Doctors
Welcome to the Chevy Chase Cardiology staff page.
Our team of highly skilled and experienced cardiologists and healthcare professionals is dedicated to providing the best possible care to our patients. Meet our team and learn more about their qualifications and specialties.
Barry S. Talesnick
He received his degree from New York Medical College and completed his residency training at the Washington Hospital Center.He completed his cardiology training at the University of Maryland Hospital.He is also a licensed pharmacist and board certified in nuclear medicine.His areas of expertise include clinical cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and internal medicine.
Miriam L. Fishman
Dr. Miriam Fishman is a non-invasive cardiologist with additional board certifications in echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. She has expertise in treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease and arrhythmia with a special interest in prevention. She is particularly interested in women’s heart disease across the age spectrum, from cardiovascular disease of pregnancy to cardio-oncology.A native of the Washington DC area, Dr Fishman attended Yale University as an undergraduate. She attended New York University School of Medicine where she received an award for Humanism in Medicine, which reflects her style of practice today. She did her residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and returned to DC for her cardiology fellowship at George Washington.
Joseph A. Vassallo
He earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and completed his residency at the New England Medical Center at Tufts University.He completed his cardiology training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.His areas of expertise include clinical cardiology, arrhythmia evaluation, and internal medicine.