Jason Sperry, MD, specializes in general surgery and trauma surgery and is certified in surgical critical care and surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He practices at UPMC Division of General and Trauma Surgery and is affiliated with UPMC McKeesport, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Williamsport, UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC East, and UPMC St. Margaret. He completed his fellowship at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, residency at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and medical degree at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Dr. Sperry is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Low Blood Pressure, Delirium, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy.

Imad Domat is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Domat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), Long QT Syndrome 3, Long QT Syndrome 5, Long QT Syndrome 1, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Kenneth D. Vesio, MD, is a cardiologist and is certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey where he also served as the Chief Medical Resident and Chief Subspecialty Fellow. Dr. Vesio has practiced at UPMC Shadyside Hospital since 1991 and joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2013. Over the years, Dr. Vesio has served as co-director of the Noninvasive Cardiology Department and successfully completed the Examination of Special Competence in Adult Echocardiography. He has been actively involved in the teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows and has participated in numerous clinical trials. He was elected a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) in 1991. His clinical interests involve all aspects of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Vesio lives in the North Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh with his wife. His two grown children also reside in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. Dr. Vesio is an avid exerciser with special interests in cycling and weight training. He enjoys travelling and is fluent in Italian. Dr. Vesio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, and Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.

Kaushik Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Patel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Heart Failure, Necrosis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

C Ladani is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ladani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Low Blood Pressure, Atrial Fibrillation, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, and Pulmonary Edema.

Suad Ismail is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ismail is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, and Mitral Valve Regurgitation.

Gregory Smith is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Smith has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), and Pulmonary Edema.

John Zisko, MD, specializes in internal medicine and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at Stull, Jarvis and Spinola Internal Medicine Associates-UPMC. The office is located inside UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Zisko received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed a residency at the UPMC Department of Internal Medicine with a concentration in geriatric medicine. Dr. Zisko is a physician assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He was section chief, Division of UPMC Shadyside and director of Hospitalist Services at UPMC Shadyside where he promoted advanced practice provider (APP) services within the Hospitalist Program. Dr. Zisko was physician/nursing staff liaison at UPMC Shadyside. He was a member of UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Quality and Safety Committee, Medical Executive Committee, Hospital Leadership Committee, and Pharmacy Safety Committee, among others. Dr. Zisko developed numerous presentations and articles and received many awards including the Hospitalist Appreciation Award for leadership demonstrated during COVID-19. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule. Dr. Zisko is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Low Blood Pressure, Lactic Acidosis, Respiratory Acidosis, Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Christine Leeper, MD, MS, is a trauma and general surgeon and intensivist certified by the American Board of Surgery. She is an assistant professor of surgery and critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed her residency and fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Leeper’s clinical interests include trauma-induced coagulopathy and optimal transfusion practice in adult and pediatric trauma. Dr. Leeper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. Her top areas of expertise are Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction, Low Blood Pressure, Hemolysis, Gallbladder Removal, and Hernia Surgery.

Daniel Forman, MD, specializes in cardiology and geriatric medicine and is board-certified in geriatric medicine and cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Senior Care Institute and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and UPMC Shadyside. Dr. Forman received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and completed his residency at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, followed by fellowships at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Division of Aging and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Forman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Transplant.

Richard Rosenbloom is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rosenbloom is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Pulmonary Edema, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Raul Nogueira, MD, specializes in stroke and is board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He practices at UPMC Stroke Institute at Mercy. Dr. Nogueira completed his medical degree and residency at Universidade Federal do Ceará followed by a residency and fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School. Dr. Nogueira is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.

Marina Zaretskaya, MD, is a physician and is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She received her medical degree from the Moscow Institute of Medicine and Dentistry and completed her residency at the Clinical Emergency Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, followed by her fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Zaretskaya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Myasthenia Gravis, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Serotonin Syndrome.

Andrew Peitzman is a General Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Peitzman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Low Blood Pressure, Cholecystitis, Compartment Syndrome, Gallbladder Removal, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

Dr. Zuckerbraun practices as a General and Trauma Surgeon.  He has specific interests in multiple areas including hernia repairs, abdominal wall reconstructions, mesh infections, enterocutaneous fistulas, groin pain (Sports hernia), diverticulitis, and complex re-operative abdominal surgery. Dr. Zuckerbraun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

Dr. Ibrahim Sultan is a cardiac surgeon and is certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and cardiothoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Sultan earned his medical degree from Cornell University and completed his residency in general surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He subsequently completed his residency in cardiothoracic surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he also served as an advanced fellow in thoracic aortic surgery and minimally invasive valve surgery. Dr Sultan serves as the Professor and Chief of Cardiac Surgery, the Executive Vice Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Co-Director of the Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Sultan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Gavin W. Hickey, MD, is an advanced heart failure and transplant, pulmonary hypertension cardiologist and is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, advanced heart failure and transplant, and echocardiography by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Society of Echocardiography. Dr. Hickey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Heart Transplant.

Juan Puyana is a General Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Puyana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Puyana is currently accepting new patients.

Catalin Toma, MD, is an interventional cardiologist and is certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He currently serves as director of interventional cardiology for the Heart and Vascular Institute and director of the Interventional Fellowship at UPMC. He is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi, Romania. Following a post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, he completed an internal medicine residency at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at UPMC. Dr. Toma joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2007. He currently leads the Chronic Total Occlusion Program as well as the Pulmonary Vascular Interventional Program at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He is an integral part of the Structural Heart Program with interests in the aortic and tricuspid space. Additional interests include intracoronary imaging and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Toma has had an extensive amount of publications and presentations over his career, has several invention patents, and serves as a clinical study leader at local and national levels. View Dr. Toma's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Toma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Attack, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Amjad Sattout, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is affiliated with UPMC Passavant, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, and UPMC Mercy. Dr. Sattout received medical degrees from Aleppo University School of Medicine and École Polytechnique and completed residencies at Aleppo University School of Medicine, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Damascus University Faculty of Medicine, and Marshall University Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Sattout is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Low Blood Pressure. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Colonoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.