Providers of Change of Heart Cardiology in New Jersey

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Robert G. Kayser, MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI

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Areas of Expertise

Interventional Cardiology
Medicine-Cardiovascular Disease
Peripheral Vascular Diasease
Medicine-Cardiovascular Disease
Structural Heart Disease
Medicine-Cardiovascular Disease
General Cardiology
Nuclear Cardiology
Cardiac Computed Tomography

Hospital Affiliations

Jersey Shore University Medical Center
CentraState Medical Center
The Jewish Home Rehabilitation Center
Complete Care Rehabilitation Centers

Credentials

Diplomate-American Board of Internal
Diplomate-American Board of Internal
Diplomate-American Board of Internal
FAA-Senior Aviation Medical Examiner

A Jersey shore native, Dr. Kayser grew up in Lakewood and graduated from Lakewood High in 1985. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY and was commissioned a lieutenant in the US Air Force in 1989. He spent the next three years as an explosive ordnance disposal officer with duty stations across the country as well as a tour of duty in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm. During his service, Dr Kayser was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Campaign Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal. At the end of 1992, he left the Air Force and returned to upstate NY, where over the next five years, he worked as a paramedic and attended graduate school. In 1997, he received an M.B.A. in Health Systems Administration from Union College in Schenectady, NY. That same year he entered medical school at New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ. For his academic performance at NJMS, he was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society, and in 2001 graduated with an M.D. degree. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA and his general and interventional cardiology fellowships at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. Upon completing fellowship, he decided to return home and joined Change of Heart Cardiology.

Dr Kayser has published several peer reviewed articles in the medical literature and has presented at major local, regional and national medical meetings. His clinical interests are in the interventional treatment of atherosclerosis and structural heart disease, as well as general and consultative cardiology. He is the founding member of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, New Jersey, where he also serves as Chairman of Cardiology. Additionally, he is the Director of Cardiology at The Jewish Home Rehabilitation Center in Freehold, New Jersey. He is an Associate Professor of Cardiology for Hackensack Meridian Medical School Medicine, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine with Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a Senior Aviation Medical Examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration. He also served as a flight surgeon in the New Jersey Air National Guard, where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and served as the Chief of Aerospace Medicine for the 108th Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Dr Kayser is dedicated to providing the most current evidence based care for his patients but understands that the personal touch of the doctor-patient relationship is still a vital part of one's healthcare journey.

Peter J. Hynes, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI

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Areas of Expertise

Interventional Cardiology
Peripheral Vascular Disease
General Cardiology
Nuclear Cardiology

Vascular Imaging

Hospital Affiliations

Jersey Shore University Medical Center
CentraState Medical Center

Credentials

Diplomate-American Board of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Disease
Diplomate-American Board of Internal Medicine-Interventional Cardiology
Diplomate-Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology-Nuclear Cardiology
Diplomate-American Board of Vascular Medicine-Endovascular Pathway
Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation-American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Dr. Hynes is a native of Milton, MA. He graduated from Boston College High School in 1997 and received a B.A. in Chemistry, magna cum laude, from Boston University in 2001. Immediately following college, he enrolled at the University of Massachusetts Medical School from where he graduated in 2005 with an M.D. degree. Dr. Hynes moved to the tri-state area after medical school for his residency in internal medicine at NYU School of Medicine in New York City. After completing residency, he moved to New Jersey for fellowship training in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (now known as Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School). In 2012, he joined Change of Heart Cardiology.

Dr. Hynes has been actively involved in research and education throughout his career. He has published articles in peer reviewed medical journals and his work has been presented at local, regional and national medical and scientific meetings. His past research projects have included optimizing the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency room, comparison of revascularization strategies in patients on hemodialysis, the utility of non-invasive imaging to diagnose non-obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with cardiomyopathy, and quality improvement initiatives to improve the education of cardiovascular fellows, as well as case reports of coronary artery anomalies and a possible link between myocardial infarction and patent foramen ovale. He continues to participate in the clinical research program and is active in teaching residents and fellows at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

His clinical interests focus on the catheter-based treatment of coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, carotid artery stenosis, and venous thromboembolic disease, as well as general inpatient and office based cardiovascular disease. He is a Core Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiology with Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine with Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is married to Kimberly and has three sons, Noah, Ryan and Shawn.

Dr Kalpesh Shah MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI

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Credentials

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine. Cardiovascular Disease
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine: Interventional Cardiology Diplomate. American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine
Diplomate, Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
Diplomate, Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Testamur, National Board of Echocardiography (ASCEXAM)

Areas of Expertise

Interventional Cardiology
General Cardiology
Nuclear Cardiology
Cardiac Computed Tomography

Hospital Affiliations

Jersey Shore University Medical Center
CentraState Medical Center
The Jewish Home Rehabilitation Center
Complete Care Rehabilitation Centers

Originally from India. Dr. Shah grew up in the metropolitan Surat and earned his medical degree (MBBS) from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in 2013. He pursued research in the study of tropomyosin gene in the skeletal and heart muscles at SUNY Upstate in NY. He moved to New Jersey to further advanced his training and completed his internal medicine residency from New York Medical College at Saint Michael's Medical Center in Newark, NJ followed by a cardiovascular disease fellowship at Saint Joseph's University Medical Center and interventional cardiology fellowship at Hackensack University Medical Center, to become New Jersey local.

Dr. Shah is board-certified in American board of internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and cardiovascular CT. His clinical interests focus on the catheter-based treatment of coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease and venous thromboembolic disease.

In January 2025, Dr. Shah joined Change of Heart Cardiology, where he continues to provide comprehensive, patient-centered cardiovascular care at Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Centra State Medical Center. He is also actively involved in research, education, and peer-review, with numerous publications and presentations at major national cardiology conferences. Outside of his clinical practice. Dr. Shah values family life. He is married to Pooja, and together they enjoy a shared commitment to family and community life.

Shannon C. Kelly A,PN

Areas of Expertise

General Cardiology
Practitioner-Board Certified ANCC
Rehabilitation Cardiology

Hospital Affiliations

Jersey Shore University Medical Center
CentraState Medical Center
The Jewish Home Rehabilitation Center
Complete Care Rehabilitation Centers

Credentials

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse
Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse

Shannon Kelly grew up in Neptune, NJ. She first got invovlved in healthcare by earning her EMT-B while attending Neptune High School. She continues to be involved in EMS and is currently serving as the Second Lietenant on the Neptune First Aid Squad. She attended Rutgers Univeristy in Newark, NJ where in 2011 she graduated with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree. She worked as a registered nurse in Toms River, where she served as a staff nurse and interim Charge Nurse, and as a certified Wound Care Clinician. She earned her Masters of Science in Nursing degree from Rowen University and has been a board certified Adult-Gerontologists Acute Care Nurse Practioner since 2021.

When not at work, Shannon enjoys walking the boardwalk, reading thriller novels and true crime podcasts. She is a Rutgers Football season ticket holder. She is married to her paramedic husband Jimand is a proud cat mom to Elliot and Olivia.