Biographical Sketch
Dr. Maria Mountis is Associate Staff in the Division of Cardiology, Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation. She was appointed to the Cleveland Clinic in 2008. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is also certified in adult echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography.
Dr. Mountis is a Pennsylvania native, graduating with a B.S. degree in Biology from Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA. She received her medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, PA. This was followed by her fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA, where she was also appointed Chief Cardiovascular Fellow. She continued her training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with a fellowship dedicated to the care of patients with Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant.
Her professional interests include diagnosis and treatment of advanced heart failure, cardiac transplantation, mechanical assist devices, and the cardiac care of women.
Specialty Interests
heart failure, cardiac transplantation, mechanical circulatory support devices, women's cardiac care, pulmonary hypertension
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