Dennis M. Mcnamara
Experienced in Sarcoidosis

Dr. Dennis M. Mcnamara

Cardiology
UPMC
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute (Congestive Heart Failure Clinic)
200 Lothrop Street, UPMC Presbyterian 5B Cardiology, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Experienced in Sarcoidosis
UPMC
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute (Congestive Heart Failure Clinic)
200 Lothrop Street, UPMC Presbyterian 5B Cardiology, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Dennis M. McNamara, MD, MS, is a cardiologist and is certified in both cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is the director of the Center for Heart Failure Research at UPMC and is a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency and cardiology fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. McNamara joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 1994. His clinical interests include the management of myocarditis and other forms of cardiomyopathy, and he is known nationally and internationally for his expertise in the management of peripartum cardiomyopathy. Dr. McNamara has published more than 150 manuscripts and book chapters and is a member of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America. View Dr. McNamara's full list of publications from PubMed.

Dr. Mcnamara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), and Heart Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 100 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Sarcoidosis.

Graduate Institution
Harvard Medical School
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Specialist in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School
Hospital Affiliations
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
St Clair Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute (Congestive Heart Failure Clinic)
200 Lothrop Street, UPMC Presbyterian 5B Cardiology, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Call: 412-238-2544
Other Locations
HVI South Hills
1300 Oxford Drive, Suite 1100, Bethel Park, PA 15102
Call: 412-274-8207

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

Genomic Analysis of the Enhanced Response to Heart Failure Therapy in African Americans
Genomic Analysis of the Enhanced Response to Heart Failure Therapy in African Americans
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 20, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug

100 Total Publications

Mid-Term Reassessment of Waitlist and Posttransplant Outcomes Under the 2018 Heart Allocation System: Improved All-Cause Survival.
Mid-Term Reassessment of Waitlist and Posttransplant Outcomes Under the 2018 Heart Allocation System: Improved All-Cause Survival.
Journal: Circulation. Heart failure
Published: July 03, 2025
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