Helmut Jack Pyhel MD

Dr. Pyhel joined The Heart and Vascular Institute in 2007. He has been in practice in St. Petersburg for over 30 years. He received his undergraduate degree came from Seton Hall University in South Orange, N. J. His Medical Degree was obtained from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Pyhel completed his residency and internship at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia and went on to do his Cardiology Fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.

He is American Board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Pyhel was formally Chief of Staff at St. Anthony's Hospital, a member of the Executive Committee and Director of the Coronary Care Unit. He started the first Cardiac Rehab Program in Pinellas County in 1983 and remains Medical Director.

In 2004 he received the Allegany Franciscan Humanitarian Award. And the the Hippocrates Award in 2013 from St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, at the University of South Florida and teaches cardiology to family practice residents from Bayfront Medical Center.

Dr. Pyhel has been happily married to his wife, Gail, for 44 years. He has two children and two grandchildren. He is an avid triathlete with memberships in the St. Petersburg Masters Swim Team and Mad Dogs and has completed the Hawaiian Iron Man Triathlon. He is the team cardiologist for the Tampa Bay Ray Major League Baseball Team.