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Dennis McNamara, MD, Cardiology, Pittsburgh, PA, UPMC Passavant

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Cardiology Pittsburgh, PA

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Cardiovascular Disease Genetics

Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 1993
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
  • Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease: At the Heart of Mother and the Baby 
    2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
  • 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM): The Pregnancy Meeting 
    Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Dallas, Texas - 2/6/2012

Press Mentions

  • Cardiol Therapeutics Announces First Patient Enrolled in ARCHER, a Phase II Clinical Trial of CardiolRx(TM) for Treatment of Acute Myocarditis
    Cardiol Therapeutics Announces First Patient Enrolled in ARCHER, a Phase II Clinical Trial of CardiolRx(TM) for Treatment of Acute MyocarditisAugust 3rd, 2022
  • A Simple Blood Test Could Save New Mothers. Why Aren’t More Doctors Using It?
    A Simple Blood Test Could Save New Mothers. Why Aren’t More Doctors Using It?July 13th, 2021
  • Covid-19 May Have a Hidden Impact on the Heart
    Covid-19 May Have a Hidden Impact on the HeartSeptember 23rd, 2020
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Grant Support

  • Racial Genomic Differences And Heart Failure OutcomesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2012
  • Immune Activation And Myocardial Recovery In Peripartum CardiomyopathyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2010
  • Genetic Modulation Of Left Ventricular RecoveryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2008
  • Cytokines And LV Recovery In Recent Onset CardiomyopathyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2006
  • Genetic Analysis Of Vertebrate Cardiac DevelopmentNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1995–1998
  • Genetic Analysis Of Vertebrate Cardiac DevelopmentNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1993

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations