Dr. Michael A. Mathier
Overview
Michael A. Mathier, MD, is a heart failure, heart transplant and pulmonary hypertension physician and is certified in cardiology and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is the clinical director of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Columbia University and completed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital followed by his fellowship there. Dr. Mathier joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2000. His clinical interests include heart failure, heart transplant, ventricular assist devices and pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Mathier has over 100 peer reviewed publications and presents regularly at national meetings. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Heart Failure Society of America and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.
Dr. Mathier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 66 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
200 Lothrop Street, UPMC Presbyterian 5B Cardiology, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
1500 5th Avenue, Floor 2, Mckeesport, PA 15132
120 East 2nd Street, Floor 2, Erie, PA 16507
111 Hazel Lane, Sewickley, PA 15143
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.
4 Clinical Trials
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute
Dr. Prem Soman, MD, PhD, is a cardiologist certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is an associate professor of medicine (cardiology) and clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is director of the Cardiac Amyloidosis Center and nuclear cardiology at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. Dr. Soman had his initial medical training in India, followed by a Ph.D. from the UK, residency at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa., and fellowships in cardiology and advanced cardiac imaging at the Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Mass. Dr. Soman sees patients with a variety of cardiac conditions including coronary disease, hypertension, arrhythmias, heart failure, and pericardial disease. He is a specialist in cardiac amyloidosis and nuclear cardiology, fields in which he is well-known for his research and numerous peer-reviewed publications. He has held many leadership positions in national societies including the American College of Cardiology and was President of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology in 2018. View Dr. Soman's full list of publications from PubMed. LGBTQIA+ Affirming: This provider has completed training on how to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ patients. This provider may or may not offer LGBTQIA+ specific medical or surgical care. Please ask when scheduling. Dr. Soman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, and Primary Amyloidosis.
Allegheny Clinic
Craig Alpert is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Alpert is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
William Follansbee is a Nuclear Medicine specialist and a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Follansbee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, Primary Amyloidosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Pulmonary HypertensionDr. Mathier isElite. Learn about Pulmonary Hypertension.
- Distinguished
- Heart FailureDr. Mathier isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- HypertensionDr. Mathier isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertension.
- Advanced
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Mathier isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Mathier isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Heart TransplantDr. Mathier isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Mathier isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Mathier isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Mathier isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Mathier isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Mathier isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Mathier isExperienced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Mathier isExperienced. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.