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Office
9104 Babcock Boulevard
Suite 700
Pittsburgh, PA 15237Phone+1 412-748-6484- Is this information wrong?
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
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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, Sam A. Buffer, Quinn R. Pack, Samir Saba> ;Cureus. 2019 Jun 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, Edward P. Shapiro> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1999 Sep 1
- 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, Peter G. Schulam, Louis R. Kavoussi> ;Journal of Endourology. 1998 Apr 1
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Hospital Affiliations
- UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- UPMC St. MargaretPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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