
Overview
Marinos Charalambous, MD, specializes in cardiology and interventional cardiology. He is board-certified in interventional cardiology, internal medicine, and cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine as well as nuclear cardiology by the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology and adult comprehensive echocardio by the National Board of Echocardiography. He practices at UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is affiliated with UPMC Passavant.
Dr. Charalambous is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm, Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Heart Disease, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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Locations
3 Saint Francis Way, Suite 202, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
9104 Babcock Boulevard, Suite 3114, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
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
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
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Charalambous isExperienced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Charalambous isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Charalambous isExperienced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Heart AttackDr. Charalambous isExperienced. Learn about Heart Attack.
- MyocarditisDr. Charalambous isExperienced. Learn about Myocarditis.
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)Dr. Charalambous isExperienced. Learn about Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).


