Dr. George D. Bittar is currently the Chairman of the Department of Medicine at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. Originally a native of New York, Dr. Bittar attended the University of Pennsylvania where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree.  After his medical school graduation from Cornell University Medical College, he and his wife moved to Baltimore to complete their respective residency programs at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Bittar subsequently pursued a cardiology fellowship at George Washington Medical Center where he trained to be an interventional cardiologist.  

He returned to Baltimore in 1989, joining the staff of MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and established both a consultative as well as interventional cardiology practice. He was a founding member of Heart Associates, serving as president of that group practice and was Chief of Staff at Union before joining the MedStar Medical Group as Medical Director of Ambulatory Cardiology in Baltimore. During that time, he also obtained his MBA from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

In October 2022, he transitioned to his current role as Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Franklin Square while still maintaining his clinical cardiology practice, specializing in ischemic heart disease and preventive cardiology. Dr. Bittar is a member of the Board of Directors of the Maryland chapter of the American Heart Association and is soon to be the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Maryland chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

When not working, he enjoys traveling with his wife, cooking, and spending time with his children and grandchildren.