About Us We are committed to providing excellent heart disease care

Dr. Ed O’Brien grew up in a large Ottawa family. After completing medical school at the University of Ottawa, he trained in Internal Medicine at the University of British Columbia, Cardiology at the Ottawa Heart Institute and Interventional Cardiology at the University of Washington in Seattle. From 1994 - 2011 Dr. O’Brien practiced cardiology in the company of many esteemed colleagues at the Ottawa Heart Institute and looked after patients throughout Ottawa and the surrounding area. In 2011 he was appointed the Chief of Cardiology for the city of Calgary, where he worked with excellent heart specialists and mentored many talented young physicians. He is now excited to be back in Ottawa and provide consultation services to out-patients with all forms of heart disease. COVID-19 has changed the practice of cardiology, resulting in an emphasis on regular check-ups to maintain heart health and, where possible, keeping patients out of the hospital. Experts like Dr. O’Brien and his colleagues at Capital Cardiology are pleased to offer their services to help you maintain cardiac wellness.

Dr. Hany Rizk attended University of Ottawa for his undergraduate degree in Health Sciences, as well as medical school, which he completed successfully in 2010. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Ottawa Hospital in 2013, acting as Chief Resident in his final year. He went on to complete Cardiology training, with focus on nuclear imaging, at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, between 2013-2016. He subsequently completed one year of subspecialty training in Adult Echocardiography in 2017. He joined the Cardiology Division at the Montfort Hospital in July 2017, and is currently practicing at the Montfort Hospital and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He is the Director of the Echocardiography lab at Montfort Hospital .His areas of interest include valvular heart disease, secondary prevention following myocardial infarction and medical education.

Dr. Tom Psarras was born in Montreal, Canada. He and his family are very proud to call Ottawa home. Dr. Psarras holds undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry (B.Sc.) and Psychology (B.A.) from the University of Ottawa. He received his Medical Doctorate (MD) from the University of Ottawa in 2001. Dr. Psarras completed his residencies in 2006 from the University of Ottawa. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada with certification in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. He has practised Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine since 2006. He has held academic appointments at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (Assistant Professor), Queen’s University (Assistant Professor - Adjunct) and the University of Ottawa School of Medicine (Lecturer). He led the clinical establishment of the Critical Care Response Team at the Montfort Hospital and was Chief of Critical Care Medicine at the Montfort Hospital from 2015-2020. Dr. Psarras is fluent in English, French and Greek.

 Dr. Nina Ghosh obtained her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario and completed Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Toronto and Cardiology Residency at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. She subsequently completed a 3 year combined fellowship in Heart Failure / Cardiac Transplantation and Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging at Harvard Medical School in 2014.
Her interests include general cardiology, cardiac involvement in neuromuscular disease, cardio oncology and heart failure.