Pierre Charbel Atallah, MD, MS, MBA, FACC

Expert Publications

• Internal carotid artery aneurysm discovered by palpation of asymmetric pulses.
• Significance of first-degree atrioventricular block in acute endocarditis.
• IgG4-related disease with effusive-constrictive pericarditis, tamponade, and hepatopathy: a novel triad.

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Get to know Cardiologist Dr. Pierre Charbel Atallah, who serves patients in Rochester, Michigan.

A board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiologist, Dr. Atallah is the Founder and Chairman of the Rochester Medical Center in Michigan. He also holds staff privileges at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Beaumont Hospital, Troy, DMC Harper University Hospital, and serves as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Wayne State University School of Medicine.

The team at Rochester Medical Center provides excellent care so patients can resume their normal activities. They maintain an unrelenting focus on preventing disease by providing unparalleled compassionate, academic, evidence-based medical care.

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Atallah graduated with his medical degree from the St. Joseph University Faculty of Medicine in Lebanon. Upon relocating to the United States, he completed his internship at the DMC Receiving Hospital, followed by his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.

An expert in his field, the doctor is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular computed tomography, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Maintaining fellowship status, he is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (FSCCT), Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FACCP), and Fellow of the American College of Angiology (FACA).

In the past, Dr. Atallah served as the Chief of the Section of Cardiology and Chief of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Crittenton Hospital; President of the American Heart Association, Rochester Chapter; and Medical Director of Cardiac Computed Tomography at Harper University Hospital.

Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart, as well as some parts of the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology. Cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, assess, and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and blood vessels (the cardiovascular system).

On a more personal note, Dr. Atallah is interested in information technology, networking and social media, architectural design, building, and landscaping. He also enjoys playing tennis, fishing, classical music, and photography in his free time. He is fluent in English, French, and Arabic.

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