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Office
9380 McKnight Rd
Ste 201
Pittsburgh, PA 15237Phone+1 412-367-8202
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1995
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1991 - 1993
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
- University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
- MD State Medical License 1993 - 1996
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsTrends and Predictors of 30-day Readmission Among Patients Hospitalized with Infective Endocarditis in the United States.Deepak Kumar Pasupula, Anusha Ganapati Bhat, Sudeep K Siddappa Malleshappa, Amir Lotfi, Mara Slawsky
Cureus. 2019-06-21 - 157 citationsIndependent effects of preload, afterload, and contractility on left ventricular torsion.Sheng Jing Dong, Paul S. Hees, Wen Mei Huang, Sam A. Buffer, James L. Weiss
The American Journal of Physiology. 1999-09-01 - 18 citationsFactors involved in gas embolism after laparoscopic injury to inferior vena cava.Denis O’Sullivan, Salvatore Micali, Timothy D. Averch, Sam Buffer, Trish Reyerson
Journal of Endourology. 1998-04-01
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