Electrophysiologist
Northshore University Community Hospital
Northwell health
Associate Professor, Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra / Northwell
Stuart Beldner, MD, is a cardiac electrophysiologist at North Shore University Hospital where he holds an academic appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of Cardiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Dr. Beldner completed his training in electrophysiology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is board-certified in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Dr. Beldner’ s has clinical expertise in all areas of electrophysiology including ablation, device-based therapy, left atrial appendage occlusion, and consultative electrophysiology.
He has authored or co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications. He also serves as a reviewer for cardiology and electrophysiology journals. He has been an invited speaker to local, national, and international programs.
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology
South Shore University Hospital
Co-director, Arrhythmia Center, Northwell Cardiovascular Institute
Northwell Health
Associate Professor of Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra / Northwell
Jason Chinitz, MD joined Northwell Health as a Cardiologist specializing in Cardiac Electrophysiology in 2015. He has been the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at South Shore University Hospital since 2017, and is an Associate Professor of Cardiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Chinitz specializes in the management of patients with heart rhythm disorders, with a focus on catheter-based interventional procedures for patients with atrial fibrillation. Before joining Northwell, he graduated medical school from the University of Pennsylvania, completed fellowships in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Disease and at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mt Sinai Hospital, respectively, and Internal Medicine Residency at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the American Heart Association and Heart Rhythm Society.
Francis E. Marchlinski, MD: Dr. Marchlinski is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, the Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Translational Center of Excellence and the Richard T. and Angela Clark President’s Distinguished Professor. He is a graduate of the Perelman School of Medicine and completed his postdoctoral internal medicine residency and cardiology/electrophysiology fellowship training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He has authored over 600 original scientific articles and over 250 book chapters/reviews/editorials; his research efforts have been supported by the Leducq Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and generous philanthropic support from patients; and he is on the editorial board of numerous cardiology/electrophysiology journals. Dr. Marchlinski has trained over 200 fellows in electrophysiology, many of whom have gone on to lead electrophysiology programs across the globe. Dr. Marchlinski has also directed numerous regional and international electrophysiology symposia and has received numerous teaching awards at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been the recipient of other prestigious honors including the Luigi Mastroianni Clinical Innovator Award, the Venice Arrhythmia Distinguished Scientist Award, the Association for Clinical and Translational Science Distinguished Investigator Career Achievement Award and the Heart Rhythm Society Distinguished Teacher Award.
Dr. Apoor Patel is a board-certified cardiologist and electrophysiologist serving as Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiology at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute and Director of Electrophysiology at Houston Methodist Sugar Land. He specializes in advanced ablation techniques, complex arrhythmia management, and the integration of emerging cardiovascular technologies to improve patient outcomes.
Dr. Patel earned his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, completed his residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and fellowships in Cardiology and Electrophysiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.
An active researcher and educator, Dr. Patel has served as principal investigator for multiple clinical trials in atrial fibrillation, left bundle branch pacing, and cardiac resynchronization therapy. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and lectures nationally on innovative electrophysiology techniques and technology-driven care.
Dr. William Sauer is the section chief of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He completed his undergraduate, medical, and postgraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania, where he discovered cardiac electrophysiology and was fortunate to learn from some of the field’s early pioneers. Following his training, Dr. Sauer joined the University of Colorado as the sole cardiac electrophysiologist employed there. Over a period of 12 years, he built an academic program with 11 faculty members and established numerous outreach programs throughout the region. In 2019, Dr. Sauer was recruited as section chief and has been developing new clinical programs within the Mass General Brigham Health system working with a core group of experienced and accomplished faculty. Dr. Sauer enjoys mentoring younger physicians with a shared interest in the development of new technology and strategies to treat cardiac arrhythmias. His research focuses on clinical innovation and improving the quality of care of arrhythmia patients.
Nicholas Beccarino is a cardiac electrophysiologist with Northwell Health. A Long Island native, he completed his undergraduate studies at Cornell University before earning his medical degree from NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He remained at NYU for his internal medicine residency and went on to complete a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center followed by fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at Lenox Hill Hospital and North Shore University Hospital. Following the completion of fellowship in June, he joined Northwell Health as an electrophysiologist practicing primarily at Huntington Hospital, Plainview Hospital, and South Shore University Hospital. Current research interests include transvenous lead extraction and pulsed field ablation.
Dr. Bernstein is an Attending Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital. He has been practicing cardiac electrophysiology for thirty years. He did his training at NYU Medical Center and came to the Northwell system in 2014.
Dr. Bernstein is the Director of Cardiac Implantable Rhythm Devices at Lenox Hill and has a special interest in device therapy for electrophysiology. This includes new treatments including conduction system pacing, cardiac contractility management, and device/lead extraction.
He has extensive experience in all aspects of electrophysiology and has published extensively. He has presented at multiple electrophysiologic meetings on the national and international scene.
Kabir Bhasin, MD is the director of the Center for Atrial Fibrillation at Lenox Hill and of Cardiac Electrophysiology Lenox Hill Greenwich Village. He is a clinical electrophysiologist with expertise in ablation of atrial and ventricular tachyarrhythmias, left atrial appendage occlusion, management of channelopathies, and cardiac device therapies. His clinical research interests include novel ablation therapies, management of conduction system disease following valvular interventions, and genetic predisposition to sudden cardiac death. Dr. Bhasin has co-authored several publications in cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Bhasin received his medical degree from Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School. He completed his residency at Yale New Haven Hospital and went on to complete a combined cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Mt. Sinai Medical Center.
Dr. Choudry is the Director of the Cardiac EP lab at Northern Westchester Hospital, which he helped to start in 2020 when he joined Northwell Health.
He received his medical degree and completed internal medicine residency at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and subsequently did a cardiology fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital. He returned to Mount Sinai for electrophysiology training and continued as an attending there before joining Northwell. Dr. Choudry has authored and co-authored several publications in cardiac electrophysiology.
Kristie currently directs the Electrophysiology Clinical Research Program at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Kristie completed her Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Harvard University. She is nationally recognized for her expertise in IDE catheter ablation trials and her current research focuses on addressing disparities in the management and treatment of atrial fibrillation. She works clinically as a registered nurse in the outpatient electrophysiology clinic.
She serves as an Allied Health Professional Council member for the Heart Rhythm Society, leads the social media Working Group and is a member of the LEAP Class of 2026. She is the American College of Cardiology CVT Downstate Representative and serves on the Heart Rhythm Advocates Communications Committee. She is a reviewer for multiple journals and has published extensively in high impact journals in the field of electrophysiology.
Laurence M. Epstein, MD
Professor of Cardiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Professor, Bioelectric Medicine, Feinstein Institute of Medical Research System Director of Electrophysiology, Northwell Health, New York.
Laurence Epstein, MD is the System Director of Electrophysiology for Northwell Health, Professor of Cardiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Professor, Bioelectric Medicine, Feinstein Institute of Medical Research. Prior to joining Northwell Dr. Epstein was the Chief of the Arrhythmia Service of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston and a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Epstein’s career has spanned the era of modem clinical cardiac electrophysiology and he has played a critical role in the development of many of the important advances. His research interests have included new ablative techniques, the development and use of intracardiac echocardiography, physiologic pacing, leadless pacing and new techniques for removing chronic transvenous leads. Dr. Epstein received his BA in ology from Carleton College in 1980 followed by a medical degree from the University of Chicago in 1985. This was followed by an internal medicine residency and a research fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at University of California San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF).
He completed his Cardiology fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. and then a clinical electrophysiology fellowship and at UCS. In 1992 he joined the faculty of UCSF and in 1994 moved to Boston to help Dr. Mark Josephson build an electrophysiology program at the Beth Israel Hospital. In 2000 Dr. Epstein was recruited to be the Chief of the Arrhythmia Service of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and was promoted to Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in 2014. In 2017 he joined Northwell Health as the system director of Electrophysiology. In this role he oversees heart rhythm care across a 23-hospital system with 11 EP programs.
