Dr. Penny Sappington graduated from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 1994.
Dr. Sappington has four offices in Pennsylvania where she specializes in Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Infectious Disease Medicine. Learn more.
Dr. Sappington works with one thousand doctors including Dr. Keith Wharton and Dr. Carlos Placci.
Critical care specialists like Dr. Sappington provide life-saving care for patients in critical condition. Patients are usually cared for in within intensive care units (ICUs), and may receive life and organ support. Dr. Sappington may also work to stabilize patients and perform time-sensitive, potentially life-saving procedures.
The specialty of internal medicine is an area of primary care for adults. Dr. Sappington specializes in diagnosing and treating cross-system illnesses that may affect multiple organ systems. Dr. Sappington can also refer patients to specialists when medically necessary. For example, patients with severe heart problems may be referred to a cardiologist for additional diagnostic tests or treatments.
As a cardiologist in Pittsburgh, Dr. Sappington delivers comprehensive treatment for your cardiovascular system and heart. Heart disorders identified and treated by a cardiologist can include arrhythmia, angina, heart aneurysms, heart failure, coronary artery disease, congenital heart defects and rheumatic heart disease, to name a few. Dr. Sappington often sees individuals for indicators like chest pains, high blood pressure or dizziness, among others.
As an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Sappington is capable of preventing, diagnosing, and treating a wide variety of infectious diseases. Typically, patients with an infectious disease, such as malaria, will require highly specialized treatment or care. Dr. Sappington may also educate patients traveling to places around the world that have a high rate of infectious diseases; this is sometimes referred to as travel medicine.
Penn State College of Medicine
MD • 1994
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Sappington, but only those who participate in Medicare.