With more than 30 years of experience working to heal hearts, the Cotton-O'Neil Heart Center has combined cutting-edge technology with compassion to become unrivaled in the area of cardiovascular care throughout Kansas. Our team of cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons have been recruited from some of the most renowned training programs in the world. Together, they have created a reputation of excellence, which remains unparalleled in the region.
Jaime E. Barberena, M.D.
Education and Training: MD '94, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Montserrate, British West Indies. Internal Medicine Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine;
Board Eligible: Cardiovascular Disease; Interventional Cardiology
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4172
Brian M. Beard, M.D.
Education and Training: MD '92, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City. Internal Medicine Residency: USAF Medical Center Wright Patterson, Wright AFB, Ohio. Cardiology Fellowship: Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine; Interventional Cardiology; Nuclear Cardiology; Echocardiography
Clinical Interests: Non-invasive cardiac imaging and preventive cardiology
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4172
Patrick Birkbeck, M.D.
Education and Training: MD '99, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City. Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology Fellowship: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine; Cardiology
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4195
Thomas J. Doyle, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Education and Training: MD '90, Creighton University, Omaha. Residency and Fellowship: Texas A&M/ Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Interests: Enhanced counterpulsation, transesophageal echocardiography, pacemakers, nuclear cardiology and heart failure
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4196
Craig F. Gernon, M.D.
Education and Training: MD '90, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City. Internal Medicine Internship: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix. Internal Medicine Residency: Boston City Hospital, Boston. Cardiology Fellowship: University of Texas at Houston.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine and Cardiology
Clinical Interests: Cardiac rehabilitation and nuclear cardiology
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4195
James E. Hurtig, M.D.
Education and Training: MD '92, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN. Internal Medicine Residency: Arizona University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ. Cardiology Fellowship: University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine; Cardiology; Nuclear Cardiology
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4172
Jack A. Jones, M.D.
Education and Training: MD '91, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield. Internship and Residency: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield. Fellowship: St. Louis University, St. Louis, and Iowa Heart Center, Des Moines.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine
Clinical Interests: Interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular disease, venous insufficiency
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4197
D
onney W. Kastner, M.D.
Education and Training: MD '95, Texas A&M University College of Medicine. Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology Fellowship: Scott and White Memorial Hospital/Texas A&M University.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine
Clinical Interests: General cardiology, transesophageal echocardiography and nuclear cardiology
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4195
Steven E. Seals, M.D.
Education and Training: MD '88, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha. Residency: Iowa Methodist/VA Medical Centers, Des Moines. Fellowship in Cardiology: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland. Fellowship in Electrophysiology: Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Clinical Interest: Cardiac electrophysiology, arrhythmias and radiofrequency ablation therapy
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4197
Patrick G. Sheehy, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Education and Training: MD '80, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Internship: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Internal Medicine Residency: Marshfield Clinic and St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield. Cardiology Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Interests: Interventional cardiology, arrhythmia management, venous, PVD
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4197
F. James Weyrens, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Education and Training: MD '80, Northwestern University, Chicago. Residency and Fellowship: Cleveland Metropolitan Hospital, Cleveland. Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology: Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine; Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Interests: Coronary angioplasty and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, PVD
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4197
Lambert A. Wu, M.D. , FACP
Education and Training: MD '97, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI. Residency and Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Interests:Cardiac MRI, lipid management
Office Location: 929 Mulvane, Topeka, 66606
Office Phone: (785) 270-4000 or (800) 468-0177
Office Fax: (785) 270-4195