The author of over 165 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Epstein’s clinical and research interests include pathophysiology and treatment of a variety of cardiac arrhythmias. This has included device therapy, catheter ablation, and image guided therapy. He is considered one of the world’s experts in transvenous lead management and extraction. He has been listed as one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly and named a top cardiac electrophysiologist by Boston Magazine.
James Gabriels, MD, FACC, is an electrophysiologist at North Shore University Hospital where he serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Dr. Gabriels completed an internal medicine residency, chief residency in internal medicine and cardiology fellowship at Northwell Health. He served as a chief cardiology fellow. He then completed his electrophysiology fellowship at New York Presbyterian Weil Cornell. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, echocardiography and electrophysiology.
Dr. Gabriels’ clinical expertise includes device implantation with a focus on conduction system pacing and leadless pacing. He also has a focus on catheter ablation with attention to complex atrial arrhythmias and ventricular tachycardia. His research endeavors include 56 peer-reviewed publications, including 22 as the primary author.
Dr. Bruce Goldner has been a cardiac electrophysiologist at Northwell for 31 years and has witnessed the growth of electrophysiology. At Long Island Jewish Medical Center Dr.
Goldner and his colleagues have been performing complex ablations, left atrial appendage occlusion procedures, leadless pacemakers, standard pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillators and biventricular devices. It has been very exciting to see how patients benefit from the newest technologies that have becomes available such as pulse field ablation which is a safe and effective means of ablation of cardiac arrhythmias. The electrophysiologists at LI have been active in research, sfudying new forms of ablation and teaching medical students, interns, residents and fellows.
Dr. Evelina Grayver is an Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and a full-time cardiologist within the Northwell Health System. She specializes in women’s heart health, preventative cardiology, cardio-obstetrics, and the treatment of complex cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure and electrophysiological disorders.
As Director of the Women’s Heart Program for Northwell Health’s Central Region and the Katz Institute for Women’s Health, Dr. Grayver is a pioneering leader in women’s cardiovascular care. She co-founded Northwell’s cardio-obstetrics program in 2020, providing multidisciplinary, personalized cardiac care for women who are pregnant, planning pregnancy, or managing heart disease related to childbirth. Her clinical approach emphasizes education, prevention, and tailored care to address the unique cardiovascular challenges faced by women, helping to reduce gender disparities in heart disease diagnosis and treatment.
Before her current roles, Dr. Grayver directed the Coronary Intensive Care Unit at Northwell and played a crucial role as a frontline intensivist during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating exceptional leadership and dedication in critical care.
Outside of clinical practice, she serves on the American Heart Association’s Eastern Region Board of Directors and was the immediate past President of the AHA Long Island Board, championing heart health education and research. Dr. Grayver is also honored to serve as an Honorary Surgeon for the New York Police Department, reflecting her commitment to public service and community health.
I have always been driven by a passion for learning and a commitment to education. My journey began during residency, where I was honored as the Resident of the Year and assumed leadership roles as Chief Resident and Chief Fellow in Cardiology.
My Electrophysiology fellowship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center provided invaluable training under the tutelage of Mark Josephson, Alfred Buxton, and Peter Zimetbaum. I translated this advanced knowledge after returning to Northwell into teaching, earning the Teacher of the Year award in my first year as an attending and actively contributing to medical school EKG instruction.
Over the years, I established myself as a high-volume EP operator and fostered strong community relationships with referring physicians. My dedication to academic advancement continued with research mentorship for Cardiology fellows and IM residents, resulting in consistent presentations at national meetings and numerous peer-reviewed publications,including a collaborative book chapter.
I was honored with the opportunity to become Director of the Electrophysiology service at LIJ hospital in 2022. In this role, we have successfully enhanced efficiency and driven volume growth. I have also developed my leadership skills to build a unified and efficient department for the satisfaction of our patients.
My future goals involve expanding my national and international presence through presentations at ACC and HRS, while continuing my passion for research and education. I believe it is crucial to continue the pursuit of the perpetual learner and enhance my professional development. I eagerly anticipate the opportunities ahead to innovate and contribute to the field.
Director of Electrophysiology at Peconic Bay Medical Center.
