VernonMascarenhasMD
Cardiology • Wilkes-Barre, PAAdult Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography
Physician
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Office
1000 E Mountain Blvd
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711Phone+1 570-808-6020Fax+1 570-808-2306
Summary
- Dr. Vernon Mascarenhas is a cardiologist in Pottsville, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and Geisinger Medical Center. He received his medical degree from M.P. Shah Medical College and has been in practice 24 years. He is the Director of Echocardiography at The Pearsall Heart Hospital. Interests include Interventional echocardiography & hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Education & Training
Geisinger Health System (Danville)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2007 - 2010
UPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
M.P. Shah Medical CollegeClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
WA State Medical License 2021 - 2022- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- A Study of Evacetrapib (LY2484595) in Participants With High Cholesterol Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 54 citationsCoronary blood flow responses to physiological stress in humans.Afsana Momen, Vernon Mascarenhas, Amir Gahremanpour, Zhaohui Gao, Raman Moradkhan
American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2009-03-01 - 262 citationsProspective evaluation of feasibility and electrophysiologic and echocardiographic characteristics of left bundle branch area pacingPugazhendhi Vijayaraman, Faiz A. Subzposh, Angela Naperkowski, Ragesh Panikkath, Kaitlyn John
Heart Rhythm. 2019-12-01 - 44 citationsEffects of muscle metabolites on responses of muscle sympathetic nerve activity to mechanoreceptor(s) stimulation in healthy humansJian Cui, Vernon Mascarenhas, Raman Moradkhan, Cheryl Blaha, Lawrence I. Sinoway
American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2008-02-01
Press Mentions
Healthwatch 16: Heart MurmursFebruary 27th, 2018
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