
Overview
Stephen Y. Chan MD, PhD, is a cardiologist and is certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is director for the Vascular Medicine Institute as well as director for the Center for Pulmonary Vascular Biology and Medicine. Dr. Chan is also a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco and completed his residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, followed by his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Chan joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2015. His clinical interests include basic and translational science. Dr. Chan has 98 peer-reviewed publications, 24 of which are original work, and is a member of the American Heart Association and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. View Dr. Chan's full list of publications from PubMed.
Dr. Chan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
200 Lothrop Street, 5B, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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.
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 Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). His top areas of expertise are Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), and Heart Transplant.
Southwoods Health - Cardiology
Michael Scavina is a Cardiologist in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Scavina is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). His top areas of expertise are Aortic Regurgitation, Atrial Fibrillation, Angina, and Coronary Heart Disease.
Southwoods Health - Cardiology
Richard Esper is a Cardiologist in Youngstown, Ohio. Dr. Esper is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Atrial Fibrillation, Aortic Regurgitation, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Chan isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Chan isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- Heart AttackDr. Chan isExperienced. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Pacemaker ImplantationDr. Chan isExperienced. Learn about Pacemaker Implantation.
- Pulmonary HypertensionDr. Chan isExperienced. Learn about Pulmonary Hypertension.
- Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive DiseaseDr. Chan isExperienced. Learn about Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease.

