Saint Vincent Heart and Vascular Center: Pioneering Heart Care
Your Best Choice for Heart and Vascular Care
At Saint Vincent, we’ve assembled the most experienced, most trusted team of cardiac experts in the region. Performing more heart procedures and delivering better outcomes than anyone else in our area. We've expanded our program by bringing specialists trained at the nation's leading facilities here to Erie. And we've expanded our capabilities, expertise and experience in order to provide the world-class heart care you and your loved ones deserve. Ensuring Saint Vincent remains the region's best choice for heart and vascular care.
Pioneering Heart Care
Since establishing Erie's first, fully integrated heart center more than a decade ago, Saint Vincent Heart and Vascular Center specialists have continually advanced state-of-the-art heart care in our region. In fact, Saint Vincent cardiac surgeons perform life-saving surgeries with significantly better mortality rates and shorter post-surgical hospital stays than any other local provider. Our nationally recognized team continues to pioneer innovative screening techniques and less invasive heart procedures—resulting in shorter hospital stays, faster recovery times and better patient outcomes. We continue to rank among the best in the state for patient quality, making a successful recovery significantly more likely. And we continue to bring the most skillful, most experienced heart specialists to our community.
World-Class Outcomes
The Saint Vincent Heart and Vascular Center serves as the region's gold standard in heart and vascular care. With performance metrics that far exceed national standards, our heart and vascular team ensures you will receive the quickest access to the best care possible. We've been ranked among the best hospitals in the United States for heart attack care and we are the region's leader in caring for patients with congestive heart failure. Our experienced staff has lower mortality rates than the national average and top decile ratings for quality standards and outcomes.
Award-Winning Capabilities
The Saint Vincent Heart and Vascular Center continues to bring new technology, expertise and advancements in care to our region—including minimally invasive vascular procedures not yet available anywhere else in the region. We are the only facility in the region with a dedicated Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, which means more advanced care for patients when they need it most. And we remain a leading provider of high quality, technologically advanced heart and vascular care, including coronary disease and heart failure, cardiac valve repair and replacement, complex surgical management, cardiac electrophysiology, peripheral vascular surgery and minimally invasive treatment.
Jaydutt Patel, MD
Cardiology/Electrophysiology
A graduate of Pramukhswami Medical College, Dr. Patel completed his residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and a chief residency at the University of Iowa. He completed his fellowship at Tufts University, Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center and an additional fellowship and research rotation at Harvard affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Patel specializes in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Andrew Mecca, MD
Cardiology
A graduate of UHS Chicago Medical School, Dr. Mecca completed his residency and fellowships at Loyola University Medical Center. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Mecca's specialties include Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Thomas Person, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
A graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Person specializes in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Prior to joining our nationally recognized heart and vascular team, Dr. Person completed residencies at Oregon Health & Sciences University and the Medical University of South Carolina.
Ross Peterson, MD
Cardiology
A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Dr. Peterson completed his residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland and his fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the National Board of Echocardiography. Dr. Peterson's specialties include Cardiovascular Disease and Nuclear Cardiology.
Mark Izzo, MD
Cardiology
A graduate of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Dr. Izzo completed his residency at Temple University Hospital. He completed his fellowships at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Izzo is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and his specialties include Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.
Matthew Becker, MD
Cardiology
Dr. Becker earned his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University. He completed his residency at Duke University Medical Center and fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Becker specializes in Cardiovascular Disease.
David Borowski, MD
Cardiology/Electrophysiology
Dr. Borowski is a graduate of the Albany Medical College, where he also served his residency. He completed his fellowships at the University of Vermont. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Borowski's specialties include Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Manuel Forero, MD
Cardiology
A graduate of Juan N. Corpas School of Medicine, Dr. Forero completed his residency and his fellowship at Tulane University Hospital & Clinics. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Forero's specialties include Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology, Internal Medicine, and Family Medicine.
Nishant Koradia, MD
Cardiology
Dr. Koradia obtained his medical degree at Gujarat University. He completed his residency at Coney Island Hospital and his fellowships at the Maimonides Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the National Board of Echocardiography. Dr. Koradia's specialties include Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology and Nuclear Cardiology.
Dennis Michalak, MD
Vascular Reading
A graduate of New York University School of Medicine, Dr. Michalak completed his residencies at State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic—Rochester as well as his fellowship at the University of Rochester. Dr. Michalak is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery.
Aron Goldberg, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
A graduate of Emory University School of Medicine, Dr. Goldberg completed residencies at Indiana University School of Medicine and Medical University of South Carolina. Certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Goldberg specializes in Thoracic Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Mark Marbey, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
A graduate of the University of Miami School of Medicine, Dr. Marbey completed his residency at Washington University and fellowships at New York Hospital—Cornell University and Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital. Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Marbey specializes in Thoracic Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Jeffrey Buetikofer, MD
Cardiology/Electrophysiology
Dr. Buetikofer is a graduate of Hahnemann University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University Hospitals of Cleveland and his fellowships at the University of Minnesota Hospital & Clinic. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the National Board of Echocardiography, Dr. Buetikofer's specialties include Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Para Yoges-Waran, MD
Cardiology
Dr. Yoges-Waran is a graduate of the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. He completed his residency at Coney Island Hospital and his fellowships at Maimonides Medical Center. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the National Board of Echocardiography, Dr Yoges-Waran's specialties include Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology and Nuclear Cardiology.
John Cardone, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Dr. Cardone earned his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College. He completed his residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and completed his fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital. Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Cardone specializes in Cardiovascular Surgery.
William Mecca, MD
Cardiology
A graduate of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Dr. Mecca completed his residency and fellowships at the University Hospitals of Cleveland. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Mecca's specialties include Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.
Samuel Ward, MD
Cardiology
A graduate of the Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine, Dr. Ward completed his residency at Duke University Medical Center and his fellowships at Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Ward's specialties include Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.
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