GNYGCC

Jorge R Kizer, MD, MSc, FACC

Director of Clinical Cardiovascular Research, Cardiology Division
Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Population Health
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

jorge.kizer@einstein.yu.edu

Daniel Spevack, MD, FACC, FASE

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine
(Cardiology) Director, Noninvasive Cardiology; Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center

dspevack@montefiore.org

Hannah I Lipman, MD, MS

Associate Director, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics;
Chief, Bioethics Consultation Service; Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Divisions of Geriatrics and Cardiology;  Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center

hlipman@montefiore.org

Taslima Bhuiyan, MD

Fellow in Cardiology
taslimabhuiyan@gmail.com

Jay Meisner, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jay.Meisner@NBHN.net
RESEARCH KEYWORDS:
Diastolic Dysfunction, Mitral Stenosis

Tiffany Coke, MD

Fellow in Geriatric Medicine
tiffany.coke@gmail.com

Julio Silvestre, MD

Fellow, Geriatric Medicine
jsilvest@montefiore.org
Research Keywords:
Palliative care in end stage cardiac disease, Prevention of readmissions for CHF in the Elderly.

Mathew S. Maurer, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology;
Medical Director, Clinical Cardiovascular
Research Laboratory for the Elderly (CCRLE)

msm10@columbia.edu

Thuy-Tien Dam, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine,
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics

td2265@columbia.edu

Philip Green, MD

Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine
philipgreen13@gmail.com
RESEARCH KEYWORDS:
frailty, aortic stenosis, activity monitoring, minimally invasive therapy

Mona Kinkhabwala, MD

Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine
mona.parikh@gmail.com

A. Reshad Garan, MD

Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine
arg2024@columbia.edu
Research Keywords:
heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, bleeding risk

Gregg Rosner, MD

Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine
grosner@columbia.edu

Samantha Kleinberg

Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Columbia University Medical Center
samantha@dbmi.columbia.edu
Research Keywords:
causal inference, electronic health records, heart failure

Phyllis Simon, MS, OTR

Associate of Clinical Occupational Therapy
ColumbiaUniversity Programs in Occupational Therapy
prm44@columbia.edu
Research Keywords:
rehabilitation

Laurel Daniels Abruzzese, PT

Assistant Clinical Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
la110@Columbia.edu
Research Keywords:
rehabilitation

Brooke Aggarwal, EdD, MS, CHES

Associate Research Scientist
baf2108@columbia.edu
Research Keywords:
preventive cardiology, behavioral medicine

Kumar Dharmarajan, MD, MBA

Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow, Cardiology
kd2012@columbia.edu
Research Keywords:
Health outcomes, heart failure

James Peacock, MD

Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine
jp2341@columbia.edu

Jonathan Schaffer, MD

Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine
js3742@mail.cumc.columbia.edu
Research Keywords:
depression, heart failure, inflammation, psychosomatic medicine, behavioral medicine, quality of life

Siqin Ye, MD

Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine
siqin.ye@gmail.com
RESEARCH KEYWORDS:
medication adherence, implementation science, healthcare utilization

Mark H. Goldberger, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
mhg18@columbia.edu

Dave Ramnauth, MD

Hospitalist – Allen Hospital
sr2579@columbia.edu

Rocky Tang

Research Coordinator,  Geriatric Medicine, Allen Hospital
rt2444@columbia.edu
Research Keywords:
surgical critical care, trauma, acute injury, sepsis, infectious disease,

Allana Forde, MPH

Graduate Research Assistant,  Chronic Disease Track in Epidemiology
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
af2148@columbia.edu

Shelly Dubin, GNP

Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
NYPH – Allen Hospital
dubinsh@nyp.org

Jorge Silva Enciso,MD

Fellow, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
silvamd@gmail.com
Research Keywords:
elderly; exercise; heart failure; preserved ejection fraction

Gwen Bernacki, MD

Cardiology Fellow
gmb7@cornell.edu

Eliza Muzylo, MD

Maimonedes Medical Center
elizamuzylo@hotmail.com

Sean P Pinney, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology; Director,
Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program;
Mount Sinai Medical Center

Sean.Pinney@mountsinai.org

Nathan Goldstein, MD

Assistant Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine,
Clinical Geriatrics; Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute;
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine;
Mount Sinai Medical Center

Nathan.Goldstein@mssm.edu

Maryann McLaughlin, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Medicine, Cardiology
Assistant Professor, Health Evidence and Policy
Mount Sinai Medical Center

maryann.mclaughlin@mssm.edu

Phillip Erwin, MD, PhD

Fellow in Cardiology
phillip.erwin@mountsinai.org

Laura Gelfman, MD

Research Fellow, Palliative Medicine
laura.gelfman@mssm.edu
Palliative Care and Advanced Heart Failure

