Adil Sattar, MD

(570) 552-2650

Interventional Cardiologist

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Dr. Sattar
About Dr. Adil Sattar

Adil Sattar, MD, FACC is a highly recommended, multi board certified cardiologist, with a special focus on interventional cardiology and structural heart interventions. He currently serves as the Medical Director of the Structural Heart program at Wilkes Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He has years of experience in treating high risk cardiac patients and is highly skilled in opening up heart vessel blockages with atherectomy and stents, fixing heart valve diseases by catheter-based procedures, and providing exceptional general cardiology care.

Dr. Sattar has been awarded several honors and distinctions and has carried board certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Nuclear Cardiology by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), Echocardiography and Stress Echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) and a Registered Physician for Vascular Interpretation (RPVI).

Dr. Sattar earned his medical degree at Allama Iqbal Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan, and completed his residency in internal medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois where he earned the 'Resident Teacher of The Year' award for two years in a row. He moved to Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia for his interventional cardiology fellowship and completed his fellowship training in structural heart disease interventions at NYU School of Medicine in New York, NY.

Dr. Sattar worked as an Assistant Professor in the division of Interventional Cardiology at Stony Brook University in Long Island, NY and also served as the Director of the Cath Lab at the VAMC in Northport, NY before joining Commonwealth Health in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Throughout his career, he has contributed to the scientific community through the publication of multiple articles, book chapters, and presentations at national and international conferences. He is committed to providing state-of-the-art, individualized, and high-quality compassionate care to each patient, every time.

Procedures Performed

  • Percutaneous coronary interventions, Diagnostic and interventional radial-access catherization, Coronary stent placement
  • Transcatheter aortic and mitral valve replacements (TAVR/TMVR) and Balloon valvuloplasties
  • Transcatheter mitral valve repair (Mitraclip)
  • Transcatheter closures of patent foramen ovale (PFO)/atrial septal defect (ASD)
  • Transcatheter Leaft Atrial Appendage Occlusion, Watchman implantation
  • Transthoracic and trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE/TTE)
  • Stress testing
  • Holter monitoring
  • Endovascular treatment of blockages in the lower extremities
  • Peripheral arterial disease
  • Multi-purpose mechanical aspiration of blood clots

Education & Training

  • Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College
  • Residency: Southern Illinois University
  • Chief Resident: SIU Department of Medicine
  • Cardiology Fellowship: University of New Mexico
  • Interventional Cardiology Fellowship: Marshall University
  • Structural Heart Fellowship: NYU School of Medicine
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