Samir Saba, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science; Chief, Division of Cardiology; Co-Director, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute; Harry S. Tack Chair, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Samir Saba is Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science; Chief, Division of Cardiology; Co-Director, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute; Harry S. Tack Chair, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 602 publications with 12,715 citations (h-index 53); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 11 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Samir F. Saba is Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine / UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute, Pittsburgh, PA. The public record shows 602 publications with 12,715 citations (h-index 53), centered on Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Artery Disease / ACS. It also documents an investigator role on 11 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2006–2018).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
- Top research focus: Heart Failure
- 11 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 8 companies
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 41 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 11 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year202520 payments
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202512 payments
- Biosense Webster, Inc.Program year20251 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
62.5%Beta blocker27.6%Metoprolol Succinate39%Sotalol30%Metoprolol Tartrate17%Carvedilol7%Atenolol7%Part D<11 patientsAntiarrhythmic14.6%Amiodarone Hcl63%Flecainide Acetate20%Dofetilide17%Part D<11 patientsBlood & clotting
37.5%Factor Xa inhibitor36.4%Eliquis94%Xarelto6%Part D<11 patientsVitamin K antagonist1.1%Warfarin Sodium100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2006–2018 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Cardiac Resynchronization in the Elderly: Piloting Pacemaker vs. Defibrillator Therapy
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2018$351,375R34HL132031 - Cardiac Resynchronization in the Elderly: Piloting Pacemaker vs. Defibrillator Therapy
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2017$348,750R34HL132031 - A Clinical and Molecular Analysis of the Brugada Syndrome
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
FY2011$340,875R01HL062300
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Association of Diagnostic Code Priority With Identification of True Cardiac Arrest in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Article2026 - Novel machine learning fusion architectures integrating electrocardiogram representations: applications to acute coronary event detection.
European heart journal. Digital health
Article2026 - Prognostic importance of septal deformation patterns and lateral wall function in patients with heart failure and left bundle branch block receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy.
European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice
Article2026 - Long-Term Outcomes With Class 1C Antiarrhythmic Drug Use in Atrial Fibrillation.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2026 - Mortality, Hospitalization, and Cardiac Interventions Among Patients With Mitral Valve Prolapse <65 Years of Age.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2026
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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linkedin.com/in/samir-saba-337b2819
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dom.pitt.edu/saba-podcast-workforce-development
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newsroom.heart.org/local-news/pittsburgh-cardiology-leader-samir-saba-m-d-named-2026-peter-j-safar-pulse-of-pittsburgh-honoree
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Education
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- FACC
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Editorial & leadership roles
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Awards & honors
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- Named to Best Doctors
Pittsburgh Magazine
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- National Principal Investigator
Arrhythmia Detection After MI (AID-MI) clinical trial
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Podcast: "Samir Saba, MD, Discusses the Future of Cardiology Workforce Development"
University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine
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