Welcome

Science at Its Core, Patients at Its Heart.

The UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) and Division of Cardiology at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine provide world-class care and treatment for cardiovascular diseases. UPMC is ranked among the top hospitals nationwide for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report.

Along with our outstanding clinical programs, the division has established groundbreaking research programs to understand the genetic and developmental mechanisms underlying cardiovascular disease, design innovative models to study the disorders, and develop potential therapeutic modalities to treat them.

I invite you to explore our online annual report and thank you for visiting.

John J. Reilly, Jr., MD
Interim Division Chief
Jack D. Myers Professor and Chair
Department of Medicine