Jamshid Shirani, MD
5 out of 5
(34)
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St. Luke's Cardiology Associates - Bethlehem - 8th Avenue
My approach to medicine, as a physician specializing in cardiovascular disease, is to help my patients to achieve desired outcomes by fully participating in the management of their heart problems. I see myself primarily as a consultant who listens to complaints, provides evidence-based advice, and assists patients with their health-related decisions based on their own specific expectations. To best achieve that, I have focused my areas of expertise, remained quite active in educating future cardiovascular specialists, and participated in cutting-edge research related to my specialty.
I am a cardiologist at St Luke's University Health Network. My practice is dedicated to non-invasive cardiac imaging, evaluation of heart valve disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and sports cardiology. My research has focused on the use of advanced imaging for the assessment of heart disease and new treatments for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. I am board-certified in cardiovascular disease and in echocardiography. As part of a multidisciplinary group, my colleagues and I offer patients a team approach to treating heart valve disease, muscle disease, and rhythm abnormalities. I joined St. Luke’s University Health Network in 2010 to initiate a program (cardiology fellowship) to train future cardiovascular specialists. That program has now been in place for eight years and has graduated 10 such subspecialists, some of whom have chosen to join St. Luke's to serve our community with their cardiovascular healthcare needs.
I earned my medical degree at Shiraz (formerly Pahlavi) University School of Medical Sciences, completed a residency in internal medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and St. Mary’s Hospital, and fellowships in cardiovascular diseases at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; cardiovascular pathology at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institute of Health; and in echocardiography at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Medical College of Virginia, VCU Medical Center.
Outside of work, I enjoy hiking, reading, writing and translating poetry, and spending time with my grandchildren.
Specialties
- Cardiology
Expertise
- Cardiology
- Cardiomyopathies
- Cardiovascular Disease
Medical School
Shiraz University of Medical Science, 1980
Internship
Marshall University School of Medicine, 1979 - 1980
Residency
St. Mary's Hospital-Waterbury, CT, 1985 - 1989
Fellowship
VCU School of Medicine, 1993 - 1994
Fellowship
Virginia Commonwealth University, MCV Campus, 1993 - 1994
This provider has 12 total patient reviews
“Dr. Shirani always takes as much time as I need in order to understand the progress of my condition and effects of the medication. It's very obvious that he cares about his patients and actually listens to what they say. I've been extremely pleased with every visit in the last 7 months.”
7/5/2024
“Dr. Shirani was very knowledgeable, respectful and helpful as always at my office visit as he was at a test I had done last year prior to surgery. He is a very valuable asset to St. Luke's.”
6/21/2024
“I believe that St. Luke's has the best Heart care in the Lehigh Valley and am very happy with Dr. Shirani and his entire staff which all go out of their way for their patients.”
5/15/2024
“Dr. Shirani is an exceptional doctor & person. I wish he could be my primary care physician, but unfortunately with his expertise, that is really not practical. Also, his staff is pretty great too. I've have had nothing but good experiences with them as well.”
5/3/2024
“... to faculty of Medicine of Harvard Medical School the University of Pennsylvania _____ School of Medicine & would rate St. Luke's healthcare system right up there with the best.”
5/3/2024
“Dr. Shirani was outstanding.”
4/26/2024
“All personal I met were very gracious and knowledgeable about their tasks. And explained the procedure to me.”
4/8/2024
“Satisfied with my Doctor appointment”
4/5/2024
“Very good.”
4/3/2024
“Service with Dr. Shirani is always excellent.”
2/19/2024
“I continue to be very pleased with Dr Shirani as my cardiac condition (hokum's disease) specialist and his PA. They are always fully engaged in both my specific condition and my overall health.”
1/12/2024
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“Very good experience with Jamshid Shirani, MD”
9/28/2024