
Samer Azouz, MD, FACC
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
320 E North Ave Pittsburgh PA, 15212About
Dr. Samer Azouz is a cardiologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Azouz specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Azouz also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
University of Aleppo Medical School MD 0
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
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Professional Memberships
- American College of Physicians
- Pennsylvania Medical Society
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
Fellowships
- Lutheran General Hospital, University of Chicago Cardiovascular Fellowship
- Mid-America Heart Institute, University of Missouri at Kansas City Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
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Get to know Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Samer Azouz, who serves patients in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Azouz is a highly trained interventional cardiologist at AGH Wexford Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
A new hospital that feels more like home. AHN Wexford Hospital is designed for healing and comfort with rooftop gardens, valet parking, and family-friendly patient rooms to take the stress out of hospital stays. AHN Wexford Hospital will bring more doctors, more specialists, and more advanced technologies to Pittsburgh’s North Hills. We’re working around the clock to perfect every detail of this 160-bed capacity hospital.
In collaboration with Allegheny Health Network, Dr. Azouz is affiliated with Allegheny General Hospital, Grove City Medical Center, and Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion.
Prior to joining Allegheny Health Network, he was medical director of Butler Cardiovascular Consultants and co-founder of the structural heart program and heart valve clinic at Butler Health System in Butler, Pennsylvania. He was also an attending physician at Allegheny General Hospital and was instrumental in developing the Butler cardiovascular program.
Educated in Syria, Dr. Azouz graduated with his medical degree from the Aleppo University School of Medicine in 1991. After completing his residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, he gained additional skills and expertise during his cardiovascular fellowship at Lutheran General Hospital, University of Chicago, in Park Ridge, Illinois. He also completed a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Mid-America Heart Institute, University of Missouri at Kansas City.
Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and Ohio, he is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
Furthermore, he is board-certified in nuclear cardiology through the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, and in endovascular medicine through the American Board of Vascular Medicine.
A Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Dr. Azouz is a member of the American College of Physicians and the Pennsylvania Medical Society.
Interventional cardiology is the subspecialty of cardiology that uses specialized catheter-based techniques to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease, vascular disease, structural heart disease, and congenital heart defects. An interventional cardiologist is a cardiologist with one to two years of additional education and training in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease as well as congenital (present at birth) and structural heart conditions through catheter-based procedures, such as angioplasty and stenting.
Among Dr. Azouz’s various accolades include Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015), Patients’ Choice Award (2020, 2018, 2017), On-Time Doctor Award (2020, 2018), and Compassionate Doctor Award – 5 Year Honoree (2020).
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