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Dr. Shaw is a board-certified, fellowship-trained, cardiologist and electrophysiologist. He performs electrophysiology studies and specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal electrical activity of the heart in adult patients. His expertise includes diagnosing complex arrhythmias and abnormal electrocardiograms, catheter ablation for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, and the implantation and extraction of pacemakers and defibrillators.

Walter E. McGregor, MD is an accomplished cardiac surgeon who offers expertise in mitral valve disease, robotic heart surgery, transcatheter mitral repair, and complex surgical reconstructive techniques. As the Director of Allegheny Health Network's Cardiac Surgery Division, he has developed a multidisciplinary mitral disease program offering unique treatments to patients in Western Pennsylvania that incorporate robotic and catheter based technologies for enhanced recovery and improved outcomes. He is known as a clinical leader in this field and is designated as a mitral reference center surgeon by the American Heart Association. He also serves as a key investigator on several clinical trials assessing novel percutaneous mitral and tricuspid valve treatments. Recognized for his commitment to resident development, he serves as Director for the Thoracic Surgery Residency Program, maintains Associate Professorship at Drexel University College of Medicine, and is previously a funded investigator for the NIH. He is known to be a true role model and mentor for the residents and maintains an environment of scholarly commitment for his trainees. Dr. McGregor received his medical degree from an accelerated 6 year BS/MD program at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, and is an active member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Mensa International.

Dr. Tsukashita has particular clinical interest in aortic root replacement, aortic, atrial fibrillation, cardiac, coronary artery bypass graft, and heart valve repair, reconstruction and replacement surgeries, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), heart transplant, left ventricular assist device (LVAD), mechanical structural heart disease, and minimally invasive heart surgery. He received his medical degree from Kyoto University in Kyoto City, Japan. He earned his doctor of philosophy degree at Kyoto University’s Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine where he also completed his residency. He received fellowship training in cardiovascular surgery as a clinical fellow at New York University Hospital Medical Center. He received training in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Tsukashita has published many articles in medical journals on his clinical research.