Marc A. Pfeffer
Experienced in Tricuspid Regurgitation

Dr. Marc A. Pfeffer

Cardiology
Brigham And Women's Hospital
75 Francis St, 
Boston, MA 

Experienced in Tricuspid Regurgitation
Brigham And Women's Hospital
75 Francis St, 
Boston, MA 
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Dr. Marc Alan Pfeffer is a cardiovascular medicine specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the Victor J. Dzau professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.Dr. Pfeffer received his medical degree from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency and a cardiology fellowship at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now BWH). Dr. Pfeffer is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.Dr. Pfeffer - along with Dr. Janice Pfeffer and Dr. Eugene Braunwald - is credited with introducing the concept that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) could mitigate adverse ventricular remodeling following myocardial infarction and that ACEI use would result in increased survival and other clinical benefits.His clinical interests include cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease. The author of over 450 peer-reviewed publications, he has received research funding from the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health. Dr. Pfeffer has been listed as one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly and named a top cardiologist by Boston Magazine. Dr. Pfeffer is the recipient of the Clinical Research Prize and the James Herrick Award, both from the American Heart Association.

Dr. Pfeffer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tricuspid Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Acute Coronary Syndrome, and Pacemaker Implantation.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 358 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Tricuspid Regurgitation.

Graduate Institution
University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1976
Residency
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1976 - 1979
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowships
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1979 - 1980
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital
75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-732-5681
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Office
70 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 857-307-4000

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.


358 Total Publications

Digitoxin - A Reminder for Digoxin.
Digitoxin - A Reminder for Digoxin.
Journal: The New England journal of medicine
Published: September 24, 2025
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