GavinWilliamHickeyMD

Cardiology • Pittsburgh, PA

Heart Failure & Transplantation, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care

Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant and Pulmonary Hypertension Attending

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Office
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
200 Lothrop Street 5B
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-647-2345

Fax+1 412-647-0595

Summary

Dr. Gavin Hickey is a cardiologist based in Pittsburgh, PA (UPMC, VA Pittsburgh) with expertise in advanced heart failure, transplantation, left ventricular assist devices, and pulmonary hypertension. He completed his medical degree at the University of Rochester and pursued residency and fellowships in cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure/txp and pulmonary hypertension at UPMC. Dr. Hickey is currently a heart failure/transplant and pulmonary hypertension specialist at UPMC and at the VA Pittsburgh Medical Center. His research interests include cardiogenic shock, LVADs, heart failure management and heart transplantation, with numerous publications in renowned journals. He has also received honors, including a MyVAAccess Grant and awards for clinical science research presentations.

Education & Training

UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside HospitalFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure/Pulmonary Hypertension, 2014
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2011 - 2014
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2010
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2006
University of RochesterBA, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1998 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

MyVAAccess Grant VA-Under Secretary of Health, 2017
3rd Place Award Clinical Science Research Presentation American Heart Association Fellows Research Day, 2014
3rd Place Award Clinical Science Research Oral Presentation Nemacolin Cardiovascular Medicine Update, 2014
Travel Award American Society of Transplantation (AST), 2014
Travel Award American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 2013
OME International Research Award University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2003
Golden Key National Honor Society 2001
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Clinical Trials

Pathogenesis of Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy by I-123 MIBG Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Donor and Recipient Age Influence Outcomes Following Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in the 2018 US Heart Allocation System.
Nidhi Iyanna, Yeahwa Hong, Nicholas R Hess, Luke A Ziegler, Ander Dorken-Gallastegi
Transplantation. 2025-03-01
Durable left ventricular assist device in donation after circulatory death heart transplantation.
Yeahwa Hong, Umar Nasim, Nidhi Iyanna, Ander Dorken-Gallastegi, Mary E Keebler
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025-02-11
Effects of Nighttime Procurement and Transplantation on Outcomes Following Heart Transplantation.
Yeahwa Hong, Nicholas R Hess, Ander Dorken-Gallastegi, Mohamed Abdullah, Nidhi Iyanna
Clinical Transplantation. 2025-02-01

Journal Articles

Evolving Trends in Adult Heart Transplant with the 2018 Heart Allocation Policy Change
Michael A Mathier, Gavin W Hickey, Suresh R Mulukutla, Mary E Keebler, JAMA Cardiology

Abstracts/Posters

Initial Results from A New Acute Imaging Pathway for ED Patients with Chest Pain.
Gavin Hickey, Donald Yealy, Saurabh Malhotra, Christina Pacella, Susan Maxwell, PremSoman, American Heart Association Fellows Research Day, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, 1/1/2014
Yield of Myocardial SPECT in Acute Chest Pain Patients with Negative ECG and Biomarkers.
Hickey, Gavin MD; Nguyen, Daniel MD; Pasupala, Deepak MD; Khanna, Mukul MD; Anaraki, Sanaz MD; Malhotra, Saurabh MD, MPH; Markowitz, Jeremy MD; Batal, Omar MD; Soman, ..., Cardiovascular Medicine Update, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, 1/1/2014
Yield of Myocardial SPECT in Acute Chest Pain Patients with Negative ECG and Biomarkers.
Hickey, Gavin MD; Nguyen, Daniel MD; Pasupala, Deepak MD; Khanna, Mukul MD; Anaraki, Sanaz MD; Malhotra, Saurabh MD, MPH; Markowitz, Jeremy MD; Batal, Omar MD; Soman, ..., American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 1/1/2014
Newly Diagnosed Cardiomyopathy In Acute Ischemic Stroke.
Hickey, Gavin; Batal, Omar; Kolia, Nadeem; Patel, Sandeep; Balaney, Bhavna; Dardari, Zeina; Reddy, Vivek ; Jovin, Tudor; Hammer, Maxim; Schmidhofer, Mark; Champion, Hu..., American College of Cardiology, 1/1/2013
Troponin I Elevation in Acute Ischemic Stroke.
Balaney, Bhavna; Batal, Omar; Kolia, Nadeem; Hickey, Gavin; Dardari, Zeina; Reddy, Vivek ; Jovin, Tudor; Hammer, Maxim; Champion, Hunter; Schmidhofer, Mark, American College of Cardiology, 1/1/2013
Myocardial Infarction in the Setting of Acute Ischemic Stroke.
Omar Batal, Nadeem Kolia, BhavnaBalaney, Gavin Hickey, ZeinaDardari, Hunter Champion, Vivek Reddy, Tudor Jovin, Maxim Hammer, Mark Schmidhofer, American College of Cardiology, 1/1/2013
Initial Results from A New Acute Imaging Pathway for ED Patients with Chest Pain.
Gavin Hickey, Donald Yealy, Saurabh Malhotra, Christina Pacella, Susan Maxwell, PremSoman, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, 1/1/2013
Comparison of Traditional Pre-test Probability Estimates of Coronary Artery Disease with the Actual Prevalence of Ischemia Using Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomogr...
Omar Batal, Sunil Agarwal, Jeremy Markowitz, Gavin Hickey, Matthew Harinstein, PremSoman, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 1/1/2013
Predictive Value of Q waves and Left Bundle Branch Block for Myocardial Perfusion Abnormalities.
Omar Batal, MD; Sunil K. Agarwal, MD, PhD; Jeremy Markowitz, MD; Gavin W. Hickey, MD; Matthew E. Harinstein, MD; PremSoman, MD, PhD, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 1/1/2012
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Lectures

Steroids in Sepsis.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Montefiore Hospital - 1/1/2009
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Spotlight on Clinical Cases: A case of myocardial infarction in a 26 year old male with Factor VII deficiency.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Montefiore Hospital - 1/1/2009