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Dr. Marcio Bittencourt

Cardiology
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute
200 Lothrop St, 
Pittsburgh,, PA 

Experienced in Heart Bypass Surgery
UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute
200 Lothrop St, 
Pittsburgh,, PA 
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Overview

Marcio Bittencourt is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh,, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bittencourt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, High Cholesterol, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 306 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 7 articles in the study of Heart Bypass Surgery.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Hospital Affiliations
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Upmc Williamsport
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Gateway Health Plan
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UPMC
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Wellcare
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Locations

UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh,, PA 15213
Call: 412-647-6000

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.


306 Total Publications

Sacubitril-Valsartan for the Prevention of Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity in Patients With Elevated Cardiac Troponin I Concentration During Chemotherapy: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial: The SARAH Trial.
Sacubitril-Valsartan for the Prevention of Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity in Patients With Elevated Cardiac Troponin I Concentration During Chemotherapy: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial: The SARAH Trial.
Journal: Circulation
Published: November 13, 2025
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Dr. Suresh Mulukutla
Cardiology
Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
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Cardiology

Passavant Hospital

9100 Babcock Blvd Ste 1135, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
 (8.6 miles away)
412-748-6484
Languages Spoken:
English
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Suresh Mulukutla is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mulukutla is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Dr. Catalin Toma
Cardiology
Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Dr. Catalin Toma
Cardiology

UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute

200 Lothrop St, 
Pittsburgh,, PA 
 (0.1 miles away)
412-647-6000
Languages Spoken:
English
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Catalin Toma is a Cardiologist in Pittsburgh,, Pennsylvania. Dr. Toma is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Attack, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Embolectomy.

Krishna Kancharla
Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Dr. Krishna Kancharla
Cardiac Electrophysiology | Cardiology
Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Dr. Krishna Kancharla
Cardiac Electrophysiology | Cardiology

UPMC Heart And Vascular Institute (Electrophysiology)

5200 Centre Avenue, Suite 710, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
 (1.7 miles away)
412-450-3044
Languages Spoken:
English, Telugu
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Krishna Kancharla, MD, is a cardiologist certified in clinical cardiac electrophysiology, cardiovascular diseases, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a cardiac electrophysiologist at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Osmania Medical College, India. He completed his residency at Georgetown University Hospital/Medstar Washington Hospital, DC, followed by his fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Dr. Kancharla joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2017. His clinical interests include medical and catheter ablation-based management of heart rhythm conditions such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, and ventricular arrhythmias with minimal or no fluoroscopic radiation. Dr. Kancharla’s interests also include the management of patients with slow heart rhythms and heart failure utilizing cardiac devices such as a defibrillator, pacemaker, and the His bundle type pacemaker. Dr. Kancharla has over 30 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and textbooks. He serves as a reviewer for various heart rhythm medical journals. He is a member of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and American Heart Association (AHA). View Dr. Kancharla's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Kancharla is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

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  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
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