The 20 Best Ventricular Septal Defects Doctors near Pittsburgh, PA

Victor O. Morell, MD, joined UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh as chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery in 2004. He is a skilled surgeon, administrator, researcher, and educator. In May 2011, Dr. Morell was appointed co-director of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. He also serves as vice chair and director of cardiovascular services for the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Morell is board-certified in general surgery and in thoracic surgery. Dr. Morell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, Aortopulmonary Window, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Matthew Suffoletto, MD. is a non-invasive cardiologist at UPMC Mercy and UPMC Presbyterian. He is board-certified in cardiovascular diseases and adult echocardiography. He is the medical director of the UPMC Mercy Echocardiography Lab and is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Suffoletto received his medical degree from University of Pittsburgh and completed his residency, postdoctoral research fellowship, and clinical fellowship at UPMC. He sees patients at the UPMC Mercy Heart and Vascular Institute offices. Dr. Suffoletto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Aortic Regurgitation, Atrial Fibrillation, and Necrosis.

Dr. Ibrahim Sultan is a cardiac surgeon and is certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and cardiothoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Sultan earned his medical degree from Cornell University and completed his residency in general surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He subsequently completed his residency in cardiothoracic surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he also served as an advanced fellow in thoracic aortic surgery and minimally invasive valve surgery. Dr Sultan serves as the Professor and Chief of Cardiac Surgery, the Executive Vice Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Co-Director of the Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Sultan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Malamo Countouris, MD, specializes in cardiology and women's cardiovascular disease and is certified in echocardiography, internal medicine, and cardiovascular disease by the National Board of Echocardiography. She practices at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is affiliated with UPMC East, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. She completed her residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Countouris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Long QT Syndrome 1, Long QT Syndrome, and Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS).

Jenifer Lee, MD, is a cardiologist and is certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is director of medical student education and is a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency at Boston City Hospital/Boston University Medical Center, followed by a cardiology fellowship at UPMC.Dr. Lee joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 1993. Her clinical interests include treating patients with all types of cardiovascular diseases, with a special emphasis on valvular heart disease and noninvasive imaging techniques. Dr. Lee is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a diplomate of the Council of Nuclear Cardiology and has a certificate of special competency in comprehensive adult echocardiography from the American Society of Echocardiography. She was inducted into the Academy of Master Educators at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. Her top areas of expertise are Vasculitis, Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Necrosis.

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 Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Heart Transplant.

Christopher Follansbee, MD, is a pediatric cardiologist and is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2011 and completed his residency and fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Follansbee also completed additional training in the Pediatric Electrophysiology Fellowship Program at Texas Children’s Hospital in June 2019. He previously served on the faculty at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City as an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Cardiology and Electrophysiology. Dr. Follansbee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Long QT Syndrome, Ventricular Fibrillation, Double Outlet Right Ventricle, and Cardiac Ablation.

Jacqueline Kreutzer, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is co-director of the Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and holds the Peter and Ada Rossin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology. She is also a professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and division director of cardiology. She is board-certified in pediatric cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics and in adult congenital heart disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.Dr. Kreutzer has over 20 years of practice in congenital catheter intervention and directed the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at UPMC Children’s for 15 years. A native of Argentina, she received her medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires Medical School. She  completed a clinical fellowship in cardiac pathology at Harvard Medical School-Boston Children's Hospital and an internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Florida Affiliated Hospitals. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the Harvard Medical School-Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Kreutzer came to Pittsburgh from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.Her main areas of academic interest include novel catheter/device technology, animal testing and clinical trials, prenatal cardiac catheter intervention, single ventricle variants, transcatheter therapies, transcatheter management of peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis, cardiac catheterization outcomes research and quality improvement, and transcatheter valve therapies.In addition to her clinical duties as leader of interventional cardiology at the Children’s Heart Institute, she has a strong academic and teaching record. She has authored more than 60 scientific publications and has served as guest reviewer for several journals, including Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, American Journal of Cardiology, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, among others. She has taught extensively internally, nationally, and internationally. She is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and of the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention and has served as active member of numerous societies, committees, and boards such as the American Board of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology NCDR IMPACT Registry, and the American Heart Association CDVY Committee on Congenital Cardiac Defects.View Dr. Kreutzer's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Kreutzer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. Her top areas of expertise are Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Cor Triatriatum, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Thrombectomy, and Angioplasty.

