Samir F Saba MD Division Chief, Cardiology

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology

Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Division Chief, Cardiology Co-Director, Heart and Vascular Institute

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200 Lothrop StOakland, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-647-2695

Summary

Dr. Samir Saba is a cardiologist in Oakland, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Passavant, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, UPMC East, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, and Shadyside Campus. He received his medical degree from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease and cardiac electrophysiology and is experienced in cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac critical care, and icd / pacemaker insertion.

Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 1999 - 2000
Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1996 - 1999
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1996 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

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

Clinical Trials

Predictors of Response to Biventricular Pacing in Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2005 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Genetic Predictors of Outcome in HCM Patients Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 22
Terminated
Morphological Predictors of Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Known Cardiomyopathies Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 01
Completed
Reconstruction of 12-Lead Electrogram From Intracardiac Signals From Defibrillators During or After Implantation Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
Completed
Common Sensing and Right Ventricular Automatic Capture (COGNATE) Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 01
Completed
TYRX™ Envelope for Prevention of Infection Following Replacement With a CRT or ICD Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
AIGISRx Anti-Bacterial Envelope and Custom Mesh for Prevention of Infection Following Cardiac Rhythm Management Device Replacement With an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Ranolazine Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trial Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
INcrease Of VAgal TonE in CHF Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
Terminated
Phase 3
LONGEVITY Study. Evaluation of the Device and Battery Longevity of Boston Scientific Market-released ICD and CRT-D Devices Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 27
Completed
Cardiac Resynchronization in the Elderly Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 21
Completed
Not Applicable
Improvement in Endothelial Dysfunction After Initiation of Anti-arrhythmic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Start of enrollment: 2019 May 01
Completed
Arrhythmia Detection After MI Start of enrollment: 2022 Aug 09
RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact, Sponsor-Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Evidence of Late Septal Coronary Involvement After Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation in a Patient With Lamin A/C Cardiomyopathy.
Alaa A Shalaby, Bassem S Hendawy, Daniel G Wann, Aditya Bhonsale, Krishna Kancharla
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2025-08-01
A Real-World Comparison of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Using Two Commercially Available Devices.
Stefan Preisendörfer, Aakash Sheth, Mehak Dhande, Asim Viqar, Matthew Suffoletto
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2025-07-25
Early experience with intracardiac echocardiography guidance for atrial leadless pacemaker implantation.
Paul J Lee, Sandeep K Jain, Aditya Bhonsale, Andrew H Voigt, Mehak Dhande
Heart Rhythm. 2025-07-24

Journal Articles

Effectiveness of High Rate and Delayed Detection ICD Programming by Race: A MADIT‐RIT Sub‐Study
Marc Lahiri, Samir Saba, Claudio Schuger, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Press Mentions

Afib More Common and Dangerous in Younger People Than Previously ThoughtApril 22nd, 2024
Sensydia Achieves Study Target for Heart-Sound AIFebruary 6th, 2023
Do ICDs Still ‘Work’ in Primary Prevention Given Today’s Recommended HF Meds?July 29th, 2022
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