38 FEBRUARY 9 - FEBRUARY 15, 2018 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
Cardiology appointments enhance NYU
Langone heart program in Brooklyn
To bolster its comprehensive
cardiovascular services in
New York City’s most populous
borough, NYU Langone Hospital –
Brooklyn has recruited four highly
skilled heart specialists.
“We’re making substantial investments
in our team to better serve the
Brooklyn community,” says George
Fernaine, MD, chief of cardiology at
NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn.
“Our patients now have access to the
world-renowned expertise of NYU
Langone Heart.”
Atul Sharma, MD, a cardiologist
with more than two decades of experience,
has been appointed director
of interventional cardiology at NYU
Langone Hospital – Brooklyn. Sharma
is board certified and fellowship
trained in interventional cardiology
and cardiovascular disease. He
received his medical degree from
Northwestern University Feinberg
School of Medicine.
Under Sharma’s leadership, the interventional
cardiology team at NYU
Langone Hospital – Brooklyn will
deliver the latest in cardiac catheterization
techniques to detect heart disease,
perform coronary interventions,
including implantation of stents, and
provide a variety of other treatments
used to monitor and improve cardiovascular
health.
Joining Sharma’s team are
board-certified interventional cardiologists
Alexander Slotwiner, MD,
and Christopher Gade, MD. Slotwiner
received his medical degree from
the University of Chicago’s Pritzker
School of Medicine and Gade received
his medical degree from Albert Einstein
College of Medicine.
All three physicians were fellowship
trained in both interventional
cardiology and cardiovascular disease
at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill
Cornell Medical Center and are highly
skilled in treating coronary artery disease,
valvular disease, and peripheral
arterial disease.
Geoffrey Webber, MD, who is board
certified in cardiovascular disease
and internal medicine, joins NYU
Langone Hospital – Brooklyn as a
specialist in consultative cardiology.
Webber received his medical degree
from Tel Aviv University’s Sackler
School of Medicine and completed a
cardiology fellowship at Icahn School
of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Webber
uses the latest advances in noninvasive
cardiac testing to ensure his
patients maintain healthy hearts.
“We are committed to enhancing
the care patients with cardiovascular
disease receive in Brooklyn and are
excited to integrate new technology
and advances in research with the
care delivered in the community,”
says Glenn Fishman, MD, the William
Goldring Professor of Medicine and
director of the Leon H. Charney Division
of Cardiology at NYU Langone.
The cardiovascular services team
at NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn
treats the entire patient. The team
provides nutritional counseling and
other support services, including social
workers who can assist with home
care, financial aid and continuing care
plans.
“Heart disease remains the leading
cause of death in the United States,”
says Bret Rudy, MD, executive hospital
director of NYU Langone Hospital
– Brooklyn. “Providing this type of advanced
patient care in Sunset Park is
an important step toward improving
cardiovascular health in our community
for years to come.”
To learn more, visit NYU Langone
Heart. To schedule an appointment
with an NYU Langone Hospital –
Brooklyn physician, call 718-630-7979.
Photo courtesy of NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn
Geoffrey Webber, MD, Christopher Gade, MD, Atul Sharma, MD, and Alexander Slotwiner, MD,
have joined NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn's cardiology team.
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