Division Chief
Mario J. Garcia, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Professor, Department of Radiology
Pauline Levitt Chair in Medicine
Chief, Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology
Co-Director, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4117
Fax: 718.920.6798
mariogar@montefiore.org
Full-Time Faculty
Manaf Assafin, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4321
massafin@montefiore.org
Anna E. Bortnick, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Room: 120
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.904.3388
Fax: 718.918.1984
abortnic@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Cardiac aging, calcification, interventional cardiology, cardiology
Richard Charney, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
175 Memorial Highway
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Tel: 914.235.3535
Fax: 914.235.4108
rcharney@montefiore.org
Patricia Chavez, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.2248
pachavez@montefiore.org
Angela Cheng-Lai, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.904.2367
acheng@montefiore.org
Timothy F. Christian, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 5-7F
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.918.5900
Fax: 718.597.5733
chrisitit2@nychhc.org
Luigi Di Biase, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director of Arrhythmia Services Department of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.6292
Fax: 718.920.6718
ldibiase@montefiore.org
Stephen M. Factor, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Chair, Department of Pathology Department of Pathology at Jacobi Medical Center
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Room: BE-26
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.918.4811
Fax: 718.918.7855
stephen.factor@nychhc.org
Robert T. Faillace, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Chair, Department of Medicine Department of Medicine for the North Bronx Healthcare Network
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 303
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.918.5643
Fax: 718.918.3174
robert.faillace@nychhc.org
Areas of Research: Quality, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, non-invasive clinical cardiology and non-invasive cardiovascular imaging
Kevin J. Ferrick, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4148
Fax: 718.547.2111
kferrick@montefiore.org
Robert Forman, M.B.,Ch.B.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.904.2927
rforman@montefiore.org
Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Edmond J. Safra/Republic National Bank of New York Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: G46B
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.3546
nikolaos.frangogiannis@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Myocardial inflammation, Cardiac fibrosis, Myocardial infarction, Heart failure, Macrophages, Fibroblasts, Pericytes, Chemokines, TGF-beta, Matricellular proteins
Eleonora Gashi-Baraliu, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 5E2
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.918.7753
gashibe@nychhc.org
Evripidis Gavathiotis, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Golding Building, Room: 01
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.3725
Fax: 718.430.8989
evripidis.gavathiotis@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: chemical biology, structural biology, medicinal chemistry, drug discovery, BCL-2 family proteins, protein-protein interactions, kinase signaling, cell death, apoptosis, mitochondria, autophagy, cancer, aging
Marco Gentilucci, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
1578 Williamsbridge Road
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.892.7817
magentil@montefiore.org
Ythan H. Goldberg, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.904.3253
ygoldber@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Dr. Goldberg has a research interest in echocardiography, particularly its use in assessing cardiac pathophysiology, hemodynamics, and valvular heart disease. He is the principal site investigator for the PEGASUS-TIMI 54 and Early-TAVR Trials.
Maday C. Gonzalez, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.5413
madagonz@montefiore.org
Mark A. Greenberg, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4212
Fax: 718.920.7447
mgreenbe@montefiore.org
Jay N. Gross, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.6190
Fax: 718.920.8851
jagross@montefiore.org
Michael J. Grushko, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 5W
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.918.5735
michael.grushko@nychhc.org
Edwin C.W. Ho, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.904.3590
eho1@montefiore.org
Daphne T. Hsu, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology)
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Co-Director of the Pediatric Heart Center
Montefiore Medical Center
3415 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.741.2538
Fax: 718.920.4351
dhsu@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Outcomes research in congnenital and acquired heart disease in children, pediatric heart failure, transplantation and pediatric cardiomyopathies, adult congenital heart disease
Claudio Diego Humeres Martinez, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: G48
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.8099
claudio.Humeres@einsteinmed.edu
Ulrich P. Jorde, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
MMC-MAP, Room: 7
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.2626
Fax: 718.652.1833
ujorde@montefiore.org
Mandeep S. Kainth, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 646.592.3080
mkainth@montefiore.org
Marc B. Kapner, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
MMC-MAP, Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.8011
Fax: 718.231.5371
mkapner@montefiore.org
Peter K. Keller, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
1578 Williamsbridge Road
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.892.7817
Fax: 718.892.7710
petkelle@montefiore.org
Soo G. Kim, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Silver Zone, Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4184
Fax: 718.547.2111
skim@montefiore.org
Richard N. Kitsis, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Professor, Department of Cell Biology
The Dr. Gerald and Myra Dorros Chair in Cardiovascular Disease
Director, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: G46
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2609
Fax: 718.430.8989
richard.kitsis@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Fundamental mechanisms of cell death and roles in human disease
Guliz Kozdag Gold, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Mt. Vernon Hospital
12 North 7th Avenue
Mout Vernon, NY 10550
Tel: 914.664.8000
gkozdag@montefiore.org
Andrew K. Krumerman, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Room: N2
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4776
Fax: 718.547.2111
akrumerm@montefiore.org
Akihiko Kubota, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: G48
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.8098
akihiko.kubota@einsteinmed.edu
Mohamed Azeem Latib, M.B.,B.Ch.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Room: 2S-55
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.904.3388
Fax: 718.904.3133
mlatib@montefiore.org
JaeHoon Lee, Ph.D.
Principal Associate, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Golding Building, Room: G01
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2623
jaehoon.lee@einsteinmed.edu
Jeffrey M. Levsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Radiology
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4872
Fax: 718.798.7983
jlevsky@montefiore.org
Daniel K. Levy, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
3201 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.933.2244
Fax: 718.365.0657
dlevy@montefiore.org
Yan Li, M.D.
Instructor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Group
200 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Tel: 914.631.2895
yli@montefiore.org
Richard J. Lucariello, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center - Wakefield
600 East 233rd Street
Bronx, NY 10466
Tel: 718.920.9256
Fax: 718.920.6849
rilucari@montefiore.org
Shivank A. Madan, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.2626
Fax: 718.652.1833
smadan@montefiore.org
Marshall I. Matos, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Cardiovascular Associates
140 Lockwood Avenue
Room: 310
New Rochelle, NY 10801-4915
Tel: 914.576.7171
Fax: 914.632.1015
mamatos@montefiore.org
Jay S. Meisner, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 1, Room: 5E-2
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.918.5902
Fax: 718.918.7370
jay.meisner@nychhc.org
Mark A. Menegus, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.5528
Fax: 718.920.7447
mmenegus@montefiore.org
E. Scott Monrad, M.D.,C.M.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Room: W1-120
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 866.633.8255
smonrad@montefiore.org
Sandhya Murthy, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.904.3507
Fax: 718.904.3133
smurthy@montefiore.org
Moyses Niremberg, M.D.
Instructor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
3201 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.933.2244
Fax: 718.365.0657
mnirembe@montefiore.org
Charles W. Nordin, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Group
Fordham Health Center
One Fordham Plaza
Silver Zone, Room: N2
Bronx, NY 10458
Tel: 718.933.2400
Fax: 929.220.8077
cnordin@montefiore.org
Robert J. Ostfeld, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
MMC-MAP, Room: 7
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.5197
Fax: 718.231.6257
rostfeld@montefiore.org
Eugen C. Palma, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Room: S-207
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.904.4122
Fax: 718.904.2080
eupalma@montefiore.org
Snehal R. Patel, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
MMC-MAP, Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.6236
Fax: 718.652.1883
snepatel@montefiore.org
Ryan C. Pekson, Ph.D.
Instructor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Golding Building, Room: G02
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.8157
ryan.pekson@einsteinmed.edu