Dr. Flordeliza S. Villanueva
Overview
Flordeliza Villanueva, MD, is a cardiologist and is certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is the director of non-invasive cardiac imaging at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is a professor of medicine and associate chief of cardiology for translational research in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is also director of the Center for Molecular Imaging and Image-Guided Therapeutics and director of the T32 Training Program in Imaging Sciences in Translational Cardiovascular Research at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Villanueva received her medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Duke University Medical Center, followed by research and clinical fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Virginia Health Sciences Center. Dr. Villanueva joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 1992. Her clinical interests include non-invasive cardiac imaging, such as echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac magnetic resonance. Dr. Villanueva has an extensive publication list and is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), a fellow and Established Investigator of the American Heart Association, an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and Association of University Cardiologists, and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Society of Echocardiography. She is also an NIH-funded researcher investigating ultrasound-mediated therapies. Dr. Villanueva lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, two children, and parents. She enjoys cooking, quality time with her family, and any chance to be near the ocean. View Dr. Villanueva's full list of publications from PubMed.
Her top areas of expertise are Vasculitis, Pediatric Myocarditis, Aortic Regurgitation, and Necrosis.
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Locations
200 Lothrop Street, UPMC Presbyterian 5B Cardiology, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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 highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.
HVI Outpatient Cardiology Center At PUH
Catalin Toma, MD, is an interventional cardiologist and is certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He currently serves as director of interventional cardiology for the Heart and Vascular Institute and director of the Interventional Fellowship at UPMC. He is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi, Romania. Following a post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, he completed an internal medicine residency at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at UPMC. Dr. Toma joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2007. He currently leads the Chronic Total Occlusion Program as well as the Pulmonary Vascular Interventional Program at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He is an integral part of the Structural Heart Program with interests in the aortic and tricuspid space. Additional interests include intracoronary imaging and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Toma has had an extensive amount of publications and presentations over his career, has several invention patents, and serves as a clinical study leader at local and national levels. View Dr. Toma's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Toma is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Attack, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute
Dr. Prem Soman, MD, PhD, is a cardiologist certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is an associate professor of medicine (cardiology) and clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is director of the Cardiac Amyloidosis Center and nuclear cardiology at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. Dr. Soman had his initial medical training in India, followed by a Ph.D. from the UK, residency at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa., and fellowships in cardiology and advanced cardiac imaging at the Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Mass. Dr. Soman sees patients with a variety of cardiac conditions including coronary disease, hypertension, arrhythmias, heart failure, and pericardial disease. He is a specialist in cardiac amyloidosis and nuclear cardiology, fields in which he is well-known for his research and numerous peer-reviewed publications. He has held many leadership positions in national societies including the American College of Cardiology and was President of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology in 2018. View Dr. Soman's full list of publications from PubMed. LGBTQIA+ Affirming: This provider has completed training on how to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ patients. This provider may or may not offer LGBTQIA+ specific medical or surgical care. Please ask when scheduling. Dr. Soman is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, and Primary Amyloidosis.
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- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Villanueva isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- NecrosisDr. Villanueva isExperienced. Learn about Necrosis.
- Pediatric MyocarditisDr. Villanueva isExperienced. Learn about Pediatric Myocarditis.
- VasculitisDr. Villanueva isExperienced. Learn about Vasculitis.