Education
Medical school
Dr. Schimmel attended State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and graduated in
1979 (43 years ago). State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine is ranked #74 number in the "Best Medical Schools" by U.S. News.
About Me
Dr. Schimmel works at First Coast Cardiovascular Institute Pa, which has 42 other health providers.
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiology
- 43+ years
- Male
- 1710964671
Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Schimmel is affiliated with the following hospitals.
Memorial Hospital Jacksonville
Orange Park Medical Center
As an interventional cardiology and cardiology, Dr. Schimmel may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Schimmel what conditions he treats. Dr. Schimmel may treat additional conditions not listed.
- ARDS
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Adult congenital heart disease
- Amyloidosis
- Aneurysms
- Angina
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic valve disease
Specialties
Dr. Schimmel is an interventional cardiology and cardiology. His primary specialty is interventional cardiology.
Interventional Cardiology
Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. The main advantages of using the interventional cardiology or radiology approach are the avoidance of the scars and pain, and long post-operative recovery.
Cardiology
Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart as well as some parts of the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists, a specialty of internal medicine. Pediatric cardiologists are pediatricians who specialize in cardiology. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called cardiothoracic surgeons or cardiac surgeons, a specialty of general surgery.