Invasive Cardiology near Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Biography: Olga Burzyantseva is a Cardiologist at Oak Street Health specializing in care for adults on Medicare.

Biography: Dr. Michelle Del Valle, MD is a Cardiology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 60 years old and has been practicing for 34 years. Dr. Michelle Del Valle, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Susan Hecht, MD is an Internist who practices in New York, NY. She has been practicing for 44 years. Dr. Susan Hecht, MD is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Hirad Yarmohammadi, MD is an Internist who practices in New York, NY. He has been practicing for 23 years. Dr. Hirad Yarmohammadi, MD is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.

Biography: Joseph Tenenbaum, MD is the Edgar M. Leifer Professor of Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. Dr. Tenenbaum is deeply committed to fulfilling the privilege of practicing and teaching medicine. Dr. Tenenbaum' first commitment is to bring the best of modern medicine with the finest art of the classical caring of medicine to heal those who are sick, provide remedy for suffering, and to promote health. His second is to those who come to train; to afford the best experience in realizing one's potential, to present the best examples of medical caregiving. The Columbia University Medical center's Division of Cardiology has flourished in its commitment to education, teaching, and research through a similar focus.

Biography: Dr. Elaine Wan is the Esther Aboodi Associate Professor of Medicine in Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology at Columbia University Medical Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons and attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She is trained in Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiology and is an invasive cardiac electrophysiologist. She is the Director of Electrophysiology Research and oversees all electrophysiology clinical trials. She performs implantation of cardiac devices including pacemaker and defibrillators, as well as ablation of arrhythmias. Dr. Wan is a physician-scientist and focuses on development of novel treatments for heart failure, vascular dysfunction and arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. She is a translational researcher also interested in development of innovative imaging modalities to improve ablation delivery. Dr. Wan is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed her fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia. Dr. Wan is on the Board of Trustees of the Heart Rhythm Society. She is the Chairperson for the NIH Study Section of Imaging Technology Development. She is also the Chairperson-elect for the American Heart Association Committee on Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. Dr. Wan is the recipient of numerous national and international awards including NIH R01s, R03, K08, the 2016 American College of Cardiology Young Investigator Award First Place in Molecular Cellular Cardiology, 2016 Young Physician Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Investigators, 2016 Cardiostim/Europace Best Young EP Presentation (Nice, France) and the 2008 American Heart Association Women in Cardiology for Clinical Excellence.She is the recipient of several competitive research grants including NIH NHLBI K08 Mentored Career Development Award, NIH NHLBI R03 Small Grant Program and NIH NHLBI R01 to study the use of 3D mitochondrial dysfunction imaging in cardiac arrhythmias. She is also a recipient of the American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant, grant support from the Foundation of Gender Specific Medicine, Columbia University Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Scholars Program, and Columbia University Provost's Grants Program for Junior Faculty who Contribute to the Diversity Goals of the University. She is vice co-chair of the Heart Rhythm Society Digital Health Committee and a member of the American Heart Association Committee on Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias. She has published over 100 manuscripts in high impact journals such as Nature Medicine, Circulation, Science Translational Medicine, Circulation Research, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Journal of American College of Cardiology. She has written 3 book chapters and given invited talks around the world.

Biography: Mathew S. Maurer, MD - Dr. Maurer is a general internist and geriatric cardiologist with advanced training in heart failure and cardiac transplantation. He is the Arnold and Arlene Goldstein Professor of Cardiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, where directs the Clinical Cardiovascular Research Laboratory for the Elderly (CCRLE). Dr. Maurer is a member of the Advanced Cardiac Care Center at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Campus. He is the Director of the Cardiac Amyloidosis Program.He has published over 300 articles including peer reviewed manuscripts, reviews and book chapters. He was Chair of the American College of Cardiology's Geriatric Cardiology Member Section, which is the largest organization dedicated to advancing the care of older adults with cardiovascular disease. He was co-chair of the Steering Committee of the ATTR-ACT trial showing tafamidis was a safe and effective therapy for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. Throughout his career, he has promulgated an approach to older adults with cardiovascular disease that offers the best of both geriatric and cardiovascular medicine in which a comprehensive holistic approach to enhance functional capacity and quality of life is at the forefront of emerging techniques to address cardiovascular physiologic derangement that disproportionately afflict older adults.

