
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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Block. 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 1 article in the study of Congenital Heart Block.
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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 (Electrophysiology)
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Block. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
UPMC Heart & Vascular Institute - Mercy
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Block. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Passavant Hospital
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Block. His top areas of expertise are Sick Sinus Syndrome, Arrhythmias, Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- 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.
- Advanced
- 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.
- Cardiac TamponadeDr. Saba isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Tamponade.



