Our Division
The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Virginia’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, led by Christopher M. Kramer, MD, is nationally recognized for excellence in clinical care, research, and teaching. Faculty members provide expert, comprehensive care for all forms of cardiovascular disease through the UVA Heart and Vascular Center.
The division’s clinical practice covers a wide range of disciplines, including general cardiovascular disease and prevention, cardiac imaging, diagnostic and interventional electrophysiology, cardiac catheterization, valvular heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and basic and advanced heart failure, mechanical support, congenital heart disease, and vascular-related diseases.
The collaborative approach the division takes to patient care brings together specialists from cardiovascular medicine, pediatric cardiology, congenital cardiac surgery, thoracic and vascular surgery, and interventional radiology to optimize treatment for each individual patient.
Mailing address
UVA Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
PO Box 800158
1215 Lee St.
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0158
Phone: 434.982.0853
Fax: 434.982.1998
UVA Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Administrative Offices are located on the 4th floor of the Hospital Expansion Building, which is connected via a pedestrian link to UVA Hospital. MAP
*For patient-related information, go to UVA Heart and Vascular Center website.
ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
VASCULAR MEDICINE PROGRAM FACULTY
Coordinator Vascular Medicine Fellowship
UVA Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Program
PO Box 800662
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Fax: 434-244-7581
BASIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Director
Associate Director
ADVANCED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Division of Cardiology: Pediatric
P.O. Box 800386
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0386
Phone: 434.243.0884
P.O. Box 800696
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Email: Internal Medicine Residency Program
Tel: 434.924.5725
Academic Program Administrator
Department of Public Health Sciences
Hospital West, Room 3181
PO Box 800717
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0717
tel: 434.924.8646
Academic Program Administrator
Department of Public Health Sciences
Hospital West, Room 3181
PO Box 800717
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0717
tel: 434.924.8646
Christopher Kramer, MD
After receiving his A.B. from Harvard and his M.D. from UCSF, Dr. Christopher Kramer completed residency and chief residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania. His first faculty appointment was at Allegheny General Hospital, MCP/Hahnemann School of Medicine, where he directed the cardiology fellowship program. In 1999, he moved to the University of Virginia, where he is now the George A. Beller/Lantheus Medical Imaging Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Chief of the Cardiovascular Division.
Dr. Kramer’s principal research interest has been applying cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to the cardiovascular system in studies ranging from mice to large animals to man. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed publications, four books, and over 100 book chapters, editorials, and reviews in left ventricular remodeling and myocardial viability, atherosclerotic plaque imaging, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
He is the co-principal investigator of a 2755-patient, 44-site, NHLBI-funded U01 international registry study of HCM. He was director of a NIBIB-funded cardiovascular imaging T32 fellowship training program for two decades. He is presently Vice President of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and will serve as President from 2025-26. He has served as President of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR), Chair of the Imaging Council of the ACC, and member and chair of the Clinical and Integrative Cardiovascular Sciences NIH study section. He is a member of the editorial boards of Circulation, Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, and Vascular Medicine and was, until recently, Associate Editor for Imaging at JACC. He is also a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of University Cardiologists, and the Association of American Physicians. In 2015, he won the Gold Medal of the SCMR, and in 2021, he was named the ACC Distinguished Mentor.
Cardiovascular research holds enormous promise for bringing innovative strategies to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Physicians and scientists in UVA’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine are seeking a better understanding of the cellular and genetic underpinnings of cardiovascular disease, while actively participating in clinical trials to evaluate new treatment modalities.
The division is training the cardiologists and researchers of tomorrow through a highly ranked fellowship program — one of the largest at UVA. We offer training in basic cardiovascular disease and six advanced specialties, with more than 20 fellows enrolled in our programs in any given year.
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For more information on supporting the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, contact the UVa Health System Development Office at 800-297-0102, or 434-982-1929.