Care Philosophy: We are committed to delivering the best care and an exceptional patient experience. We are devoted to providing services that are patient-centered and compassionate, and care for you as a person.

Care Philosophy: I specialize in the evaluation and treatment of vascular disease focusing on treating vascular risk factors with both healthy living and medication. Our diagnostic lab specializes in non-invasive vascular testing.

Biography: D. Edmund Anstey, MD, MPH is a noninvasive cardiologist and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Anstey is a clinical noninvasive cardiologist with expertise in preventative cardiology, valvular and coronary heart disease, arrhythmic disorders and cardiomyopathies. Dr. Anstey is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and echocardiography. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Anstey received his bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He was an Intern and Resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Dr. Anstey did a fellowship in cardiology and was Chief Fellow at Columbia University Irving Medical Center during which time he also obtained a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. He went on to complete an additional advanced fellowship in echocardiography at Columbia University. Dr. Anstey has a special area of expertise in sports medicine and hypertension. He has extensive clinical and research experience in cardiovascular manifestations of hypertension, ambulatory and home blood pressure monitoring, and socioeconomic determinants of health.

Biography: Dr. Yevgeniy Brailovsky, DO is an Advanced Heart Failure /amp Transplant Cardiology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 39 years old and has been practicing for 13 years. Dr. Yevgeniy Brailovsky, DO is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian.

Biography: Dr. Nir Uriel, an internationally recognized leader in heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and heart transplantation, has been named Director of Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian. Dr. Uriel will oversee heart failure programs at NewYork-Presbyterian's campuses in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and Westchester, with a goal to increase accessibility of care for those with advanced heart failure throughout the New York area. Dr. Uriel was born and raised in Israel, where he attended medical school. After serving for four years as a physician in the Israeli Defense Forces, he then completed his cardiology residency and fellowship. In 2008, he moved to New York to pursue fellowships at NewYork- Presbyterian/Columbia in cardiology, heart failure, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support and remained here as a faculty member until 2014. He then served as the Louis Block Professor of Medicine and Director of Heart Failure, Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support at the University of Chicago Medicine, where, in 2018, he and his Chicago team made history performing two tripleorgan transplants within 27 hours. A dedicated researcher with more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Uriel has improved treatment protocols for patients with end-stage heart failure and has extended criteria for the use of ventricular assist devices and eligibility for transplant for high-risk patients, including those who are HIV positive. His research continues with a focus on interactions of medical devices, such as VADS, with the human body.

Biography: Dr. Gabriel Sayer is the Associate Director of Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory support at NewYork-Presbyterian. In this role, Dr. Sayer provides leadership and oversight for the comprehensive heart failure services provided across NewYork-Presbyterian, including the campuses in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Westchester. Dr. Sayer attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by Internal Medicine residency at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He completed Cardiology fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center and his Advanced Heart Failure fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Prior to joining NewYork-Presbyterian in 2019, Dr. Sayer worked at the University of Chicago for six years, where he was the Associate Director of the Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation programs. In addition to his extensive clinical experience in all aspects of heart failure, Dr. Sayer has published nearly 100 peer-reviewed articles in the field of advanced heart failure. His research interests include the impact of of heart failure treatments on cardiac physiology, with a particular interest in the interaction between patients and mechanical circulatory support devices. https://youtu.be/vT5s8orP6V8

Biography: Dr. Kevin Clerkin is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and cardiologist, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with advanced heart failure. His practice includes those requiring left ventricular assist device or heart transplantation. He also attends as a cardiac intensivist. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology.Dr. Clerkin received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He completed additional training in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He also received a Master of Science degree in Patient Oriented Research/Biostatistics from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.Dr. Clerkin is an NIH funded clinical investigator and his research focuses on improving the quality of life and survival in heart transplant recipients. He has published more than 100 peer reviewed manuscripts, reviews, abstracts, and book chapters. His work has been published in prestigious peer-reviewed journals including Circulation, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Journal of American College of Cardiology Heart Failure, Circulation - Heart Failure, JAMA Cardiology, The New England Journal of Medicine, and The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Biography: Jerry Gliklich, MD is a clinical cardiologist with a special interest in treating patients with valve disease and cardiac arrhythmias. He is also available for consultations and second opinion. Since 1981, Dr. Gliklich has been an attending physician at NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He is also the David A. Gardner Professor of Medicine at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York City. Dr. Gliklich received his medical doctor degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in 1975 where he was also enrolled in the Medical Scientist Training Program. He completed his post-graduate residency and fellowship training at The New York Hospital and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Gliklich is a Fellow in the American College of Cardiology and in the American College of Physicians and named one of US News & World Reports' Top Doctors and consistently rated one of New York Magazine's Best Doctors.

