Dr. William E. Smeal

Catalin Toma, MD, is an interventional cardiologist and is certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He currently serves as director of interventional cardiology for the Heart and Vascular Institute and director of the Interventional Fellowship at UPMC. He is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi, Romania. Following a post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, he completed an internal medicine residency at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at UPMC. Dr. Toma joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2007. He currently leads the Chronic Total Occlusion Program as well as the Pulmonary Vascular Interventional Program at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He is an integral part of the Structural Heart Program with interests in the aortic and tricuspid space. Additional interests include intracoronary imaging and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Toma has had an extensive amount of publications and presentations over his career, has several invention patents, and serves as a clinical study leader at local and national levels. View Dr. Toma's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Toma is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Attack, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Christopher Haas, DO, specializes in cardiology and is board certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. Dr. Haas completed his medical education at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, residency at Naval Hospital San Diego, and fellowship at Naval Hospital San Diego and George Washington University Medical Center. Dr. Haas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Angina, Atherectomy, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Brian Kazienko is a Cardiologist in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kazienko is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Atrial Fibrillation, Necrosis, Pacemaker Implantation, and Atherectomy. Dr. Kazienko is currently accepting new patients.