Dr. Krishna Kancharla
Overview
Krishna Kancharla, MD, is a cardiologist certified in clinical cardiac electrophysiology, cardiovascular diseases, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a cardiac electrophysiologist at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Osmania Medical College, India. He completed his residency at Georgetown University Hospital/Medstar Washington Hospital, DC, followed by his fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Dr. Kancharla joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2017. His clinical interests include medical and catheter ablation-based management of heart rhythm conditions such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, and ventricular arrhythmias with minimal or no fluoroscopic radiation. Dr. Kancharla’s interests also include the management of patients with slow heart rhythms and heart failure utilizing cardiac devices such as a defibrillator, pacemaker, and the His bundle type pacemaker. Dr. Kancharla has over 30 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and textbooks. He serves as a reviewer for various heart rhythm medical journals. He is a member of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and American Heart Association (AHA). View Dr. Kancharla's full list of publications from PubMed.
Dr. Kancharla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 69 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 Patent Foramen Ovale.
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- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 710, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
400 Oxford Drive, Suite 75, Monroeville, PA 15146
Clinical Research
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Allegheny Clinic
David Lasorda is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lasorda is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. His top areas of expertise are Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Coronary Heart Disease, Atherectomy, and Thrombectomy.
HVI Outpatient Cardiology Center At PUH
A.J. Conrad Smith, MD, is an interventional cardiologist and is certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is the director of the cardiac catheterization laboratories at UPMC Presbyterian, associate chief of cardiology for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Division of Cardiology, medical director of the Center for Heart Valve Disease, and is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco and completed his internal medicine residency, cardiology fellowship, and interventional cardiology fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Smith’s clinical interests include interventional cardiology, complex coronary intervention, transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve therapies, and catheter-based treatments for adult congenital heart disease. In addition, Dr. Smith has actively sought to battle health disparities through his active involvement in the Association of Black Cardiologists and through grassroots work in underserved communities around Pittsburgh. He has published several peer reviewed manuscripts and has served as governor of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. View the full list of Dr. Smith’s publications on PubMed. LGBTQIA+ Affirming: This provider has completed training on how to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ patients. This provider may or may not offer LGBTQIA+ specific medical or surgical care. Please ask when scheduling. Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Angina, and Angioplasty.
West Virginia University Medical Corporation
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Kancharla isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Advanced
- ArrhythmiasDr. Kancharla isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Kancharla isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Kancharla isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Kancharla isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect
- Heart FailureDr. Kancharla isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Experienced
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Kancharla isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Kancharla isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Congenital Heart BlockDr. Kancharla isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Heart Block.