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Summary
- Dana Weisshaar, MD, is a cardiologist specializing in heart failure and transplantation with extensive experience in cardiac catheterization, transplant cardiology, heart failure, and quality improvement. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Toledo and a cardiovascular fellowship at Sutter Health/California Pacific Medical Center. Dr. Weisshaar currently serves as President of Empallo Medical Group and is a Professor at California Northstate University College of Medicine. She has worked as a cardiologist focusing on advanced heart failure and LVAD at Kaiser Permanente for over two decades. Her research in cardiology, highlighted by multiple publications, contributes significantly to the field, with some works being highly cited. Dr. Weisshaar is recognized as a Fellow by the American College of Cardiology and received the Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Education & Training
Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Gastroenterology, 2021 - 2027
Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Gastroenterology, 2016 - 2022
Sutter Health/California Pacific Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1996
University of ToledoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
The University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
NM State Medical License 2025 - 2029
CA State Medical License 1993 - 2028
FL State Medical License 2024 - 2028
TX State Medical License 2026 - 2028
MA State Medical License 2024 - 2027
ME State Medical License 2024 - 2027
MI State Medical License 2024 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Sustainable Approach to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Through Better Quality Measurement.Nkem Okeke, Kerrilynn C Hennessey, Amy M Sitapati, Dana Weisshaar, Nishant P Shah
Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2024-05-01 - Response to "Comments on sirolimus use and risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in solid organ transplant recipients" (SOTRs).Maryam M Asgari, Sarah Arron, E Margaret Warton, Charles P Quesenberry Jr, Dana Weisshaar
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2022-05-01 - 45 citationsCovid-19 in hospitalized lung and non-lung solid organ transplant recipients: a comparative analysis from a multicenter study.Madeleine R. Heldman, Olivia S Kates, Kassem Safa, Camille N. Kotton, Sarah J. Georgia
American Journal of Transplantation. 2021-05-19
Press Mentions
Dana Weisshaar, MD, FACC, a CardiologistMarch 27th, 2025
UCSF: All-Woman Transplant Team Makes HistoryFebruary 15th, 2023
‘This Is a First’: Why a 5-Hour Heart Transplant at UCSF Made HistoryFebruary 14th, 2023
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