Overview
George Ruiz, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist and chair of Cardiology. He specializes in general heart care including treatment for heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, adult congenital heart disease and heart disease in pregnancy.|He has a clinical interest in treating heart failure and managing ventricular assist devices.“I love getting people back to who they were and coaching them to re-connect with their goals,” he says. “Heart failure routinely limits patients — I get excited when we can give patients back what heart failure has taken from them. It’s inspiring to see patients reclaim their lives.” He adds, “There’s something magical about a second chance. I always wanted to be part of team that made second chances possible.”|Dr. Ruiz attended The Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in the Bronx. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at The Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston.“I love building teams,” he notes. “Over the years, I’ve been part of building teams that expanded the ways we help patients. These teams can challenge the notion of what is possible and improve the health of the communities they serve.”|In 2014, Dr. Ruiz received the John J. Lynch, MD, Moral Courage Award for his dedication to providing end-of-life care to those with advanced heart failure. And in 2009, he received the Nurses’ Choice Physician Collaboration Award. “It was a moving moment for me,” he recalls. “People perform best when everyone’s contribution is valued and respected.”|The child of immigrants from Cuba and Colombia, Dr. Ruiz is fluent in Spanish. “I grew up in an industrial town in northern New Jersey,” he says. “My hometown taught me the value of hard work, persistence and grit — lessons that have served me well.”|In his spare time, Dr. Ruiz is learning to cook. “I have an amazing wife and three daughters,” he adds. “Most of my free time happily belongs to them.”|Video: more from Dr. George Ruiz, M.D.|Referral|The provider’s specialties include:|Treatment for heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, adult congenital heart disease, and heart disease in pregnancy.|If you’re a provider who’d like to refer a patient, call our 24/7 referral line at 800-332-8901 or visit www.emr-link.com.
Dr. Ruiz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Cor Pulmonale, and Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Hypertension.
Insurance
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Locations
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
400 Highland Avenue, Lewistown, PA 17044
1800 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 18510
1000 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
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
- Advanced
- Heart FailureDr. Ruiz isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Ruiz isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Ruiz isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- AtherosclerosisDr. Ruiz isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Ruiz isExperienced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Ruiz isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.