Joseph Rossano is a Pediatric Cardiologist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rossano is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Heart Transplant, and Spinal Fusion.

Howard Eisen is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Eisen is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.

Pavan Atluri is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Atluri is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

Dr. Kaczorowski’s clinical interests include cardiothoracic transplantation, durable and temporary mechanical circulatory support, and adult cardiac surgery. A specific area of clinical focus is minimally invasive left ventricular assist device (LVAD) insertion. Accordingly, Dr. Kaczorowski has provided training for this approach and has hosted surgeons from around the country interested in learning this technique. Clinical research interests include the application of minimally invasive approaches to LVAD insertion and optimizing outcomes patients undergoing LVAD insertion and cardiac transplantation. Dr. Kaczorowski’s clinical research efforts are also directed at improving clinical outcomes in patients supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and other forms of temporary mechanical circulatory support. In addition to clinical research efforts, Dr. Kaczorowski also conducts translational research. His translational work has focused on the development of technology to facilitate endovascular access through extra-corporeal life support circuits and novel technology intended to reduce complications associated LVADs. Dr. Kaczorowski is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Cardiogenic Shock, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

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 Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Heart Transplant.

Michael Acker is a Thoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Acker is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Acker is currently accepting new patients.

Mary E. Keebler, MD is a cardiologist and is certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology and cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is the director of the section of heart failure and pulmonary hypertension and the medical director of advanced heart failure at UPMC. She is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Keebler received her medical degree from Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, and completed her internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital with additional fellowship training in heart failure at Boston University Medical Center. Dr. Keebler joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2018. Her clinical interests include heart failure, cardiogenic shock, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Keebler has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is an active member of the Heart Failure Society of America and the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. She also serves on national steering committees and writing groups for studies in mechanical circulatory support. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and two dogs, running, listening to music, and watching sports. View Dr. Keebler's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Keebler is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.

Yoshiya Toyoda is a Thoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Toyoda is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Endocarditis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Matthew O'connor is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. O'connor is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Heart Failure, and Heart Transplant.

Katsuhide Maeda is a Thoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Maeda is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Amit Iyengar is a Thoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Iyengar is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Aortic Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

John Entwistle is a Thoracic Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Entwistle is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Endocarditis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Lee Goldberg is a Cardiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Goldberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Sarcoidosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Goldberg is currently accepting new patients.

Joyce Wald is a Cardiologist in Center Radnor, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wald is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Wald is currently accepting new patients.

Robert Kormos is a Thoracic Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kormos is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Mitral Valve Regurgitation, and Heart Transplant.

Jesus Rame is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rame is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

Mark Zucker is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zucker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Heart Transplant, and Turbinectomy.

Shawn West, MD, MSc, is a pediatric cardiologist at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is board-certified in general pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. Dr. West received his medical degree from Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, after which he completed his pediatric residency there. Subsequently, Dr. West completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Virginia, earning a master’s degree in Clinical Research from the University of Virginia at the same time. Following fellowship, he pursued advanced training in heart transplant, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and advanced mechanical support at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. As an advanced fellow, Dr. West served as the Claude R. Joyner Endowed Fellow in Pediatric Cardiology. Dr. West’s main clinical role is in support of the heart transplant, cardiomyopathy (heart failure), advanced mechanical support, and pulmonary hypertension team. He has participated in several multi-center collaborative research projects. His primary research interest is outcomes-based research of patients following heart transplant. He is a member of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society, the International Pediatric Transplant Association, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, the American Society of Transplant, the American Heart Association, and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. View the full list of Dr. West’s publications on PubMed. Dr. West is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.

Dennis M. McNamara, MD, MS, is a cardiologist and is certified in both cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is the director of the Center for Heart Failure Research at UPMC and is a professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency and cardiology fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. McNamara joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 1994. His clinical interests include the management of myocarditis and other forms of cardiomyopathy, and he is known nationally and internationally for his expertise in the management of peripartum cardiomyopathy. Dr. McNamara has published more than 150 manuscripts and book chapters and is a member of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America. View Dr. McNamara's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Mcnamara is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), and Heart Transplant.

Kenneth Margulies is a Cardiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Margulies is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Margulies is currently accepting new patients.