George M. Cater

Dr. George M. Cater

Cardiology
UPMC
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute At Passavant
9100 Babcock Boulevard, Suite 1135, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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UPMC
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute At Passavant
9100 Babcock Boulevard, Suite 1135, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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George Cater, MD, MSE, is a clinical cardiologist specializing in advanced cardiac imaging, having completed additional training in Cardiac MRI, Cardiac CT, and structural echocardiography. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also certified in adult echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography and in cardiac CT by the Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Cater is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his medical degree at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University followed by an Internal Medicine residency, and cardiovascular disease and advanced cardiac imaging fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh.

His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Case Western Reserve University School Of Medicine
Residency
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
National Board Of Echocardiography
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System
Upmc Passavant
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute at Passavant
9100 Babcock Boulevard, Suite 1135, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Call: 412-847-9978
Other Locations
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
3 Saint Francis Way, Suite 202, Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
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UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
1600 Coraopolis Heights Road, Suite G1, Moon Township, PA 15108
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Clinical Research

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9 Total Publications

Diffuse myocardial fibrosis associates with incident ventricular arrhythmia in implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients.
Diffuse myocardial fibrosis associates with incident ventricular arrhythmia in implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: February 24, 2023
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