Interventional Cardiologists near Paramus, NJ

Biography: Allan Schwartz, MD is a Cardiologist, Chief, Division of Cardiology, Vice Chair, Department of Medicine and Seymour Milstein and Harold Ames Hatch Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He graduated magna cum laude in physics and mathematics from the City College of New York in 1967. He received an MA in physics in 1968 from Harvard University and an MD from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1974, where he was awarded the Robert Loeb and Janeway Prizes. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at the Presbyterian Hospital and he received a fellowship in clinical and research cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Schwartz returned to the College of Physicians & Surgeons in 1978 as an academic clinical cardiologist. Dr. Schwartz has been vigorously involved in patient care, education of medical students, medical housestaff and cardiology fellows, as well as clinical research with a current focus on valvular heart disease. He has progressively assumed various leadership and administrative roles serving as Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Associate Director of the Division of Cardiology and the Seymour Milstein and Harold Ames Hatch Professor of Clinical Medicine. Dr. Schwartz has also played an important administrative role within the Department of Medicine, serving as Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine. Dr. Schwartz has been the driving force behind the development of the NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center Cardiovascular Service Line and the development of the new Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center. Under Dr. Schwartz's leadership, there has been a major increase in the breadth of cardiology clinical and research activities, resulting in the Division of Cardiology's attaining international prominence and emerging as one of the leading cardiology training centers in the United States.

Biography: Prashant Vaishnava, MD, FACC, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Co-Director of Inpatient Clinical Services for Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care. Dr. Vaishnava completed medical school at Michigan State University, where he was a junior inductee into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society and inducted into the Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society. He completed his residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, followed by his cardiology fellowship at Mount Sinai. He has held faculty positions at the University of Michigan and Mount Sinai, where he served as the Director of Quality Assurance for Mount Sinai Heart. Dr. Vaishnava is recognized for his editorial contributions, including his role as editor of the 15th edition of Fuster and Hurst's The Heart and as an assistant editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. He has also authored numerous book chapters, notably on perioperative care in Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. Dr. Vaishnava is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the New York Academy of Medicine. His professional achievements extend to the corporate sector, where he was formerly the Medical Director for Cardiovascular Medicine at Optum Health and received the United Health Group Diamond Innovation Award. At Columbia University, he is an advisor to the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise and has participated in healthcare projects at Harvard Law School's Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics. Dr. Vaishnava's expertise has been featured in various media outlets, including NBC News, Reuters, and Politico.

Biography: Martin B. Leon, MD, is a distinguished medical professional with a significant presence in the field of interventional cardiovascular medicine. Currently, he holds the position of Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and previously served as the Director of the Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care until July 2023. Presently, he fulfills the role of Chief Innovation Officer and the Director of the Cardiovascular Data Science Center for the Division of Cardiology. Dr. Leon actively practices as an interventional cardiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. Furthermore, he is recognized as the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.Throughout his career, Dr. Leon has played a pivotal role in shaping the field of interventional cardiovascular medicine through his involvement in over 50 clinical trials. Some notable studies include STRESS, STARS, Gamma-one, SIRIUS, ENDEAVOR, and the recent PARTNER trial, which focuses on evaluating the efficacy of transcatheter valve therapy for individuals with aortic stenosis. With an impressive portfolio of contributions, Dr. Leon has co-authored over 1550 publications and has performed more than 10,000 interventional procedures. His visionary leadership and innovative mindset have solidified his standing as a thought-leader in the expanding sub-specialty of interventional cardiovascular device and drug therapies.Dr. Leon is the esteemed Director and Founder of Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), the preeminent global conference dedicated to interventional cardiovascular medicine. Recently celebrating its 35th anniversary, TCT continues to be at the forefront of advancing knowledge in this field. Additionally, he has directed or co-directed over 100 international educational programs focused on interventional cardiology. Dr. Leon's significant contributions to the medical community have been recognized with 10 international career achievement awards, and he has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Athens.In his earlier roles, Dr. Leon served as the Director of Cardiovascular Research and Education at the Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute in New York. Prior to that, he held the position of Director of Clinical Research at the Washington Cardiology Center, based at the Washington Hospital Center, and served as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC. Early in his career, he played instrumental roles as a Clinical Associate, Senior Investigator, and Director of the Catheterization Laboratories in the Cardiology Branch of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. He was also involved in founding the Washington Cardiology Center and the Cardiology Research Foundation in Washington, DC.Dr. Leon completed his Cardiology fellowship at Yale-New Haven Hospital, following his medical education at the Yale School of Medicine. He further pursued his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Biography: Partha Sardar, MD, is an interventional cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Sardar specializes in cardiology, interventional cardiology, and vascular interventions. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Sardar's clinical interests include complex coronary artery intervention, peripheral arterial disease, critical limb ischemia, renovascular disease, pulmonary embolism, and venous thromboembolism.Dr. Sardar completed a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Brown University and Vascular Diagnostic and Intervention fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. He obtained his medical degree from Calcutta National Medical College in India. He also completed his internal medicine residency at New York Medical College and a cardiovascular medicine fellowship at the University of Utah School of Medicine.Dr. Sardar's research interests focus on clinical outcomes and comparative effectiveness research related to endovascular devices and the application of artificial intelligence in interventional cardiology. He is also interested in value-based cardiology and finding solutions to decrease healthcare costs. Dr. Sardar has written over 70 original manuscripts, more than 30 reviews and editorials, and contributed to two chapters in widely used textbooks on Interventional Cardiology. His original research has been published in top journals in his specialty, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, European Heart Journal, Journal of the American Medical Association, Circulation Interventions, and JACC Interventions, among others. He frequently lectures at national meetings, including the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

