Overview
I am a critical care cardiologist, structural echocardiographer, and pulmonary hypertension specialist. I treat critically ill individuals in the intensive care unit, particularly those with cardiovascular disease. I also provide echocardiographic imaging during structural heart procedures. In the outpatient setting, I focus on diagnosing and managing pulmonary vascular diseases and general cardiovascular conditions. I am passionate about partnering with patients and families to support them in their health journeys.
Dr. Applefeld is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemolysis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Vasoconstriction, Hemolysis, and Cardiomyopathy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 28 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Hemolysis.
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- HMO
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- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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Locations
11116 Medical Campus Rd, Hagerstown, MD 21742
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
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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Duke University Hospital
Although I enjoy caring for all cardiac patients, my special interests include patients born with heart defects and now adults, pregnancy with heart disease, and valvular heart disease. In addition, I am interested in keeping people healthy and avoiding heart disease as much as possible. Dr. Upadhya is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemolysis. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pacemaker Implantation, and Atherectomy.
Yasser Jamil is a Cardiologist in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Jamil is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemolysis. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Heart Attack, Angioplasty, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
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
- CardiomyopathyDr. Applefeld isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart FailureDr. Applefeld isExperienced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- HemolysisDr. Applefeld isExperienced. Learn about Hemolysis.
- VasoconstrictionDr. Applefeld isExperienced. Learn about Vasoconstriction.