Overview
Amber Makani, MD, is an interventional and structural cardiologist and is certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a clinical assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine and completed her residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Western University, followed by her fellowship and subspecialty training at UPMC. Dr. Makani’s clinical interests include interventional cardiology, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), closure of patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defect, as well as left atrial appendage closure (LAAO). She is also a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Makani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Heart Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Attack, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 25 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Coronary Heart Disease.
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Locations
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
3 Saint Francis Way, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Makani isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Advanced
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Makani isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Makani isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Makani isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- ApoplexyDr. Makani isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Makani isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Makani isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Makani isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.