Overview
Rick Nishimura is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Nishimura and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Mitral Stenosis, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 315 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 14 articles in the study of Mitral Stenosis.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Humana
Locations
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Mayo Clinic
Mackram Eleid is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Eleid and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Tricuspid Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Eleid is currently accepting new patients.
Mayo Clinic
Sorin Pislaru is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Pislaru and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Tricuspid Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Pislaru is currently accepting new patients.
Mayo Clinic
Patricia Pellikka is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Pellikka and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Stenosis. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Pellikka is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Elite
- Cardiomyopathy
- Constrictive Pericarditis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
- Mitral Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Pericarditis
- Distinguished
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Pediatric Myocarditis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM)
- Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis
- Advanced
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Heart Failure
- Heart Murmurs