Women Cardiologists
at The Chester County Hospital

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Rita A. Falcone, MD, FACC : Chester County Cardiology Associates : 610.696.2850 (West Chester, Kennett Square, Exton) Dr. Falcone is a graduate of the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine along with a Cardiovascular Fellowship at the University of Michigan Hospitals. She also had subspecialty training in echocardiography. Dr. Falcone is a noninvasive cardiologist and is Board Certified in Cardiovascular Medicine. She joined Chester County Cardiology Associates in 2003 after 8 years as an academic cardiologist and co-director of the noninvasive laboratories at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. She is the Director of the outpatient accredited Echocardiography Laboratories for Chester County Cardiology. Her other areas of expertise includes inpatient and outpatient management of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, peripheral artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac valvular diseases.

Hope Helfeld, DO, FACC : West Chester Cardiology : 610.692.4382 (West Chester, Kennett Square, Exton) A Board certified physician in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Electrophysiology. Dr. Helfeld received her medical degree from University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey and has been in practice since 1992. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and specializes in treating heart rhythm problems with medications, procedures to eliminate irregular heart rhythms, and implantation of devices such as pacemakers, defibrillators and bi-ventricular pacemakers/defibrillators. During her career she has been involved in many research trials, participated in writing articles and a book with her colleagues as well as lecturing for the community. Dr. Helfeld is a member of the Heart Rhythm Society, American College of Cardiology and American College of Physicians.

Donna Reed, DO, FACC : Chester County Cardiology Associates : 610.696.2850 (West Chester, Kennett Square, Exton) Dr. Reed is a graduate of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases at Hahnemann University Hospital. Dr. Reed is Board Certified in Cardiovascular Diseases and Nuclear Cardiology. She serves as the Director of the Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Laboratories at The Chester County Hospital and the Vascular Laboratories at Chester County Cardiology Associates. Dr. Reed received recognition in Mainline Today’s 2007 Top Docs Issue. Her clinical areas of expertise include consultative cardiology for the management of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, aortic pathology, peripheral vascular disease and arrhythmias. She has a special interest in heart disease in women, congenital heart disease in the adult and 3D Echocardiography.

Dana Weinstein, DO : West Chester Cardiology : 610.692.4382 (West Chester, Kennett Square, Exton) Dr. Weinstein is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Mercy Medical Center. She went on to complete a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at Baystate Medical Center in Massachusetts. During her fellowship, Dr. Weinstein was very active in the community where she participated in the preventive program dedicated to educating participants in healthy living, nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction. Dr. Weinstein specializes in transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiovascular computed tomography, and preventive cardiology with an emphasis in women and cardiovascular disease. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, and is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.