Indu Gopalakrishnan Poornima MD
Nuclear Medicine Specialist | Nuclear Cardiology
320 E North Ave Pittsburgh PA, 15212About
Dr. Indu Poornima practices Nuclear Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Poornima uses procedures and treatments that apply molecular imaging and molecular therapy. Nuclear Medicine Physicians are trained and certified to provide such procedures as skeletal imaging, glucose metabolic imaging, brain perfusion, blood pool imaging, and thyroid imaging, among many others.
Education and Training
Stanley Med Coll- Dr M G R Med Univ- Madras- Tn- India 1992
Stanley Medical College
Madras Medical College 1992
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Chronotropic incompetence as a manifestation of coronary artery disease and its reversal with revascularization.
- Acute myocardial infarction associated with dietary supplements containing
- Mitral valve repair is an effective treatment for ventricular arrhythmias in mitral valve prolapse syndrome.
- Triple threat in pregnancy.
Treatments
- Obesity
- Angina
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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