Weill Cornell Medical College Faculty

Alphabetical listing by Last Name: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Full and Part Time Faculty (Weill Cornell Medical College)

  • Altorki, Nasser Khaled Gerald J. Ford-Wayne Isom Research Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     M.B.,B.Ch. 1977, University of Cairo, Faculty of Medicine (Egypt).http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/nasseraltorki
  • Dannenberg, Andrew Jess Henry R. Erle, M.D. - Roberts Family Professor of Medicine.
    Professor of Medicine in Surgery.
    Professor of Medicine in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Emeritus Staff, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.S. 1978, Tufts University; M.D. 1982, Washington University School of Medicine.http://weill.cornell.edu/research/researcher/andrewdannenberg/
  • Gao, Dingcheng Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology.     B.M. 1995, Binzhou Medical College (China); M.S. 1998, Capital University of Medical Sciences (China); Ph.D. 2003, University of Goettingen (Germany).
  • Girardi, Leonard N. O. Wayne Isom Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.S. 1985, Harvard University; M.D. 1989, Cornell University Medical College.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/lgirardi
  • Hochreiter, Clare Ann Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Associate Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.A. 1972, University of Rochester; M.D. 1976, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/hochreiter
  • Isom, O. Wayne The Terry Allen Kramer Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Cardiothoracic Surgeon-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.A. 1961, Texas Technological University; M.D. 1965, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/owayneisom
  • Krieger, Karl Hemingway Philip Geier Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.A. 1970, Amherst College; M.D. 1975, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/kkrieger
  • Lang, Samuel J. Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     D.V.M. 1974, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine; M.D. 1978, University of Alabama School of Medicine.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/sjlang
  • Laragh, John Henry Professor of Medicine in Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.S. 1945, Cornell University; M.D. 1948, Cornell University Medical College.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/johnlaragh
  • Lee, Paul C. Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Associate Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.A. 1991, Harvard University; M.D. 1995, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/paulclee
  • Mack, Charles A. Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Associate Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.S. 1987, Fordham University; M.D. 1992, Tufts University School of Medicine.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/camack
  • McGraw, Timothy Edward Professor of Biochemistry.
    Professor of Biochemistry in Cardiothoracic Surgery.     B.A. 1978, University of Chicago; M.A. 1983, New York University; Ph.D. 1985, New York University.http://weill.cornell.edu/research/researcher/temcgraw/
  • Mittal, Vivek Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology.     B.Sc. 1985, St. Joseph's College (India); M.Sc. 1988, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India); Ph.D. 1994, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India).
  • Paul, Subroto Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.S., M.S. 1994, Yale University; M.D. 1999, Harvard Medical School.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/subrotopaul
  • Peterson, Janey Christine Assistant Professor of Clinical Epidemiology in Medicine.
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Epidemiology in Integrative Medicine.
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Epidemiology in Cardiothoracic Surgery.     B.S. 1986, University of Connecticut; M.A. 1990, New York University; Ed.D. 2005, Columbia University; M.S. 2007, Cornell University.http://weill.cornell.edu/research/researcher/japeterson/
  • Port, Jeffrey L. Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Associate Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.A. 1987, State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.D. 1991, New York University School of Medicine.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/jeffreyport
  • Salemi, Arash Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.S. 1993, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.D. 1997, Cornell University Medical College.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/asalemi
  • Sedrakyan, Art Associate Professor of Public Health.
    Associate Professor of Public Health in Cardiothoracic Surgery.     M.D. 1994, Yerevan State Medical Institute (Armenia); Sc.D. 1998, Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow (Russia); Ph.D. 2008, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.http://weill.cornell.edu/research/researcher/asedrakyan/
  • Stiles, Brendon M. Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.A. 1994, University of Virginia; M.D. 1999, University of Virginia School of Medicine.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/bstiles
  • Subbaramaiah, Kotha Jack Fishman Professor of Cancer Prevention.
    Research Professor of Biochemistry in Medicine.
    Research Professor of Biochemistry in Cardiothoracic Surgery.     B.Sc. 1980, Sri Venk University Medical College, Tirupati (India); M.Sc. 1982, Central University of Hyderabad (India); Ph.D. 1987, Central University of Hyderabad (India).http://weill.cornell.edu/research/researcher/ksubbaramaiah/
  • Tortolani, Anthony John Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Professor of Clinical Surgery.
    Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.S. 1965, Fordham University; M.D. 1969, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/atortolani

    • Full-Time Faculty (Affiliate Hospitals and Other Institutions)

