William H. Pentz, MD, FACC

Cardiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center Pennsylvania Hospital
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About me

  • Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
  • Residency: University of Michigan Health
  • Fellowship: University of Rochester Medical Center

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

1480 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
happy with the appointment
Anonymous
May 2026
he was aware of my condition
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. pentz is an excellent doctor. he is thorough, and approachable. he answers questions in a way that is easy for the patient to understand.
Anonymous
May 2026
positive experience

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Pentz is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Isidro AM, Amorosa V, Stopyra GA, Rutenberg HL, Pentz WH, Bridges CR Fungal prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis caused by Scopulariopsis species: case report and review of the literature. , Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 131(5): 2006,1181-1183

Spencor K, Weinert L, Pentz W Calcified right atrial mass in a woman receiving Long-tern intravenous phosphate therapy. , Journal of the American Social Echocardiologist, 12(3): 1999,215-217

Venkaya RV, Poole RM, Pentz WH Respiratory failure from procainamide-induced myopathy. , Annals of Internal Medicine, 119(4): 1993,345-346

Benedict MA, Desilver DA, Pelletier DE, Pentz WH, Ratner DI Developmental protein synthesis is required for the transcription of Dictyostelium prespore genes. , Developmental Genetics, 12(1-2): 1991,113-122

Ratner DI, Pentz WH, Pelletier DA Prespore gene expression in Dictyostelium requires concomitant protein synthesis. , Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1008(1): 1989,71-78