Meet Our Faculty
Ryan K. Kaple, M.D., FACC, FSCAI
Program Director, Structural and Congenital Heart Program
Ryan K. Kaple, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, is the new Director of the Structural & Congenital Heart Program at Hackensack University Medical Center. He is an internationally recognized expert in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and minimally invasive mitral and tricuspid valve therapies.
Prior to joining HMH, Dr. Kaple was the Director of Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Therapies and the Structural Heart Disease Fellowship Program at the Yale School of Medicine, where he also served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. During his time in Connecticut he was also the Director of the VA Connecticut Structural Heart Disease Program. Dr. Kaple utilizes the latest evidence based medicine and has held the role of principal and co-investigator on numerous clinical trials related to heart valve disease. He is viewed as a pioneer in the field of minimally invasive mitral and tricuspid valve therapies.
He has contributed many publications to medical literature including peer-reviewed original research, case reports, and book chapters. He serves on the editorial board for the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and is a reviewer for Structural Heart: The Journal of the Heart Team and Cardiology in Review. Dr. Kaple is committed to educating future health care providers by regularly participating in national lecture series for trainees. Outside of the hospital Dr. Kaple enjoys coaching his son’s baseball team, backpacking, camping, and cycling.
Craig L. Basman, M.D., FACC, FSCAI
Associate Director, Structural and Congenital Heart
Director, Structural and Congenital Fellowship Program
Craig Basman, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, has recently joined the Hackensack Meridian Medical Group team as the Associate Director of the Structural & Congenital Heart Program. Board-certified in Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease, Dr. Basman is recognized for his specialty in percutaneous treatment for coronary artery, congenital and structural heart disease.
Prior to joining HMH, Dr. Basman served as an attending physician in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital. He has played an integral role in the advancement of transcatheter heart therapies with his involvement in numerous clinical trials (including CLASP TR, SUMMIT, FLASH, FLAME, and TRISCEND) and wrote over 60 peer reviewed publications. Dr. Basman was also the Interventional Director of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team for the northern region. Dr. Basman serves on several review and editorial boards in prestigious medical journals, and has also presented his work at multiple national and international academic conferences. Dr. Basman has been named in 2022 and 2023 to the New York Times Super Doctors. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology as well as the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. Dr. Basman is dedicated to advancing transcatheter heart therapies, and his foremost priority is to deliver exemplary clinical care to his patients, characterized by availability, empathy, collaboration, and his outstanding procedural skills.
Interventional Cardiology
Sung-Han Yoon, M.D., is a board certified cardiologist with specialization in interventional cardiology. Dr. Yoon has experience in completing over 2000 procedures for complex percutaneous coronary interventions and transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Prior to joining the Hackensack Meridian Medical Group, Dr. Yoon has worked in hospitals in a variety of Countries and States and has achieved an extensive amount of experience because of this.
Dr. Yoon is a faculty member of the Transcatherer Cardiovascular Therapeutics and of the Heart Valve Collaboratory professional groups. Dr. Yoon has published over 100 peer reviewed journal articles and has presented on many topics related to interventional cardiology. He is also serving as a peer reviewer for multiple Cardiology journals. Dr. Yoon’s practice is affiliated with Hackensack University Medical Center and provides access to the latest technology and treatment options. Additionally, he is fluent in Japanese and Korean and can serve as a great resource for the Japanese and Korean community. Dr. Yoon is committed to providing comprehensive cardiovascular care and is excited to join the Hackensack Meridian Medical Group team.
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