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Biography: Dr. Dmitriy Nevelev, MD is an Internist who practices in Staten Island, NY. He is 35 years old. Dr. Dmitriy Nevelev, MD is affiliated with Staten Island University Hospital.

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Biography: Dr. Sarah Fan, MD is a Cardiology Specialist who practices in Belleville, NJ. She is 49 years old. Dr. Sarah Fan, MD is affiliated with Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Smith earned his MD at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio (Phi Beta Kappa), going on to a general surgery internship and residency and a vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Rochester Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital (1977-1982). He completed his cardiothoracic surgery residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in 1984, immediately joining the faculty of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was Director of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center during 1986-1996 and was appointed Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 1996. He became a full professor of surgery in 1998. In 2010, Dr. Smith became Chair, Department of Surgery. Dr. Smith's clinical specialties include medical support for pre- and postoperative transplant recipients, use of bioartificial support devices, and alternative immunosuppressive strategies. His research interests focus on mitral valve repair, transmyocardial laser revascularization, long-term heart and lung transplantation outcomes, preoperative risk factors for stroke after CABG, and adaptation in cardiac transplantation. Dr. Smith was named Practitioner of the Year for 2004 by the Society of Practitioners at Columbia University Medical Center. He is co-Principal Investigator for the multicenter PARTNER aortic transcatheter valve trial.

Biography: Dr. Jessica Bjorklund, MD is a Cardiology Specialist who practices in Staten Island, NY. She is 37 years old. Dr. Jessica Bjorklund, MD is affiliated with Staten Island University Hospital.

Biography: Eric Silver, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics who upon completion of his training in pediatric cardiology went on to advanced training in arrhythmia management in children and patients with congenital heart disease. He is a certified specialist in pediatric electrophysiology. His research has focused on invasive management of AV nodal reentrant tachycardia in children, a form of supraventricular tachycardia, the safety of a medication to treat arrhythmias in children who have had heart transplants, and he has participated in various research projects through the Pediatric Heart Network. He is active in teaching cardiology fellows, pediatric residents, and medical students at Columbia University Medical Center.

Care Philosophy: ``I take great pride in being a cardiac surgeon in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital, as I am practicing with a group of the finest cardiac and thoracic surgeons in the country. I

Biography: Dr. Ryan Barry, DO is an Internist who practices in Staten Island, NY. He is 40 years old. Dr. Ryan Barry, DO is affiliated with Staten Island University Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Rina Shah, MD is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist who practices in Staten Island, NY. She is 40 years old. Dr. Rina Shah, MD is affiliated with Staten Island University Hospital.