Dr. Shawn West
Overview
Shawn West, MD, MSc, is a pediatric cardiologist at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is board-certified in general pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. Dr. West received his medical degree from Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, after which he completed his pediatric residency there. Subsequently, Dr. West completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Virginia, earning a master’s degree in Clinical Research from the University of Virginia at the same time. Following fellowship, he pursued advanced training in heart transplant, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and advanced mechanical support at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. As an advanced fellow, Dr. West served as the Claude R. Joyner Endowed Fellow in Pediatric Cardiology. Dr. West’s main clinical role is in support of the heart transplant, cardiomyopathy (heart failure), advanced mechanical support, and pulmonary hypertension team. He has participated in several multi-center collaborative research projects. His primary research interest is outcomes-based research of patients following heart transplant. He is a member of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society, the International Pediatric Transplant Association, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, the American Society of Transplant, the American Heart Association, and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. View the full list of Dr. West’s publications on PubMed.
Dr. West is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 37 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Heart Failure.
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Locations
2599 Wexford Bayne Road, Sewickley, PA 15143
865 Eisenhower Boulevard, Johnstown, PA 15904
205 Millers Run Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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)
Dr. Sriwattanakomen specializes in heart failure, transplantation cardiology, cardiogenic shock, and mechanical circulatory support. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine before completing a residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass. and a fellowship at UPMC. Following training, he served as an advanced heart failure attending at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School for four years prior to returning to Pittsburgh. Dr. Sriwattanakomen is heavily involved in medical education and has won multiple teaching awards. His research interests include desensitization and rejection management in heart transplantation and management of cardiogenic shock. He is available to see patients at UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC St. Margaret. Dr. Sriwattanakomen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Heart Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Heart TransplantDr. West isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Advanced
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
- Pediatric MyocarditisDr. West isAdvanced. Learn about Pediatric Myocarditis.
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM)
- Experienced
- Becker Muscular DystrophyDr. West isExperienced. Learn about Becker Muscular Dystrophy.
- CardiomyopathyDr. West isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. West isExperienced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- Duchenne Muscular DystrophyDr. West isExperienced. Learn about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
- Heart FailureDr. West isExperienced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- MyocarditisDr. West isExperienced. Learn about Myocarditis.