Steven Pugliese, MD

Steven Pugliese, MD is a pulmonary and critical care physician and an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine. Prior to joining Penn in 2017, he was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado since 2015.  Currently, he serves of the Director of Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) at the Hospital University of Pennsylvania and is the medical director of the Comprehensive Pulmonary Embolism Program for the health system.  Dr. Pugliese’s clinical expertise is in pulmonary hypertension and acute and chronic pulmonary embolism.  He is particularly interested in providing outpatient transition care for post-pulmonary embolism patients, as well as care for patients who experience ongoing shortness of breath following an acute pulmonary embolism.  He participates in clinical trials involving patients with pulmonary hypertension and acute pulmonary embolism.

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