
Overview
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 Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 124 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh,, PA 15213
3601 5th Ave, 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.
3 Clinical Trials
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute (Hypertrophy Cardiomyopathy Clinic)
Timothy C. Wong, MD, is a cardiologist and is certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is director of the UPMC Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center (HCM Center), associate director of the UPMC Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center, and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed his cardiovascular disease fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Wong is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.
UPMC Heart & Vascular Institute - Mercy
N. A. Mark Estes, MD, FACC, FHRS is a cardiologist and is certified in cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, as well as in cardiac implantable electronic devices by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners. He is a professor of medicine and program director of the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed his residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, followed by his fellowships in cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology at Tufts Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital. After three decades as the Director of the New England Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, he joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2018. His clinical interests include cardiac arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular disease in the athlete, syncope, pacemakers and ICDs. He has served as President of Heart Rhythm Society and Chair of the American Heart Association Council of Clinical Cardiology. He serves as the Editor-In-Chief of the Cardiovascular Section of UpToDate, and on the editorial board of 11 journals. He is on the exam writing committees for the American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Exam and International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners. He has over 600 publications including authorship or co-authorship of nine books. He currently Chairs the American Heart Association Scientific Publishing Committee. Dr. Estes lives in Sewickley with his wife and enjoys biking, skiing, sailing and tennis. Dr. Estes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Bidirectional Tachycardia, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Office
Robert Ruffner is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ruffner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Long QT Syndrome 5, Long QT Syndrome 1, Long QT Syndrome, and Long QT Syndrome 2.
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
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Hickey isElite. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Heart TransplantDr. Hickey isElite. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Distinguished
- Heart AttackDr. Hickey isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart FailureDr. Hickey isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Advanced
- CardiomyopathyDr. Hickey isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Hickey isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Pulmonary HypertensionDr. Hickey isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Hypertension.
- Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive DiseaseDr. Hickey isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Hickey isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Hickey isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Hickey isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Hickey isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Hickey isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.

