Marianne Muhlebach, MD

I have always had a passion for education and teaching, helping others, and the science of medicine since I was very young. I love being an advanced practice provider because it allows me to be collaborative with other health care providers while providing optimal patient education. My approach to patient care is to combine expertise and knowledge with empathy and understanding to give the patient the best and most understanding patient care possible. Outside of work, I am very involved in community theater. It has always been a hobby of mine since I was young, and I still enjoy performing and volunteering whenever I can.

I am an interventional cardiologist who performs procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes (heart attacks), peripheral artery disease (blockages in the leg and arm arteries), cardiogenic shock (severe heart failure), and acute pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lung arteries). I meet many of my patients in the hospital when they are having a heart attack. For many people, this is the first time they are diagnosed with a serious medical condition. After our team opens the blockage causing the heart attack, there is still a lot to do, including getting patients on the right combination of medications, addressing any lifestyle changes that need to be made, and ensuring that patients have what they need to get back to their daily activities. I believe that it is very important to make sure each patient understands their condition, its treatment, and how we can work together to make sure they stay out of the hospital and the cardiac catheterization lab in the future.

The majority of my clinical practice is seeing patients with glioblastoma. These patients are sick and require prompt diagnosis and treatment. Due to the limited options for these patients, they also require cutting-edge treatments. I believe in personalized medicine for glioblastoma where treatments should depend not only on the patient’s age and performance status, but also the molecular and genetic profile of their tumor. For me, the top priority is always patient care, to treat every patient like they were my family. These patients and their families need compassion and a treating physician who can be a friend and guide. I want my patients to think of me first whenever they have any medical, social or financial issue that arises from their diagnosis. I also believe that patients need choices and autonomy to choose the treatment that is best for them. I am there not only to offer treatments that are available at my center, but also to talk about treatments that may be available across the country or globe.