Dr. Samir F. Saba
Overview
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 Cardiomyopathy. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Block, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 282 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 42 articles in the study of Cardiomyopathy.
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Locations
1350 Locust Street, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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 (Congestive Heart Failure Clinic)
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiomyopathy. His top areas of expertise are Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), and Heart Transplant.
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
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 Cardiomyopathy. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute (Hypertrophy Cardiomyopathy Clinic)
Timothy C. Wong, MD, is a cardiologist and is certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is director of the UPMC Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center (HCM Center), associate director of the UPMC Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center, and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed his cardiovascular disease fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Wong is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiomyopathy. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Saba isElite. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Heart BlockDr. Saba isElite. Learn about Heart Block.
- Distinguished
- ArrhythmiasDr. Saba isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Saba isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Saba isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart FailureDr. Saba isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
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- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Saba isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Saba isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Saba isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Saba isAdvanced. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.
- Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect
- Mitral Valve RegurgitationDr. Saba isAdvanced. Learn about Mitral Valve Regurgitation.
- Experienced
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Saba isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Saba isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Saba isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia