Dr. Mark Schmidhofer
Overview
Mark Schmidhofer, MD, is a cardiologist and is certified in cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is the medical director of the Coronary Intensive Care Unit at UPMC Presbyterian and is a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin, and completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and his cardiology fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital. Dr. Schmidhofer's clinical interests include critical care cardiology and general cardiology. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology. He lives in Squirrel Hill with his wife and is a beekeeper.
Dr. Schmidhofer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiac Arrest, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 20 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
200 Lothrop Street, UPMC Presbyterian 5B Cardiology, 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.
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Heart AttackDr. Schmidhofer isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Schmidhofer isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Schmidhofer isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Schmidhofer isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Schmidhofer isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Schmidhofer isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Schmidhofer isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Schmidhofer isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Schmidhofer isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.