Overview
Vera Bittner is a Cardiologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Bittner has been practicing medicine for over 38 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). Her top areas of expertise are Acute Coronary Syndrome, Coronary Heart Disease, Unstable Angina, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Bittner is currently accepting new patients.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 247 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 12 articles in the study of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
619 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35249
2000 6th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
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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Hassan Alkhawam is a Cardiologist and an Emergency Medicine provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Alkhawam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Alkhawam is currently accepting new patients.
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Pankaj Arora is a Cardiologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Arora is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Hypertension, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Thrombectomy, and Embolectomy. Dr. Arora is currently accepting new patients.
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
- Elite
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Bittner isElite. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Distinguished
- AtherosclerosisDr. Bittner isDistinguished. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Bittner isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Heart AttackDr. Bittner isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- High CholesterolDr. Bittner isDistinguished. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- Unstable AnginaDr. Bittner isDistinguished. Learn about Unstable Angina.
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Bittner isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- ApoplexyDr. Bittner isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Familial HypertriglyceridemiaDr. Bittner isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Hypertriglyceridemia.
- Heart FailureDr. Bittner isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Experienced
- AngioplastyDr. Bittner isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Bittner isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Bittner isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Bittner isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Bittner isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Bittner isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.