Care Philosophy: As an interventional cardiologist, I am very comfortable performing a number of advanced, minimally-invasive cardiovascular procedures and have helped many patients this way. However, not every patient needs invasive tests and procedures; the key (and the most important part of clinical medicine) is tailoring the right therapies to the right patients! Our team will work with you to sort out what is best for you, given your individual situation and medical conditions.

Biography: Michael B. Collins, MD is an Interventional Cardiologist at Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care, the Associate Director of the Cardiovascular Catheterization Lab at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Collins specializes in complex percutaneous coronary interventions. Dr. Collins received his medical degree in 1975 from Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Biography: Tamim Nazif, MD is the Director of Clinical Research for Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care,Director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program, and an associate professor in medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Nazif specializes in interventional cardiology and the treatment of heart valve disease. Dr. Nazif attended Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, did his residency at University of California, San Francisco Department of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, and his fellowship in interventional cardiology and Structural Heart Disease at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Biography: Elsa-Grace V. Giardina, MD,MS is Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center and Attending Physician at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. She trained as a non-invasive cardiologist, pharmaco-electrophysiologist and clinical pharmacologist all at Columbia University and recieved a Master's degree in metabolism from the Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians & Surgeons. Her current research and educational focus is on cardiovascular risk and the impact of nutrition and obesity on intergenerational cardiovascular health and disease among women and their families. Dr. Giardina is recognized nationally as an expert on cardio-active drugs and has been a member of the Cardio-Renal Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Pharmacology study section of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Her many honors include the Jane V. Myers Memorial Medical Scholarship from Bryn Mawr College, the PMA Faculty Development Award in Clinical Pharmacology, the American Heart Association Appreciation Award for community service, the American Medical Women's Association Gender Equity Award and she is a Trustee of the New York Academy of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), the American College of Physicians (FACP), and the American Heart Association (FAHA). She was awarded the "Award of Excellence" by Governor George Pataki of New York State for research advancements on cardiac disease in women and for developing the Center for Women's Health at the Columbia University Medical Center. She received the Medal of Honor from New York Medical College for outstanding achievements and was named a Fellow of the Virginia Apgar Society, an honor bestowed on Columbia University faculty that recognizes individual achievement and commitment to education excellence. Dr. Giardina is a member of the Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons Academy of Clinical Excellence (ACE) and she has mentored more than 40 students, residents, fellows and young attendings in the specialty of cardiovascular disease, women's health and nutrition.

Biography: Margaret McEntegart, MD, holds esteemed positions at Columbia, where she serves as the Director of Complex PCI and CTO programs, overseeing one of New York City's leading programs for complex coronary care at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Additionally, she holds the role of Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, further demonstrating her expertise and leadership in the field.Internationally recognized as both a clinician and researcher, Dr. McEntegart brings a wealth of experience to her current roles. Prior to joining Columbia, she served as a consultant interventional cardiologist at Golden Jubilee National Hospital, where she played a pivotal role in establishing and leading the CTO and Complex PCI Program. During her tenure, she also led the MitraClip service and contributed to the development of the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) service.Dr. McEntegart's impact extends beyond her clinical work. She has been instrumental as a principal investigator in various local, national, and international clinical trials. Additionally, she has co-supervised interventional cardiology Ph.D. research fellows alongside Professor Colin Berry, fostering the growth of knowledge in the field. Notably, she established the Glasgow Coronary Core Lab, which played a crucial role in research analyses for significant trials such as the UK multicenter T-TIME trial and the BCIS-REVIVED study.Within Columbia, Dr. McEntegart is actively involved in training and supporting junior faculty, providing supervision and mentorship to interventional cardiology fellows, and promoting education among cardiologists and healthcare professionals.