Khoi Luong, MD

Fellow, Geriatric Medicine
khoi.luong@mssm.edu

Brian Strizik, MD, FACC

NS Cardiology of the North Shore University Medical Group
bstrizik@nshs.edu
RESEARCH KEYWORDS:
Interventional Cardiology, ACS

Alex Reyentovich, MD

Instructor, Department of Medicine, NYU Langone;
Director of Heart Failure, Bellevue Hospital

Alex.Reyentovich@nyumc.org

Deborah A Chyun, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN

Associate Professor and Director, Florence S Downs PhD Program
in Nursing Research and Theory Development, College of Nursing,
New York University

dc116@nyu.edu

Adam H Skolnick, MD

Assistant Professor; Associate Director, HCC11 Cardiology Service;
Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division
adam.skolnick@nyumc.org

John Dodson, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Cardiovascular Geriatrics, NYU School of MEdicine.

Pedro de Armas, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in Cardiology
pedro.dearmas@nyumc.org

David Sutin, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, NYU
Section Chief, Geriatric Medicine, Bellevue Hospital
david.sutin@nyumc.org

RESEARCH KEYWORDS:  Preventive Cardiology

Kenneth M. Faulkner, MS, RN, ANP-BC

PhD Student
kmf416@nyu.edu
RESEARCH KEYWORDS: heart failure, cognitive dysfunction, self-care

Say Salomon, MD

Resident – Woodhull/NYU
says12@hotmail.com

Erika R. Gehrie, MD

Cardiologist
Preferred Health Partners
egehrie@gmail.com

Everine Hill, RN

New York Presbyterian Hospital
evh9005@nyp.org

Kelli Bohannon

Associate Director, ACC Member Strategy
American College of Cardiology
kbohanno@acc.org

Patricia Garst, APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Stamford Hospital
pgarst@stamhealth.org

Christian Steiner

Elder Attorney
manhattan@homeinstead.com

Sandy DiToro

Geriatric Care Manager
sandy@homeinstead.com

Joycelyn K. Valentine

Registered Dietitian
NYC Department For the Aging
jvalentine@aging.nyc.gov

Penelope Rampersad, MD

Resident, Adult Cardiology
University of Toronto
p.rampersad@utoronto.ca
RESEARCH KEYWORDS: heart failure, cognitive dysfunction, self-care

Barry Coller, MD

Vice President for Medical Affairs and Physician-in-Chief;
David Rockefeller Professor, Allen and Frances Adler
Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology;
The Rockefeller University

CollerB@RockefellerUniversity.edu

Alan Rozanski, MD

Director, Cardiology Fellowship Training Program
St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center 
arozanski@chpnet.org
Research Keywords:
preventive cardiology, behavioral cardiology

Neel Chokski, MD

Fellow, Cardiology
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center
nchokshi@chpnet.org
Research Keywords:
preventive cardiology, geriatric cardiology, technology

Sunhee Lee, RN

sunperulee@yahoo.com

Sumit Som, MD

Fellow, Advanced Cardiac Imaging
ssom@chpnet.org
Research Keywords:
Imaging, Diastolic dysfunction, Obesity, Sleep apnea

Daniel Marrero, MD

Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine
dmarrero@chpnet.org
RESEARCH KEYWORDS:
preventive cardiology, geriatric cardiology, diastolic dysfunction

Gordon R. Reeves, MD, MPT

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Advance Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Center Thomas Jefferson University Gordon.Reeves@jefferson.edu
Research Keywords:
heart failure, exercise rehabilitation, frailty

Peter Vaitkevicius, MD

Director: Cardiology Fellowship Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
Associate Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine
vaitkevp@oakwood.org
RESEARCH KEYWORDS: congestive heart failure, aging, function

Fay Y Lin, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine.
Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital

fayylin@gmail.com

Michael E Stern, MD

Assistant Professor and Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director, Geriatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital

mestern@med.cornell.edu

Ellen Ritchie, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor fo Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
1305 York Avenue, 7th Floor
ritchie@med.cornell.edu

Lisa M Walke, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
(Geriatrics), Yale School of Medicine; Chief, Geriatrics
Consult Service, VA CT Healthcare System

lisa.walke@yale.edu

Rachel Lampert, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
Yale School of Medicine

rachel.lampert@yale.edu

Sarwat I Chaudry, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)
Yale School of Medicine

sarwat.chaudhry@yale.edu