Charles Cummings, MD

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Get to know Cardiologist Dr. Charles C. Cummings, who serves patients throughout the State of Maryland.

Dr. Cummings is a highly accomplished cardiologist affiliated with Woodholme Cardiovascular Associates, a part of LifeBridge Health Medical Group. His areas of expertise span clinical cardiology, preventive cardiology, and interventional cardiology, with a strong focus on heart health and overall well-being.

With offices conveniently located in Pikesville, Ellicott City, Westminster, and Lutherville-Timonium, Woodholme Cardiovascular Associates offers a comprehensive range of consultative and preventive care services. These include interventional cardiovascular care, arrhythmia and electrical device care, echocardiographic, nuclear imaging, PET scan services, and inpatient care at Sinai Hospital.

Pertaining to his educational pursuits, Dr. Cummings received his Undergraduate Degree in Biology from Long Island University, Southampton College. He completed medical school at CETEC in the Dominican Republic in 1982.

Furthering his training, Dr. Cummings did his residency in internal medicine at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center in 1986. Two years later, in 1988, he completed his fellowship at the Philadelphia Heart Institute, and in 1989, he completed a specialty year in interventional cardiology, also at the Philadelphia Heart Institute.

As a testament of his continued education, the doctor is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Holding several cardiovascular device patents, Dr. Cummings has been the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the Sinai Hospital since 1998. 

Dedicated to his field, he is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC).

Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart, as well as some parts of the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology. Cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, assess, and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and blood vessels (the cardiovascular system).

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