AmreshRainaMD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Non-Invasive Cardiology

Physician

Overview of Dr. Raina

Dr. Amresh Raina is a cardiologist in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including West Penn Hospital, Allegheny General Hospital, and Forbes Hospital. He received his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 14 years. Dr. Raina accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 118 doctors at Allegheny General Hospital and one of 42 doctors at West Penn Hospital who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 70 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
320 E North Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Book by Phone+1(412) 775-3856

Fax+1 412-359-6494

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2007 - 2010
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2005 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Clinical Study of Macitentan in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension to Psychometrically Validate the PAH-SYMPACT Instrument Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 3
Beraprost-314d Added-on to Tyvaso® (BEAT) Start of enrollment: 2013 May 31
Completed
Phase 3
Long-Term, Open Label Extension Study of Pemziviptadil (PB1046) in PAH Subjects Following Completion of Study PB1046-PT-CL-0004 Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 10
Terminated
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

295 citations
Evidence of atrial functional mitral regurgitation due to atrial fibrillation: reversal with arrhythmia control.
Zachary M. Gertz, Amresh Raina, László Sághy, Erica S. Zado, David J. Callans
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2011-09-27
31 citations
Monitoring Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Using an Implantable Hemodynamic Sensor
Raymond L. Benza, Mark Doyle, David Lasorda, Kishan S. Parikh, Priscilla Correa-Jaque
Chest. 2019-12-01
122 citations
Marked changes in right ventricular contractile pattern after cardiothoracic surgery: implications for post-surgical assessment of right ventricular function.
Amresh Raina, Anjali Vaidya, Zachary M. Gertz, Susan Chambers, Paul R. Forfia
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2013-08-01

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS California CaliforniaCare HMO
BCBS California PowerSelect HMO
BCBS California PPO
BCBS Illinois Blue Advantage HMO
BCBS Illinois BlueChoice Select
BCBS Illinois HMO
BCBS Illinois PPO
Blue Shield California HMO
Blue Shield California PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Health Net California Large Group PPO
Health Net HMO - Employer Group
HealthAmerica HealthAssurance PPO
HealthLink PPO
Highmark BCBS ClassicBlue
Highmark BCBS PPOBlue
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO - Kaiser
Multiplan PPO
Pacificare HMO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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