Heart Care

Comprehensive Heart Care Close to Home

Nationally recognized for excellence, Stormont Vail Health meets the highest standards in heart care. From advanced diagnostics to minimally invasive procedures and ongoing support, we deliver personalized care to keep your heart healthy.

Schedule an Appointment

  • Stormont Vail Heart Center (Topeka Campus): (785) 270-4000
  • Stormont Vail Cardiology (Manhattan Campus): (785) 537-2651
  • Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (Topeka Campus): (785) 270-8625

Awards & Recognition

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AACVPR Certified Program
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You Deserve the BEST Heart Care

Your heart health is personal—and so is our approach. At Stormont Vail, our Cardiology, Surgical Care, Imaging, and Rehabilitation teams work together to deliver coordinated, high-quality care.

We offer Kansas’s only TAVR-certified program for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, plus the latest in robotic-assisted surgery, advanced imaging, and minimally invasive options for AFib, valve disease, and coronary artery disease.

Dedicated nurse navigators for our specialized programs to guide you from diagnosis through recovery.

With convenient regional access—clinics, hospital services, and a mobile stress-testing unit—and integrated, team-based care across specialties, you can trust us to deliver the best heart care close to home.

Real Patient Stories

When Pat Colson needed aortic valve replacement, she chose Stormont Vail—the only TAVR-certified hospital in Kansas.

Hear how this minimally invasive approach helped her get back to feeling her BEST.

Additional Services & Support

Arrhythmia Care

Arrhythmia Care

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Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Heart Failure Care

Heart Failure Care

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Structural Heart Care

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Pediatric Heart Care

Pediatric Heart Care

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Comprehensive Heart Care Services

Comprehensive Heart Care Services

We provide a complete range of cardiology and cardiac surgery services, from screening and diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
We support you in safely rebuilding strength and confidence during recovery through education, lifestyle guidance, and supervised exercise.

Children’s Mercy Topeka at Stormont Vail Health

Our collaboration with Children’s Mercy offers full-time pediatric cardiology care in a child-friendly setting, providing advanced diagnostics and compassionate treatment close to home.

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Heart Conditions We Treat

NEW: Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) for AFib
A next‑generation treatment designed to reduce procedure-related risks and speed recovery.

Specialty Heart Care Clinics

We provide focused care through our specialty clinics:

  • Arrhythmia Clinic
  • Cardiac and Vascular Center (CVC)
  • Electrophysiology Device Clinic
  • Executive Health and Physical Assessments
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease Clinic
  • Structural Heart Clinic
  • Valve Clinic
  • Vein Clinic
  • In collaboration with St. Luke’s Health System
    • Congenital Heart Clinic
    • Heart Failure Clinic

Cardiac Mobile Unit

Mobile Heart Care in Your Community

Our Cardiac Stress Test Mobile Unit brings advanced stress testing to seven communities on a two‑week rotation:

  • Council Grove
  • Holton

Services provided at Holton Family Health Center

  • Sabetha
  • Seneca
  • Wamego
  • Washington

What We Offer

Nuclear stress testing measures blood flow to your heart at rest and during activity, helping your provider detect heart disease and tailor your treatment plan.

How to Schedule

Ask your provider or cardiologist to schedule your mobile stress test.

For details, call (785) 270‑4000.

Refer a Patient for Heart Care

Refer a Patient for Heart Care

Partner with Stormont Vail for coordinated, timely heart care referrals. We support your treatment plans with expert services and collaborative care.

Referral Lines

  • Stormont Vail Heart Center (Topeka): (785) 270-4000
  • Stormont Vail Cardiology (Manhattan): (785) 537-2651
  • Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery: (785) 270-8625

Stroke & Heart Care: Connected for Your Health

Heart disease and stroke share many risk factors, such as high blood pressure, AFib, and vascular disease. That’s why our Cardiology and Neurology teams work to prevent events, streamline emergency care, and support recovery

AFib & Stroke Risk

AFib significantly increases stroke risk. We closely monitor and manage arrhythmias to reduce that risk.

Collaborative Treatment

After a stroke, many patients receive a targeted cardiac evaluation to guide ongoing care.

Shared Diagnostics

Advanced tools like TEEs and mobile cardiac telemetry uncover heart-related causes of stroke.

Preventive Focus

We emphasize lifestyle support, medication management, and rehabilitation to protect both heart and brain health.

Meet the Team

Bashar Ababneh, M.D.

Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
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Bashar Amr, M.D.

Specialty: Cardiology
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Headshot of Kayleigh M. Baker, PA-C, Stormont Vail Health Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Physician Assistant

Kayleigh Baker, PA-C

Specialty: Cardiology
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Headshot of Jaime E. Barberena, M.D., Stormont Vail Health Cardiologist

Jaime Barberena, M.D.

Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
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Headshot of Kevin L. Bernd, D.O., Stormont Vail Health Cardiologist

Kevin Bernd, D.O.

Specialty: Cardiology
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Jaime Berry, APRN

Specialty: Cardiology
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James Birkbeck, M.D.

Specialty: Cardiology
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Emily Bohannon, PA-C

Specialty: Cardiology
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Holly Brannen, APRN

Specialty: Cardiology
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Chelsey Capoun, APRN

Specialty: Cardiology
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Lynne Chen, APRN

Specialty: Cardiology
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Chen Hoe Chow, M.D.

Specialty: Cardiology
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Our Heart Care Locations

Stormont Vail Health Manhattan Campus

1325 Research Park Drive
Manhattan, KS, 66502
(785) 537-2651
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Stormont Vail Hospital

1500 SW 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS, 66604
(785) 354-6000
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Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills Campus

1102 St. Marys Road
Junction City, KS, 66441
(785) 762-2585
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Cotton O’Neil Heart Center

929 SW Mulvane Street
Topeka, KS, 66606
(785) 270- 4100
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