Richard Markiewicz, MD

Dr. Rick Markiewicz is a board-certified interventional, endovascular and structural cardiologist with the UP Health System - Marquette Heart and Vascular Center. He earned his Doctorate in Medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine before completing residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona. Following residency, Dr. Markiewicz became fellowship-trained in Cardiology at the Mid-America Heart Institute and in Interventional Cardiology at East Carolina University. Most recently, he completed the Structural Heart, Mechanical Heart, and Complex High-Risk Interventional Fellowship Program at St. John's Hospital in Detroit, MI. "As a board-certified interventional/endovascular specialist, I am passionate about complex coronary disease, pulmonary embolisms, and venous and peripheral arterial disease, and bring the most advanced treatment to rural areas. It is important to me to provide compassionate, knowledgeable and comprehensive care to my patients so they have the best possible outcome. Whether a patient has a simple or complex cardiovascular disease, I strive to provide the most state-of-the-art care." Specializations - Heart stents - Mechanical heart support - Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) - Mechanical therapy for pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) - Critical limb ischemia (CLI) - May-Thurner syndrome - Iliocaval vein occlusion - Left atrial appendage occlusion - Venous disease - Varicose veins - High-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) - Leg interventions from the wrist (radial) - Complex and high risk interventional procedures (CHIP) - Atrial septal defect (ASD) or patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure