Nicholas J Ruggiero MD
Jefferson University Physician
Academic Title
Associate ProfessorDirector, Structural Heart Disease and Non-Coronary Interventions
Director, Jefferson Heart Institute Vascular Laboratory
Associate Director, Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship
Specialties
CardiologyInterventional Cardiology
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Departments & Programs
- Angioplasty Center
- Cardiology
- Hypertension Program
- Medicine
- Structural Heart Program
Conditions
Treatments
Education & Fellowships
- Jefferson Medical College, Medical School
- Internship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Years in Practice
15
Board Certification
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Internal Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology
Hospital Affiliation
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Insurances Accepted
Jefferson physicians accept most health insurance plans, including those listed below. However, plan acceptance may vary by practice and may be subject to change. If you have questions about whether a specific physician accepts your insurance, please contact your insurance company.
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health
- Aetna Medicare
- Aetna PA Employee Benefit Trust Fund (PEBTF)
- AmeriHealth Comprehensive
- AmeriHealth HMO
- AmeriHealth Major Medical
- AmeriHealth Personal Choice
- Blue Choice
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Cigna Healthspring
- Cigna PPO, POS
- Consumer Health Network PPO
- CorVel
- Coventry/Health America
- Devon
- Employers Health Network PPO
- Evolutions (Guardian Resources)
- Federal BCBS
- First Health Network
- Galaxy
- Geisinger Health Plan
- Health America PPO
- Health Management Network PPO
- Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- HumanaChoicePPO,Medicare,GoldPlusHMO
- Inter-County Health Plan
- Intergroup Preferred
- Keystone 65 HMO
- Keystone First Community HealthChoices
- Keystone First VIP Choice
- Keystone First VIP Community HealthChoices
- Keystone First/Connect
- Keystone Health Plan East
- Litigation
- Medallion of New Jersey
- Medicaid of PA
- Medicare
- Mercy LIFE
- MultiPlan Inc.
- Mutual Omaha Preferred
- Oxford of PA
- PPO Next
- Personal Choice (GPPPN)
- Personal Choice 65
- PlanCare America
- Postal Workers/Mailhandlers
- Preferred Care PPO
- Prime Health Services, Inc.
- Qualcare
- Teamsters Ins
- UPMC Community Health Choices (CHC)
- UPMC For Life
- UPMC HMO,PPO ReadingHspEmpONLY
- UPMC Medicare HMO
- US Family Health Plan
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- United Healthcare
- Workers Comp
Notes
Dr. Ruggiero's subspecialties include: Valvular Heart Disease, Structural Heart Disease and Interventions and Vascular Medicine and Interventions.
Personal Statement
"Dr. Ruggiero's expertise includes Valvular Heart Disease (valvuloplasty and percutaneous valve implantation), Structural Heart Disease and Interventions (ASD, PFO and left atrial appendage closure) Vascular Medicine and Interventions (including carotid artery stenting and complex peripheral interventions) complex coronary interventions and clinical research."
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Suite 6210
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Fax: (215) 503-5874