- Dr. Robert J Ruffner, MD
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Dr. Robert J Ruffner, MD
Internal Medicine
- Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Overview
Dr. Robert J Ruffner, MD works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and graduated Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Ruffnerand practicing for 42 years
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
Conditions
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)• Broken Hand
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Coats' Disease
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Optic Papilla
• Corneal Flash Burns
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• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Duodenal Polyp
• Electron Microscopy
• Endocarditis
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Lymphoma, Large Cell, Anaplastic
• Nasal Surgery
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Nondependent Alcohol Abuse
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Pancreas Tumor
• Pelvic Relaxation
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Pterygium Syndrome, Multiple Dominant Type
• Retinitis Pigmentosa - Mental Retardation - Deafness
• Rupture of Ulnar Collateral Ligament of Thumb
• Telogen Effluvium
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Procedures
• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Dissection
• Aortic Valve Disease
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Autonomic Disorders
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Imaging
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• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Cardiomegaly
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cardioversion, Elective
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Congenital Aortic Valve Disorders
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Endocarditis
• Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
• Heart Tumors, Benign
• Hyperlipidemia
• Hypertension
• Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypertensive Heart Disease
• Hypotension
• Impella Device
• Mitral Valve Disease
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Pericardial Disease
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Edema
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Valve Disease
• Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disorders
• Septal Defect
• Syncope
• Thoracentesis
• Tilt Testing or Cardiac Event Monitors
• Tricuspid Valve Disease
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Vascular Duplex Ultrasonography and Plethysmography
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 42
State License
- Pennsylvania
Spoken Languages
- Arabic
- Spanish
Education & Training
Medical School
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Baltimore, MD, United States
Graduated: 1981
Baltimore, MD, United States
Graduated: 1981
Residency Hospital
University Health Center Pittsburgh
Year completed: 1984
Year completed: 1984
Awards
1 ACC
2 AMA
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The provider addressed traditional and alternative medicine treatment options in an open-minded way.
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We discussed treatment options and choices I have.
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Office Locations
Primary location
Cardiovascular Associates
5200 Centre Avenue Suite 710
Pennsylvania (PA)
Pittsburgh
15232
Phone:(412) 621-5000
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 30 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Cardiovascular Associates, 5200 Centre Avenue Suite 710, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA), 15232
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- American Republic
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CHAMPVA
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Community Blue PPO
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health America PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Gateway Health Plan
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- POMCO Group
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- UPMC
- UPMC Health Plan
- UPMC PPO
- Wells Fargo Insurance
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