Overview
Dr. Mascarenhas specializes in echocardiography and structural heart imaging. His clinical interests include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease and preventive cardiology. Dr. Mascarenhas earned his medical degree from M.P. Shah Government Medical College. He completed his residency at UPMC PinnacleHealth Harrisburg and his fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at Geisinger Medical Center. Dr. Mascarenhas is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. He speaks English, Hindi and Gujarati.
Dr. Mascarenhas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vasculitis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric Myocarditis, Angina, and Atrial Fibrillation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1000 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
50 Roosevelt Terrace, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
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
Geisinger Lewisburg - Cardiology
Dr. Smith specializes in clinical cardiology, stress echo testing and echocardiography. His clinical interests include non-invasive cardiology. Dr. Smith attended the Medical College of Wisconsin, where he received his medical degree. He then went on to complete his residency at Geisinger Medical Center. He continued his training by completing a fellowship in cardiology at the same institution. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and echocardiography. Dr. Smith is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vasculitis. His top areas of expertise are Degos Disease, Arrhythmias, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Aortic Valve Stenosis.
St. Luke's Cardiology Associates-East Stroudsburg
Vidyashankar Ponnathpur is a Cardiologist in East Stroudsburg,, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ponnathpur is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vasculitis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, Atherosclerosis, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST), and Pacemaker Implantation.
CHS Professional Practice P.C.
Minh Nguyen is a Cardiologist in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nguyen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vasculitis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency, Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, and Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT).
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Mascarenhas isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Mascarenhas isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Mascarenhas isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Mascarenhas isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Mascarenhas isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Mascarenhas isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Mascarenhas isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular CardiomyopathyDr. Mascarenhas isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Mascarenhas isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Mascarenhas isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Mascarenhas isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.