Dr. Shuja Hassan
Overview
Dr. Hassan is a physician who genuinely cares and listens to patients. He gives elderly patients the time and respect they deserve. Dr. Hassan focuses his care on trying to help his patients preserve their independence and enjoy quality rather than quantity, of life. Dr. Hassan feels that the elderly are a neglected part of our society and he is an advocate of healthy living. He works to challenge and encourage patients to achieve their goals of weight loss and gives strategies to do so. One of his goals is to reduce the number of medications his patients are taking because he feels too many elderly people are over medicated. His patients adore him, and he does the same. This provider only sees patients 65 years of age or older.
Dr. Hassan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Dementia, Subacute Combined Degeneration, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Familial Hypertension.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 405, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
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
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Atrophy. 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.
UPMC Senior Care (Benedum Geriatric Center)
David Nace, MD, specializes in geriatric medicine and is board-certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Senior Care (Benedum Geriatric Center) and is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and UPMC St. Margaret. Dr. Nace received his medical degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Nace is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, COVID-19, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), and Osteoporosis.
UPMC St. Margaret Geriatric Care Center - Oakmont
Krista Leman, DO, specializes in geriatric medicine and is board-certified in family medicine and geriatric medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine and family medicine/OMT by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. She is affiliated with UPMC St. Margaret. Dr. Leman completed her fellowship and residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and medical degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Leman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Atrophy. Her top areas of expertise are Muscle Atrophy, Stroke, Hypertensive Heart Disease, and Pediatric Myocarditis.
Areas of Expertise
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- AnemiaDr. Hassan isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- ApoplexyDr. Hassan isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Hassan isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- CellulitisDr. Hassan isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Cerebellar DegenerationDr. Hassan isExperienced. Learn about Cerebellar Degeneration.
- Chronic CoughDr. Hassan isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Cough.