Bryan Funari, MD

Dr. Funari has roots in our region, completing his undergraduate studies at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe and earning his medical degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine.  He went on to complete his General Pediatrics internship and residency at University of Kentucky College of Medicine, followed by his Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.  Dr. Funari has completed additional advanced training focused on Cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI/MRA at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Medical University of South Carolina. After completing fellowship training, Dr. Funari was appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh, before accepting a position as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at West Virginia University. Dr. Funari worked as a Pediatric Cardiologist at Golisano Children’s Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida, as part of the Lee Health Medical System for several years before being recruited back to UPMC in 2021. 

Dr. Funari practices General Pediatric Cardiology, but specializes in fetal and pediatric echocardiography. He provides both inpatient and outpatient Pediatric Cardiology. He has a special interest in Sudden Cardiac Arrest and serves as Medical Director of the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Project A.D.A.M. program. Project A.D.A.M. (Automated Defibrillators in Adam’s Memory) aims to prevent sudden cardiac arrest in children and teens through education and life-saving training programs by advocating and providing AEDs and CPR training and certification in schools and communities.