The Sentara Heart Valve Center is a collaboration between interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons to facilitate the best treatment and outcomes for heart valve disease. We take a team approach to bring our areas of expertise together and focus on each patient’s unique needs.
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Advanced treatment options
The Sentara Heart Valve Center offers innovative and advanced procedures for heart valve treatment including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) with Mitraclip® procedures for heart valve treatment.Your Sentara care team
Our collaborative, team-based approach brings together leading interventional cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, heart failure specialists, imaging specialists and cardiac rehabilitation specialists to provide advanced treatment options and personalized care for each patient. We look for the safest treatment with the best outcome and longest durability.Live-saving TAVR procedure
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is one of only a few sites in Virginia performing a life-saving procedure known as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) used to treat dysfunctional heart valves. The Sentara Heart Valve Center has led the nation in TAVR research over the last 15 years.Our clinical trials
Sentara participates in nationally and internationally recognized structural heart disease clinical trials. Our trials offer eligible patients access to breakthrough therapies and treatments before these procedures are widely available.
Meet our directors
MATTHEW R. SUMMERS, M.D.
Cardiology
Sentara Cardiology Specialists600 Gresham DriveSuite 8630ANorfolk, VA 23507
Main Phone: 757-388-6144
Fax: 757-222-3118
CLINTON KEMP, M.D.
Surgery - Cardiothoracic
Sentara Mid-Atlantic Cardiothoracic Surgeons600 Gresham DriveSuite 8600Norfolk, VA 23507
Main Phone: 757-388-6005
Fax: 757-388-6006