Overview
Val Rakita is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rakita is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 11 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3509 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
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
Temple Faculty Practice Plan Inc
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Temple Faculty Practice Plan Inc
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Jefferson University Physicians
Howard Eisen is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Eisen is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Advanced
- ArrhythmiasDr. Rakita isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Rakita isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Rakita isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart FailureDr. Rakita isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Heart TransplantDr. Rakita isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Hypertensive Heart DiseaseDr. Rakita isAdvanced. Learn about Hypertensive Heart Disease.
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Rakita isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Rakita isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Rakita isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Rakita isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Rakita isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Rakita isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.

