Overview
John Pacella, MD, is an interventional cardiologist and is certified in interventional cardiology, and cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Pacella joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2006. His clinical interests include innovations in interventional cardiology and the improvement of microvascular function following myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and regularly presents his research at national and international conferences. He is a fellow of the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology, as well as a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Dr. Pacella lives in the South Hills with his wife and four children and enjoys golfing and traveling. View Dr. Pacella's full list of publications from PubMed.
Dr. Pacella is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Long QT Syndrome 1, Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), Long QT Syndrome, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 37 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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.
1 Clinical Trials
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute (Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic)
Stephen Y. Chan MD, PhD, is a cardiologist and is certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is director for the Vascular Medicine Institute as well as director for the Center for Pulmonary Vascular Biology and Medicine. Dr. Chan is also a 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 residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, followed by his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Chan joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2015. His clinical interests include basic and translational science. Dr. Chan has 98 peer-reviewed publications, 24 of which are original work, and is a member of the American Heart Association and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. View Dr. Chan's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Chan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Hypertension, Cor Pulmonale, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute
Michael A. Mathier, MD, is a heart failure, heart transplant and pulmonary hypertension physician and is certified in cardiology and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is the clinical director of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Columbia University and completed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital followed by his fellowship there. Dr. Mathier joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2000. His clinical interests include heart failure, heart transplant, ventricular assist devices and pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Mathier has over 100 peer reviewed publications and presents regularly at national meetings. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Heart Failure Society of America and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. Dr. Mathier is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.
Allegheny Clinic
Amresh Raina is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Raina is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Hypertension, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Heart AttackDr. Pacella isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Pacella isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Pacella isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Pacella isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Pacella isAdvanced. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.
- Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST)
- Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS)
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Pacella isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Pacella isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- AtherosclerosisDr. Pacella isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Pacella isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Pacella isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.