Michael Pfeiffer MD

Echocardiography, Cardiothoracic Imaging

Assistant Professor of Medicine; Associate Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship; Director, Structural Heart Imaging

500 University DrHershey, PA 17033
Phone+1 800-243-1455

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Education & Training

Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2009 - 2012
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 2006
Susquehanna UniversityB.S., Major in Biology, minor in Biochemistry, 1998 - 2002

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Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Cerner Sentinel Cloud Auditing, Cerner Corporation, 2015, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2015, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart (CQM), Cerner Corporation, 2015, 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Modeling Individual Patient Outcomes After Interatrial Shunt Treatment in Heart Failure With Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction: The RELIEVE-HF Trial.
Gregg W Stone, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Michael R Zile, Stefan D Anker, Josep Rodés-Cabau
Circulation. Heart Failure. 2026-08-04
Mitigations for extra stimuli of the left ventricular endocardium with the WiSE-CRT System.
Shunsuke Eguchi, Yoshiyuki Orihara, Ayumi Eguchi, Michael Pfeiffer, John Gorcsan Iii
International Journal of Cardiology. Heart & Vasculature. 2026-06-01
Correction: CPX-351 vs. conventional chemotherapy cardiotoxicity in high-risk AML: a post hoc phase III trial analysis.
Joshua D Mitchell, Michael Pfeiffer, John Boehmer, John Gorcsan, Shunsuke Eguchi
Cardio-Oncology. 2026-05-23

Journal Articles

Academic Advancement in the Current Era: Integrating and Empowering Clinician Educators
hafer, KM, Hira, RS, Sinha SS, Pfeiffer, M, Abudayyeh, I, Feldman, DN, Leung, S, Damp J, Gopinathannair, R, Valente AM, Sivaram, CA, Freeman, AM, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1/1/2019
Radiation Protection for the Echocardiographers: �To Each Their Own�
Pfeiffer, M, Chambers C, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention, 1/1/2019
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A General Overview with Emphasis on Current Use and Indications
Pfeiffer, MP, Biederman RWW, The Medical Clinics of North America, 1/1/2015

Abstracts/Posters

Deceptive Appearance of a Cardiac Fibroma
Ghahramani, M, Ruzieh, M, Pfeiffer, M, ACC Scientific Sessions, 1/1/2019
Safety of Transesophageal Echocardiogram Guided Percutaneous Insertion of Bicaval Dual Lumen Cannula (AVALON ELITE �) for Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Bressler, S, Ghodsizad, A, Pfeiffer, M, Brehm, C, ISHLT, 1/1/2016
Single Site Experience with Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance of Dual Lumen Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Catheter Insertion
Pfeiffer MP, Bressler S, Ghodsizad A, Brehm C, ACC Scientific Sessions, 1/1/2016

Lectures

Structural Heart Disease: Percutaneous Treatment Options
1/1/2018
Curriculum Revision
1/1/2017
Novel Oral Anticoagulants
1/1/2013

Press Mentions

Penn State Participates in ALIVE Trial Investigating Non-Invasive Alternatives to Heart Failure SurgeryFebruary 26th, 2021
Researchers Assess New Heart Failure TreatmentFebruary 25th, 2021