Biography: Sanjum Sethi, MD, MPH, is an interventional cardiologist specializing in advanced coronary and endovascular interventions. He is the Director of the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) at Columbia's Interventional Cardiovascular Care at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He performs catheter-based interventions in the coronary artery, pulmonary artery, peripheral arterial, and peripheral venous vascular beds. His research interests focus on investigating catheter-based therapies for pulmonary embolism and peripheral arterial disease.He received his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University in 2008, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha - the national medical honor society. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Dr. Sethi stayed on at Mount Sinai, simultaneously attaining his MPH degree while completing a residency in Preventive Medicine. He subsequently completed fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology at UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Sethi then completed a Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Intervention fellowship at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Biography: Ari "Jody" Mintz, DO, is an interventional cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, specializing in vascular and endovascular intervention. He is board-certified in internal medicine, vascular medicine, cardiovascular medicine, and non-invasive vascular interpretation.Dr. Mintz, also known as "Jody" by his colleagues, graduated from A.T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, after which he completed subspecialty training in vascular medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. He returned to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center to complete further specialized fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and interventional cardiology, where he was appointed Chief fellow. After completing training in interventional cardiology, he pursued additional subspecialty training at The Rhode Island and Miriam Hospitals of Brown University in Endovascular and Vascular Medicine, where he was trained in the most advanced techniques of minimally invasive vascular procedures.

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Biography: Vratika Agarwal, MD, is a non-invasive cardiologist and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Faculty of Medicine at Columbia University. She is a board-certified cardiologist who specializes inStructural and Valvular Imaging. She is board certified in both echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography. Dr. Agarwal graduated from Deccan College of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, India. She completed her residency and Cardiology fellowship at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health. She was titled Chief Cardiology Fellow during her fellowship. Later, she completed her Fellowship in Structural Interventional Imaging with New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.Additionally, at theUniversity of California San Francisco, Vratika Agarwal, MD, completed advanced training for Clinical Research.She came to Columbia University after being at Yale University School of Medicine, where she was part of the structural heart disease team. She mentored Cardiology fellows, Advanced Imaging fellows, and sonographers at theYale School of Medicine. She continues to teach non-cardiologists about the importance and uses of cardiovascular ultrasound while speaking for awareness of the cardiovascular disease in women. In addition, she has provided support back in Hyderabad, India, with initiatives to increase access to healthcare services in underserved areas. Areas of expertise:EchocardiographyTransesophageal echocardiogramValvular heart diseaseTranscatheter valve replacement

Biography: Sonal Pruthi, MBBS, is a vascular medicine and interventional cardiologist, board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, interventional cardiology, echocardiography, and nuclear medicine. She specializes in minimally invasive vascular procedures for arterial and venous diseases, including pulmonary embolism.Dr. Pruthi's training includes being the Valedictorian at University College of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India, and completing residency at SUNY Upstate New York. She completed her fellowship at the University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital, followed by pursuing Interventional Cardiology training at NYU Langone Medical Center. She also received subspecialty training in Endovascular Intervention and Vascular Medicine at Columbia.Dr. Pruthi is a full-time faculty member, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown, NY.