Samir Saba, MD, is a cardiac electrophysiologist and is certified in cardiovascular diseases, cardiac electrophysiology, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is division chief of cardiology, co-director of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, and a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in 1993 and completed his residency at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston in 1996 followed by a fellowship in cardiology and cardiac EP at the same hospital in 2000. Dr. Saba is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Block, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

William Katz, MD, is a cardiologist and is certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is medical director of the UPMC Presbyterian Echocardiography Laboratory and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed his residency at UPMC Montefiore followed by his fellowship at UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Katz’s clinical interests include general cardiology, atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, and utilizing echocardiography in catheter-based treatment of valvular heart disease. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the American College of Cardiology and American Society of Echocardiography. Dr. Katz lives in Indiana Township with his wife and four children and is a sports enthusiast. Dr. Katz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Zachary Rhinehart, MD, specializes in cardiology and is certified in echocardiography, cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, and critical care medicine by the National Board of Echocardiography. He practices at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, and UPMC Northwest. Dr. Rhinehart completed his medical degree and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Rhinehart is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Vasculitis.

Aditya Bhonsale is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bhonsale is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Imad Domat is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Domat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), Long QT Syndrome 3, Long QT Syndrome 5, Long QT Syndrome 1, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Norman Wang, MD, is a cardiologist and is certified in clinical cardiac electrophysiology, cardiovascular disease, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a cardiac electrophysiologist at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University and completed his residency and fellowships at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Dr. Wang joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2008. His clinical interests include cardiovascular implantable electronic devices and catheter ablation for arrhythmias. He has over 70 publications in peer reviewed journals. Dr. Wang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Krishna Kancharla, MD, is a cardiologist certified in clinical cardiac electrophysiology, cardiovascular diseases, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a cardiac electrophysiologist at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Osmania Medical College, India. He completed his residency at Georgetown University Hospital/Medstar Washington Hospital, DC, followed by his fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Dr. Kancharla joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2017. His clinical interests include medical and catheter ablation-based management of heart rhythm conditions such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, and ventricular arrhythmias with minimal or no fluoroscopic radiation. Dr. Kancharla’s interests also include the management of patients with slow heart rhythms and heart failure utilizing cardiac devices such as a defibrillator, pacemaker, and the His bundle type pacemaker. Dr. Kancharla has over 30 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and textbooks. He serves as a reviewer for various heart rhythm medical journals. He is a member of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and American Heart Association (AHA). View Dr. Kancharla's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Kancharla is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Sandeep Kumar Jain, MD, is a cardiac electrophysiologist and is certified in cardiovascular diseases and clinical cardiac electrophysiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is the director of cardiac electrophysiology and the Center for Atrial Fibrillation and is a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Jain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Sick Sinus Syndrome, Arrhythmias, Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

N. A. Mark Estes, MD, FACC, FHRS is a cardiologist and is certified in cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, as well as in cardiac implantable electronic devices by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners. He is a professor of medicine and program director of the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed his residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, followed by his fellowships in cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology at Tufts Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital. After three decades as the Director of the New England Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, he joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2018. His clinical interests include cardiac arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular disease in the athlete, syncope, pacemakers and ICDs. He has served as President of Heart Rhythm Society and Chair of the American Heart Association Council of Clinical Cardiology. He serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the Cardiovascular Section of UpToDate, and on the editorial board of 11 journals. He is on the exam writing committees for the American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Exam and International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners. He has over 600 publications including authorship or co-authorship of nine books. He currently Chairs the American Heart Association Scientific Publishing Committee. Dr. Estes lives in Sewickley with his wife and enjoys biking, skiing, sailing and tennis. Dr. Estes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Bidirectional Tachycardia, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Aditi Naniwadekar, MD, specializes in cardiology and is board-certified in clinical cardiac electrophysiology, cardiovascular disease, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She practices at UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is affiliated with UPMC Passavant, UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, and UPMC East. Dr. Naniwadekar completed her medical degree at the University of Mumbai King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, residency at Einstein Medical Center, and fellowship at Einstein Medical Center and Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine/Medical Center. Dr. Naniwadekar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Ectopic Heartbeat, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Susan Elizabeth Brode, MD, is a cardiac clinical electrophysiologist and is board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is the director of the Clinical Electrophysiology Device Clinic and is an instructor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Brode completed her fellowship at Hahnemann University Hospital and Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, residency at New York University School of Medicine and medical degree from New York University. Dr. Brode is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Ventricular Tachycardia, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), and Heart Block.

Bryan Robertson, MD, specializes in interventional cardiology and is certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, and nuclear cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is affiliated with UPMC Jameson, UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Passavant, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Horizon, and UPMC Mercy. Dr. Robertson completed his fellowship at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Dr. Robertson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, and Angina.

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 Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiac Arrest, and Gastrostomy.

Gavin W. Hickey, MD, is an advanced heart failure and transplant, pulmonary hypertension cardiologist and is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure and transplant, and echocardiography by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Society of Echocardiography. Dr. Hickey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Heart Transplant.

Dennis M. McNamara, MD, MS, is a cardiologist and is certified in both cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is the director of the Center for Heart Failure Research at UPMC and is a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency and cardiology fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. McNamara joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 1994. His clinical interests include the management of myocarditis and other forms of cardiomyopathy, and he is known nationally and internationally for his expertise in the management of peripartum cardiomyopathy. Dr. McNamara has published more than 150 manuscripts and book chapters and is a member of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America. View Dr. McNamara's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Mcnamara is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), and Heart Transplant.

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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Attack, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Steven Reis, MD, specializes in cardiology and women's cardiovascular disease and is certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Reis completed his fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Reis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Metabolic Syndrome, Heart Attack, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

John Diddle is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Diddle is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Arrest, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Low Blood Pressure.

Christopher Follansbee, MD, is a pediatric cardiologist and is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2011 and completed his residency and fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Follansbee also completed additional training in the Pediatric Electrophysiology Fellowship Program at Texas Children’s Hospital in June 2019. He previously served on the faculty at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City as an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Cardiology and Electrophysiology. Dr. Follansbee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Ventricular Fibrillation, Double Outlet Right Ventricle, and Double Outlet Left Ventricle.

Lindsey Kowalski is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kowalski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. Her top areas of expertise are Strep Throat, Cardiac Arrest, Bacterial Meningitis, and Orthostatic Hypotension.