Michael J. Curren Jr., MD, MS

Dr. Curren focuses his non-clinical time optimizing utilization of the electronic medical record, specifically as it relates to provider documentation and utilization. Dr. Curren participates in the Interdisciplinary Informatics Council and eRecord Clinical Decision Support Group, where new clinical tools and initiatives are presented to the eRecord team for evaluation and integration into clinical practice at UPMC. Dr. Curren works with multiple individuals across the organization to evaluate, implement, and report on eRecord improvement efforts, encompassing clinical, financial, and operational aspects. Lastly, Dr. Curren communicates with third party vendors to discuss new eRecord products for possible integration into UPMC's eRecord systems.

Dr. Curren spends his clinical time at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, where he cares for patients as a general clinical cardiologist. He splits his clinical time between inpatient rounding, performing and interpreting diagnostic tests (including transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, exercise testing, nuclear perfusion imaging, and non-invasive peripheral vascular imaging), and seeing patients in the outpatient office.

Dr. Curren spends time teaching the family practice residency program at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital. His service typically has one resident rounding with the team every month, with a focus on teaching initial evaluation and management of hospitalized patients with cardiac disease.