Overview
Magdy Girgis, MD, specializes in hospital medicine and is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Altoona Hospitalists and is affiliated with UPMC Altoona. Dr. Girgis completed his medical education at Elmania University and residency at Howard University Hospital.
Dr. Girgis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Tachycardia. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601
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.
Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services Inc
Robert Coll is a Hospital Medicine provider in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Dr. Coll is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Tachycardia. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Liver Failure, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Ureteroscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Coll is currently accepting new patients.
WellSpan Hospitalists
R. Lucas Shelly is a board-certified hospitalist. He cares for hospitalized adults, treating them for serious illnesses. He orders medicine, proper treatments, diagnostic studies or lab work and consults with specialists when necessary.|Dr. Shelly also facilitates communication between the patient, their family and their care team members. “Together, we strive to improve our patients’ critical conditions so they can be discharged from the hospital and continue to recuperate at home or the next level of care,” he says.|He attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he earned his osteopathic medicine degree. After medical school, Dr. Shelly completed his residency at St. Luke’s Hospital in Allentown.|“It’s a privilege to care for people in their sickest and most vulnerable state and helping them heal and recover,” he says.|He co-founded a successful hospital medicine program at another healthcare system. Under his leadership, the program grew to more than 10 times its original size.|Dr. Shelly is a native of Bucks County. He spent over 20 years in Chambersburg before relocating to State College. Dr. Shelly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Tachycardia. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), Atrial Tachycardia, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.
Mark Maloney is a Hospital Medicine provider in Du Bois, Pennsylvania. Dr. Maloney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Tachycardia. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Liver Failure, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Girgis isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Girgis isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- ColonoscopyDr. Girgis isExperienced. Learn about Colonoscopy.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Girgis isExperienced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- EndoscopyDr. Girgis isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.

