Invasive Cardiology near Flushing, NY

Biography: Dr. Yongxia Qu is a cardiologist in Brooklyn, New York and is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. She completed her medical training at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Qu's clinical interests include clinical cardiology, diagnostic cardiovascular imaging, electrophysiology and cardiovascular research. Dr. Qu speaks multiple languages, including Chinese (Mandarin).

Biography: Jeffrey Kern is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the Weill Cornell campus of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He is a assistant attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital as well.Dr. Kern performs a variety of non-invasive tests, including exercise stress tests, tilt-table tests, stress electrocardiography, holter monitoring and echocardiography. He sees patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital & NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens in Flushing.Dr. Kern completed his undergraduate degree at Yeshiva University and his medical degree at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine. After completing a residency in General Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, Dr. Kern completed further training in pediatric cardiology at the Babies and Children's Hospital of Columbia Presbyterian where he completed a fellowship.In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Kern has published extensively on a variety of topics, including early results and developmental outcomes after surgical repair of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, arrhythmias and their management in the setting of congenital heart disease, and fetal echocardiography and its impact on modern pediatric cardiology.

Care Philosophy: The ultimate goal is to prevent heart disease. By using the latest technology and medical treatments, we are able to lower the incidence of heart disease by reducing risk factors such as high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol levels. We try to treat our patients like they are family and strive to give the very best care to each and every one of them.