  • Adusumilli, Prasad S. Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.     M.B.,B.S. 1989, Guntur Medical College of Andhra University (India).
  • Bains, Manjit S. Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Surgeon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.     M.B.,B.S. 1963, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (India).
  • Bhat, Akhlaque Nabi Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Senior Consultant, Hamad Medical Corporation.     M.B.,B.S. 1984, Government Medical College, Kashmir University (India).
  • Bismuth, Jean Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Courtesy Staff, The Methodist Hospital.     B.A. 1989, Vassar College; D.P.M. 1994, New York College of Podiatric Medicine; M.D. 1999, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Medicine (Denmark).
  • Bruckner, Brian A. Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Courtesy Staff, The Methodist Hospital.     B.S. 1992, University of Florida; M.D. 1997, University of Florida College of Medicine.
  • Chaikhouni, Amer Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Consultant, Hamad Medical Corporation.     M.D. 1974, University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine (Syrian Arab Republic).
  • Davies, Mark G. Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Active Staff, The Methodist Hospital.     B.A.,M.B.,B.Ch.,B.A.O. 1986, University of Dublin, Trinity College Faculty of Medicine (Ireland); M.A.,M.Sc. 1989, University of Dublin, Trinity College Faculty of Medicine (Ireland); Ph.D. 1996, University of Dublin, Trinity College Faculty of Medicine (Ireland); M.D. 1999, University of Dublin, Trinity College Faculty of Medicine (Ireland); M.B.A. 2008, University of Rochester.
  • Downey, Robert John Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.     B.A. 1981, Yale University; M.D. 1985, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
  • El Sayed, Hosam F. Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Provisional Staff, The Methodist Hospital.     M.B.,B.Ch. 1990, University of Cairo, Faculty of Medicine (Egypt); M.S. 1996, University of Cairo, Faculty of Medicine (Egypt); Ph.D. 1998, University of Cairo, Faculty of Medicine (Egypt).
  • Finley, David J. Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Surgeon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.     B.S. 1994, Duke University; M.D. 1999, University of Vermont College of Medicine.
  • Gulkarov, Iosif Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.A. 1997, New York University; M.D. 2001, New York University School of Medicine.
  • Huang, James Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Surgeon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.     B.A. 1993, Harvard College; M.D. 1998, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; M.S. 2009, Columbia University, School of Public Health.
  • Lumsden, Alan Boyd Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Active Staff, The Methodist Hospital.     B.M.S. 1978, University of Edinburgh Medical School (United Kingdom); M.B.,B.Ch. 1981, University of Edinburgh Medical School (United Kingdom).
  • Mazhar, Rashid Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Senior Specialist, Hamad Medical Corporation.     M.B.,B.S. 1982, Dow Medical College (Pakistan).
  • Peden, Eric K. Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Courtesy Staff, The Methodist Hospital.     B.S. 1988, Texas A&M University; M.D. 1993, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
  • Ramlawi, Basel Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Provisional Staff, The Methodist Hospital.     B.Sc. 1998, McGill University (Canada); M.D. 2001, McMaster University, Faculty of Medicine (Canada); M.M.Sc. 2006, Harvard Medical School.
  • Reardon, Michael J. Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Active Staff, The Methodist Hospital.     B.S. 1975, University of Texas, Arlington; M.D. 1978, Baylor College of Medicine.
  • Rizk, Nabil Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Surgeon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.     B.S. 1988, Cornell University; M.D. 1992, Yale University School of Medicine; M.S. 2002, Columbia University, School of Public Health.
  • Rusch, Valerie Williams Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Surgeon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.     A.B. 1971, Vassar College; M.D. 1975, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
  • Sallehuddin, Ahmad Bin Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Consultant, Hamad Medical Corporation.     M.B.,B.S. 1984, University of New South Wales School of Medicine (Australia).
  • Sarkaria, Inderpal S. Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Surgeon, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.     B.A. 1994, University of Pennsylvania; M.D. 2000, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
  • Worku, Berhane Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.S. 1998, Brown University; M.D. 2003, Harvard Medical School.

    • Emeritus, Voluntary, Adjunct, and Other Faculty

  • Arora, Jodh Singh Clinical Instructor in Medicine.
    Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Physician, New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens.     M.B.,B.S. 1963, Government Medical College, Amritsar (India); M.D. 1967, Panjabi University (India).
  • Bacha, Emile Antoine Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
    Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.     M.D. 1989, Ludwig Maximillians University Munich, Faculty of Medicine (Germany).
  • Borer, Jeffrey Stephen Adjunct Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine in Cardiothoracic Surgery. B.A. 1965, Harvard University; M.D. 1969, Cornell University Medical College.
  • Ciaburri, Daniel G. Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (Courtesy). B.S. 1979, University of Connecticut; M.D. 1983, University of Connecticut School of Medicine; M.B.A. 2006, Columbia University.
  • Gelb, Ira Adjunct Professor of Medicine in Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery. A.B. 1948, New York University; M.D. 1951, New York University School of Medicine.
  • Herrold, Edmund McMahan Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine.
    Adjunct Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Associate Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.S. 1971, Lehigh University; M.D. 1979, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Ph.D. 1979, Case Western Reserve University.
  • Kutnick, Robert A. Clinical Instructor of Medicine in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.     B.A. 1971, State University of New York at Buffalo; M.D. 1974, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
  • Naka, Yoshufumi Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
    Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.     B.M. 1984, Osaka University Medical School (Japan); Ph.D. 1988, Osaka University Medical School (Japan).
  • Oz, Mehmet Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
    Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.     B.A. 1982, Harvard University; M.B.A. 1986, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; M.D. 1986, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
  • Quaegebeur, Jan M. Adjunct Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Associate Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
    Associate Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.     M.D. 1969, Catholic University of Louvain, Faculty of Medicine (Belgium); Ph.D. 1986, State University at Leiden (Netherlands).
  • Smith, Craig Richey Adjunct Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
    Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.     B.A. 1970, Williams College; M.D. 1977, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
  • Spotnitz, Henry M. Adjunct Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
    George H. Humphreys II Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.     B.A. 1962, Harvard University; M.D. 1966, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
  • Takayama, Hiroo Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
    Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
    Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.     B.M. 1996, University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine (Japan); Ph.D. 2011, University of Tokyo (Japan).
  • Willekes, Lourens J Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery. B.A. 1991, Dordt College; M.D. 1996, University of Iowa College of Medicine.

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