Dr. Rhinehart specializes in cardiology and is certified in echocardiography, cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, and critical care medicine.
- BA, Economics, Biology, Swarthmore College, 2009
- MD, Cum Laude, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2013
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Montefiore/Presbyterian Hospital, 2016
- Fellowship, Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2019
- Fellowship, Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2020
Education & Training
Rhinehart ZJ, Guyette FX, Sperry JL, Forsythe RM, Murdock A, Alarcon LH, Peitzman AB, Rosengart MR. The association between air ambulance distribution and trauma mortality. Ann Surg. 2013 Jun;257(6):1147-53. PMID: 23295320.
Olafiranye O, Kip KE, Rhinehart Z, Mulukutla SR, Aiyer A, Strollo PJ, Reis SE. Impact of race and obesity on arterial endothelial dysfunction associated with sleep apnea: Results from the Heart SCORE study. Int J Cardiol. 2015 Dec
15;201:476-8. PMID: 26313870.
Rhinehart ZJ, Rivera-Lebron B, George MP. Thrombophilia and the Risk of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism. JAMA. 2015 Nov 10;314(18):1975-6. PMID: 26547471.
Rusiecki J, Rao Y, Cleveland J, Rhinehart Z, Champion HC, Mathier MA. Sex and menopause differences in response to tadalafil: 6-minute walk distance and time to clinical worsening. Pulm Circ. 2015 Dec;5(4):701-6. PMID: 26697177.
Rhinehart ZJ, Kinnee E, Essien UR, Saul M, Guhl E, Clougherty JE, Magnani JW. Association of Fine Particulate Matter and Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Sep 1;3(9):e2011760. PMID: 32930777.
Biswas M, Katz WE, Suffoletto M, Rhinehart Z, Smith AC, Fowler J, Sade LE. Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair for Severe Regurgitation in Cardiogenic Shock: A Comprehensive Review. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2025 Nov 24;12(12):455. PMID: 41440834.
Elliott AM, Bartos JA, Barnett CF, Miller PE, Roswell RO, Alviar C, Bennett C, Berg DD, Bohula EA, Chonde M, Dahiya G, Fleitman J, Gage A, Hansra BS, Higgins A, Hollenberg SM, Horowitz JM, Jentzer JC, Katz JN, Karpenshif Y, Lee R, Menon V, Metkus TS, Mukundan S, Rhinehart ZJ, Senman B, Senussi M, Solomon MA, Vallabhajosyula S, Dudzinski DM. Contemporary Training in American Critical Care Cardiology: Minnesota Critical Care Cardiology Education Summit: JACC Scientific Expert Panel. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Oct 8;84(15):1436-1454. PMID: 39357941.
Mitchell M, Sullinger D, Dyer D, Hickey G, Kaczorowski D, Minor J, Murray H, Ramanan R, Rhinehart Z, Schmidhofer M, Rivosecchi RM. Evaluation of Newly Integrated Bivalirudin Titration Protocol in Patients With Mechanical Circulatory Support. Ann Pharmacother. 2024 Aug;58(8):803-810. PMID: 37887435.
Coppler PJ, Elmer J, Doshi AA, Guyette FX, Okubo M, Ratay C, Frisch AN, Steinberg A, Weissman A, Arias V, Drumheller BC, Flickinger KL, Faro J, Schmidhofer M, Rhinehart ZJ, Hansra BS, Fong-Isariyawongse J, Barot N, Baldwin ME, Murat Kaynar A, Darby JM, Shutter LA, Mettenburg J, Callaway CW; University of Pittsburgh Post Cardiac Arrest Service. Duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and phenotype of post-cardiac arrest brain injury. Resuscitation. 2023 Jul;188:109823. PMID: 37164175.
Coyan GN, Pierce BR, Rhinehart ZJ, Ruppert KM, Katz W, Kilic A, Kormos RL, Sciortino CM. Impact of Pre-Existing Mitral Regurgitation Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Winter;33(4):988-995. PMID: 33444766.
