center

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