Dr. Luciana da Fonseca da Silva is a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon. Dr. da Fonseca da Silva earned her medical degree from Federal University of Juiz de Fora and her doctoral degree from Federal University of Sao Paulo. She completed a residency and fellowship at Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital. Dr. Silva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. Her top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Transposition of the Great Arteries, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Arvind Hoskoppal, MD, MHS, is an adult congenital and pediatric cardiologist and is certified in adult congenital cardiology, pediatric cardiology, pediatrics, and internal medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is the director of the UPMC Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program and is an associate professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and completed his residency at Creighton University, pediatric cardiology fellowship at University of California, San Francisco, and adult congenital heart disease fellowship at the Mayo Clinic.Dr. Hoskoppal joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2019. His clinical interests are adult congenital heart disease, pregnancy and heart disease, aortopathy, and advanced echocardiography, including transesophageal echocardiography. Dr. Hoskoppal has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Adult Congenital Heart Association and the International Society of Adult Congenital Heart Disease. When not at work Dr. Hoskoppal enjoys playing tennis, running, traveling, trying exotic cuisines and riding his bike. He recently moved to Pittsburgh with his wife and two young kids. Dr. Hoskoppal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Marfan Syndrome, Ebstein's Anomaly, Arachnodactyly, and Heart Transplant.

Elizabeth C. Caris, MD, specializes in pediatric cardiology and is board-certified in pediatric cardiology and pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC Altoona, UPMC Passavant and UPMC Bedford. Dr. Caris completed her medical education at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, residency at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and fellowships at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital. Dr. Caris is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. Her top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Bryan H. Goldstein MD, FACC, FSCAI is a pediatric interventional cardiologist and is certified in pediatric cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory and interventional cardiology service at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics (Children’s Hospital Boston) and fellowship at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital (University of Michigan Medicine).Dr. Goldstein joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2019. His clinical interests include congenital cardiac catheterization, minimally invasive transcatheter therapies, and single ventricle (Fontan) circulation. Dr. Goldstein has published numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, is a frequent faculty member and presenter at national and international meetings, and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology (FACC) and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (FSCAI). He is vice president of the Congenital Cardiac Research Collaborative (CCRC).View Dr. Goldstein's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Goldstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Atresia, Stent Placement, and Angioplasty.

Mark DeBrunner, MD, specializes in fetal cardiology and pediatric cardiology and is certified in pediatric cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He practices at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Wellsboro, UPMC Passavant, UPMC Mercy, and UPMC Altoona. Dr. DeBrunner completed his residency at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Dr. Debrunner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Tetralogy of Fallot, Ventricular Septal Defects, and Tissue Biopsy.

Bari Murtuza, MD, PhD, specializes in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. He is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Murtuza received his medical degree from the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine and completed residencies at Royal College of Surgeons of England and Royal Brompton Hospital, followed by fellowships at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, and Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Murtuza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Transposition of the Great Arteries, Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect, High Blood Pressure in Infants, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), and Heart Transplant.

Oscar Marroquin is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Marroquin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Retinopathy Pigmentary Mental Retardation, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

David Lasorda is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh,, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lasorda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Atherectomy, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Laura Seese, MD, specializes in cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Seese completed her fellowship and residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and medical degree at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine. Dr. Seese is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. Her top areas of expertise are Transposition of the Great Arteries, Ebstein's Anomaly, Double Outlet Right Ventricle, Heart Transplant, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Juan Lehoux, MD, specializes in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery and is board-certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery in addition to congenital cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He practices at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Lehoux received his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra and completed residencies at Cleveland Clinic Children's, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, and the University of Rochester Medical Center, followed by a fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lehoux is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. His top areas of expertise are Double Aortic Arch, Vascular Ring, Ventricular Septal Defects, Aneurysm Repair, and Thymectomy.

Sara Trucco is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Trucco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. Her top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Ductus Arteriosus, and Septoplasty.

Laura Jean Olivieri, MD, is a board-certified Pediatric Cardiologist and the Director of Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging at Children's Hospital Pittsburgh, and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Pittsburgh. She graduated from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at Brown University in Providence, RI, where she also was invited to stay for a chief year. She completed her training in pediatric cardiology at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC following by a year in advanced cardiac imaging at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute specializing in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. She is expert in transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac MRI and cardiac CT. She is also considered a leader in the field of 3-dimensional reconstruction of congenital heart defects from 3D imaging, and in adapting MRI methods to babies and children. She is most interested in improving image acquisition using MRI and echocardiographic in 3D printing of heart models and has compiled a successful grant portfolio to that end.She also serves as Principal Investigator for an R01 to investigate application of cardiac MRI and Interventional Cardiac Magnetic Resonance on the care of pediatric heart transplant patients. This is a 4.5 million dollar, 5-year contract aimed at using CMR to guide interventional cardiac catheterization procedures, using less sedation for diagnostic CMR procedures and to advance diagnostic CMR capabilities to use less invasive testing. Dr. Olivieri is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Septal Defects. Her top areas of expertise are Subpulmonary Stenosis, Coarctation of the Aorta, Tetralogy of Fallot, Heart Transplant, and Angioplasty.