
Overview
John Pacella, MD, is an interventional cardiologist and is certified in interventional cardiology, and cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Pacella joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2006. His clinical interests include innovations in interventional cardiology and the improvement of microvascular function following myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and regularly presents his research at national and international conferences. He is a fellow of the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology, as well as a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Dr. Pacella lives in the South Hills with his wife and four children and enjoys golfing and traveling. View Dr. Pacella's full list of publications from PubMed.
Dr. Pacella is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Long QT Syndrome 1, Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), Long QT Syndrome, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 37 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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.
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UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute
Dustin Kliner, MD, is an interventional cardiologist and is certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is Co-Director of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside and serves as the director of the cardiac cath lab at UPMC Shadyside. He is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Kliner received his medical degree from Northeastern Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, OH and completed residency as well as fellowships in cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and advanced interventional cardiology at UPMC. Dr. Kliner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
UPMC Presbyterian
Amber Makani, MD, is an interventional and structural cardiologist and is certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a clinical assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine and completed her residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Western University, followed by her fellowship and subspecialty training at UPMC. Dr. Makani’s clinical interests include interventional cardiology, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), closure of patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defect, as well as left atrial appendage closure (LAAO). She is also a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Makani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Attack, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
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Ramzi Khalil is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Khalil is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Attack, Arterial Embolism, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Heart AttackDr. Pacella isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Pacella isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Pacella isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Pacella isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Pacella isAdvanced. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.
- Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST)
- Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS)
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Pacella isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Pacella isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- AtherosclerosisDr. Pacella isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Pacella isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Pacella isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.

