Cardiovascular Fellowship Faculty

Maureen Wang, MD

Academic Appointment
Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program

Education
New York Medical College

Medical Training
Internship: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship: North Shore-LIJ Health System

Board Certifications
ABIM – Internal Medicine
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
NBE – Adult Echocardiography
CBNC – Nuclear Cardiology
ARDMS – Registered Physician Vascular Interpreter

Areas of Interest
Echocardiography
Nuclear Cardiology
Vascular Imaging
Preventive Cardiology

Noninvasive Cardiology and Imaging

John F. Heitner, MD

Director, Non-Invasive Imaging
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Research

Academic Appointments
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Consulting Professor, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center

Education
Medical School: Albert Einstein School Of Medicine

Medical Training
Internship: Duke University Medical Center
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship: Emory University Hospital
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center

Board Certifications
ABIM – Internal Medicine
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
CBNC – Nuclear Cardiology
NBE – Adult Echocardiography

Areas of Interest
Cardiovascular MR
Cardiovascular Research

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Hajir Dilmanian, MD

Director, Echocardiography

Academic Appointment
Assistant Clinical Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

Education
Medical School: SUNY – Downstate Medical Center

Medical Training
Internship: NYU Medical Center
Residency: NYU Medical Cente
Fellowship: NY Medical College

Board Certifications
ABIM – Internal Medicine
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
NBE – Adult Echocardiography
CBNC – Nuclear Cardiology
ARDMS – Registered Physician Vascular Interpreter

Areas of Interest
Structural Heart Disease
Cardiac Epidemiology

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Joshua A. Socolow, MD

Director, Cardiac Outreach Program

Education
Medical School: Washington University

Medical Training
Internship: University of Chicago
Residency: University of Chicago
Fellowship: Emory University
Fellowship: Emory University (Cardiac MR)

Board Certifications
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
CBNC – Nuclear Cardiology

Areas of Interest
Preventive Cardiology
Diagnostic Imaging
Cardiac MRI

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Igor Mamkin, MD

Director, Cardiac CT

Academic Appointment
Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

Education
Medical School: St George's University School of Medicine

Medical Training
Internship: University of Connecticut
Residency: University of Connecticut
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist

Board Certifications
ABIM – Internal Medicine
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
NBE – Adult Echocardiography
CBNC – Nuclear Cardiology
ARDMS – Registered Physician Vascular Interpreter

Areas of Interest
Echocardiography
Nuclear Cardiology
Vascular Imaging
Clinical Cardiology
Cardiac CTA

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Yongxia Sarah Qu, MD

Academic Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center Health Sciences Center

Education
Shandong University School of Medicine

Medical Training
Internship: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Board Certifications
ABIM – Internal Medicine
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
NBE – Adult Echocardiography
CBNC – Nuclear Cardiology
ABIM – Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
ARDMS – Registered Physician Vascular Interpreter

Areas of Interest
Clinical Cardiology
Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging
Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular Research

Heart Failure

Kumudha Ramasubbu, MD

Education
Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany

Medical Training
Residency: Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Fellowship: Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Training in Level III Echocardiography
Training in Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation

Board Certification
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
NBE – Adult Echocardiography
ABIM – Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Areas of Interest
Advanced Heart Failure
Transplant Cardiology
Cardiogenic Shock
Ventricular Assist Devices

Interventional Cardiology

Terrence J. Sacchi, MD

Chief, Division of Cardiology
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program

Academic Appointment
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center Health Science Center

Education
Medical School: Albany Medical College of Union University

Medical Training
Internship: St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center
Residency: St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center
Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center/Washington Veterans Administration Hospital
Fellowship: Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, IA

Board Certifications
ABIM – Internal Medicine
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
ABIM – Interventional Cardiology

Areas of Interest
Percutaneous coronary interventions
Clinical cardiology

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Sorin J. Brener, MD

Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

Academic Appointment
Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

Education
Medical School: Hebrew University

Medical Training
Internship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Board Certifications
ABIM – Internal Medicine
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
ABIM – Interventional Cardiology

Areas of Interest
Complex percutaneous interventions
Coronary physiology
Platelet function and physiology

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Gioia Turitto, MD

Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Services
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program

Academic Appointment
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

Education
University of Roma Medical School, La Sapienza

Medical Training
Internship: SUNY – Downstate Medical Center
Residency: SUNY – Downstate Medical Center
Fellowship: SUNY – Downstate Medical Center

Board Certifications
ABIM – Internal Medicine
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
ABIM – Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Areas of Interest
Arrhythmia ablation
Risk stratification for sudden cardiac death
Device implantation
Syncope
Heart failure

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Bharath M. Reddy, MD

Education
Boston University School of Medicine

Medical Training
Residency: Internal Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Chief Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Fellowship: Cardiovascular Disease, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
Chief Fellow: New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
 

Board Certifications
ABIM – Internal Medicine
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
NBE – Adult Echocardiography
ABIM – Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Areas of Interest
Complex Cardiac Arrhythmia Management
Arrhythmia Device Implantation and Monitoring
Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Laser Lead Extraction
VT Ablation
Surgical Hybrid AF Ablation
Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Lead Extraction
Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Inherited Arrhythmia Disorders

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Brian Wong, MD

Education
University of Rochester School of Medicine

Medical Training
Internship: St. Vincent's Hospital
Residency: St. Vincent's Hospital
Fellowship: St. Vincent's Hospital
Fellowship: New York University

Board Certifications
ABIM – Internal Medicine
ABIM – Cardiovascular Disease
ABIM – Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Areas of Interest
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Congestive Heart Failure
Atrial Fibrillation
Syncope
Lead Extraction
Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Inherited Arrhythmia Disorders