DavidM.LasordaDOFACP, FACC. FSCAI

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology

Director of interventional cardiology-Allegheny General Hospital.

Overview of Dr. Lasorda

Dr. David Lasorda is a cardiologist in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Allegheny General Hospital, Forbes Hospital, AHN Grove City, UPMC Passavant, and Heritage Valley Health System. He received his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice 34 years. Dr. Lasorda accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 16 doctors at AHN Grove City and one of 114 doctors at UPMC Passavant who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 30 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
490 E North Ave
Ste 307
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Book by Phone+1(412) 899-1470

Fax+1 412-359-6620

Education & Training

Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1987 - 1990
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

PA State License 1984 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012-2013
Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2009-2011
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Clinical Trials

To Investigate the Role of Upstream High Dose Statin in STEMI Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 4
IK-5001 for the Prevention of Remodeling of the Ventricle and Congestive Heart Failure After Acute Myocardial Infarction Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
AVERT™ Clinical Trial for Contrast Media Volume Reduction and Incidence of CIN Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Large-bore Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Catheter-directed Thrombolysis in the Management of Intermediate-risk Pulmonary Embolism: Primary Results of the PEERLESS Ran...
Wissam A Jaber, Carin F Gonsalves, Stefan Stortecky, Samuel Horr, Orestis Pappas
Circulation. 2024-10-29
17 citations
Early Utilization of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: The National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative.
Mir B Basir, Alejandro Lemor, Sarah Gorgis, Kirit C Patel, Brian C Kolski
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023-12-05
1 citations
Shockwave Lithotripsy for Calcific Mitral Valve Stenosis: A Promising Technology.
Kinan Kassar, Adnan Khalif, David Lasorda
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2023-01-10

Press Mentions

Cardiac Surgeons at Pittsburgh's Allegheny General Hospital First in the State to Successfully Implant New Device to Repair Leaky Tricuspid Heart ValveOctober 10th, 2024
AHN Names David Lasorda, MD, as Recipient of Frank Begg, MD, Endowed Professorship in Interventional CardiologyOctober 10th, 2019
Dr. Don L. Fisher, Pioneering Cardiologist at Allegheny General Hospital, Dead at 100March 19th, 2019
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Fellow

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
HealthAmerica HealthAssurance PPO
Highmark BCBS ClassicBlue
Highmark BCBS PPOBlue
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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