- Dr. Sam Buffer, MD
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Dr. Sam Buffer, MD
Cardiology - Pennsylvania, Cranberry Township
Overview
Dr. Sam Buffer, MD works in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania is a specialist in Cardiology and graduated Johns Hopkins University in 1995. Dr. Buffer is affiliated with UPMC Passavant - Cranberry, UPMC Passavant - McCandless and practicing for 35 years
Specialties
- Cardiology
Conditions
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)• Broken Hand
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Coats' Disease
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Optic Papilla
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
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• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• Cranial Release Technique (CRT)
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Duodenal Polyp
• Endocarditis
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Lymphoma, Large Cell, Anaplastic
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Nondependent Alcohol Abuse
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Pancreas Tumor
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Pterygium Syndrome, Multiple Dominant Type
• Rupture of Ulnar Collateral Ligament of Thumb
• Telogen Effluvium
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Procedures
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)• Cardiac Imaging
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Cardioversion, Elective
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Thoracentesis
• Tilt Testing or Cardiac Event Monitors
Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 35
State License
- Pennsylvania
Education & Training
Fellowship Hospital
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
Year completed: 1995
Baltimore, MD, USA
Year completed: 1995
Medical School
University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Graduated: 1988
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Graduated: 1988
Internship Hospital
University Pa
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Year completed: 1991
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Year completed: 1991
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Office Locations
Primary location
UPMC Cardiovascular Institute
3 Saint Francis Way Suite 202
Pennsylvania (PA)
Cranberry Township
16066
Phone:(724) 772-1133
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 65 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Other Office Locations
UPMC Cardiovascular Consultants
9365 McKnight Road Suite 700
Pennsylvania (PA)
Cranberry Township
15237
Phone:(412) 366-2010
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 25 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
UPMC Cardiovascular Institute, 3 Saint Francis Way Suite 202, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania (PA), 16066
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Bakery & Confectionary Union Plan
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Community Blue PPO
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health America PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Medico
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- National Elevator
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- POMCO Group
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- UPMC
- UPMC Health Plan
- UPMC PPO
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Affiliated Hospitals
UPMC Passavant - Cranberry
1 Saint Francis Way
Pennsylvania PA,
Cranberry Township,
16066
UPMC Passavant - Cranberry is a hospital located in Cranberry Twp, PA. This hospital reports jointly with UPMC Passavant - McCandless. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the sta...
UPMC Passavant - McCandless
9100 Babcock Boulevard
Pennsylvania PA,
Pittsburgh,
15237
UPMC Passavant - McCandless is a hospital located in Pittsburgh, PA. This hospital reports jointly with UPMC Passavant - Cranberry. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state ...
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