David L. Pearle, MD, FACC, FAHA
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Washington DC, 20007About
David L. Pearle, MD, FACC, FAHA, is a top interventional cardiologist who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. He additionally serves as professor of Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. With forty-five years of experience as a cardiologist, he specializes in all facets of his specialty. Prior to his current endeavors, he was the Chief of the Cardiology Division at MedStar Georgetown University hospital, where he also served as director of the Coronary Care Unit, the director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, and the director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program.
Education and Training
Harvard Medical School 1968
Board Certification
Interventional Cardiology (Internal Medicine)
Cardiovascular Disease (Internal Medicine)
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Professor Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital -
- Chief of Cardiology Georgetown University Hospital -
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Fellowships
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital 1974
Fellowships
- Georgetown University School of Medicine
Professional Society Memberships
- Serves on a Guidline Committee for the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology
Articles and Publications
- 85 Publications
What do you attribute your success to?
- He loves being a doctor. His practice has included teaching medical students, residents and cardiac fellows, which has enhanced his clinical and academic skills. He has had the privilege of practicing cardiology and seeing extraordinary advances on a personal level. These changes have made his career dynamic intellectually challenging.
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