Previously Served as Director of Electrophysiology at North Shore Manhasset from 1995 to 2017. Completed Electrophysiology training at Philadelphia Heart Institute and Cardiology fellowship at St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital. Diplomate ABIM in Internal medicine, Cardiology and Electrophysiology. Completed medical school at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University.
Dr. Kelly Jia is a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist with specialized expertise in managing complex heart rhythm and conduction system disorders. She practices at Lenox Hill Hospital and Greenwich Village Hospital as part of Northwell Health Cardiology – Western in New York, NY, where she is dedicated to guiding her patients through their cardiac health with a personalized, evidence-based approach.
Dr. Jia earned her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and completed
a prestigious fellowship in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Her advanced training enables her to perform intricate procedures with precision,
including radiofrequency and pulsed field ablation, transvenous/leadless pacemaker and
defibrillator implantation, and left atrial appendage closure device implantation.
She holds board certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical
Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Geriatric Medicine. Fluent in Mandarin, Dr. Jia is an active member of the Asian medical community, allowing her to connect with and provide
culturally attentive care to a diverse patient population.
Dr. Marcin Kowalski is the Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab and Associate Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program at Staten Island University Hospital in Staten Island, New York. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College, completed his electrophysiology fellowship from the Medical College of Virginia and his Physician Executive Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee.
Andrew Krumerman, MD is Chair of Cardiology at Northwell’s Northern Westchester and Phelps Hospitals and Professor of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine. A specialist in complex catheter ablation procedures for cardiac arrhythmias, he also serves on the board of directors of the CMR Institute, a nonprofit provider of educational programs for pharmaceutical and medical device professionals.
Dr. Krumerman has played a leading role in advancing cardiovascular research. He co-founded the Montefiore/Einstein ECG Research Group, where his work has centered on health care disparities and the use of artificial intelligence to improve cardiac care delivery. He also helped develop the Pacer ID application, which enables rapid identification of pacemaker and defibrillator manufacturers from chest X-ray images. An accomplished author of more than 50 scientific publications, he is a fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society.
After a brief career in United States Navy as an engineering officer, I decided to pursue medical
education with the goal to make a difference. Cardiac electrophysiology was a natural path given my mathematics and engineering background. I am proud to return to my home state and community as a member of the Northwell Health team.
Dr. Paul Maccaro is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist who joined Northwell Physician Partners (then North Shore Health System) in 1997. He currently serves as Vice-Chairman of Cardiology and Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology for Huntington Hospital. Dr. Maccaro performs a variety of Electrophysiology procedures for the treatment of patients with Arrhythmia including device implantation and catheter ablation. He is an active Investigator on numerous clinical trials.
Dr. Maccaro is Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a Fellow of the American College of Physician, and a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society. He is past president of the Medical Staff of Huntington Hospital. Dr. Maccaro has a strong interested in clinical research and has participated as principal investigator in multiple national and international studies. Dr. Maccaro serves as Chairman of the Northwell Health IRB committee D.
Chief, Cardiac Surgery, North Shore University Hospital
Program Director, Independent and Integrated Thoracic Surgery Residencies
Surgical Director, Acute Lung Injury Program
Medical Director, Perfusion Medicine Program at Hofstra University
Co Director, Center for Arrythmias, Northwell Cardiovascular Institute
Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Tomer Mann, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at the Zucker School of
Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and a practicing Cardiac Electrophysiologist at South Shore
University Hospital. Dr. Mann holds both an MD from Tel Aviv University and a PhD (Magna
Cum Laude) in Computational Biology from Bar Ilan University, equipping him with clinical
expertise and advanced genomic research capabilities. Dr. Mann obtained his
Electrophysiology training at UCSF.
His clinical focus is on heart rhythm disorders, while his research is dedicated to leveraging computational biology to explore areas such as RNA editing in structural heart diseases and atrial fibrillation. Dr. Mann’s innovative work has been recognized with awards like the Orion Physician-Researcher Excellence award and published in leading journals including JACC Clinical Electrophysiology, Nature Communications, Circulation, Heart Rhythm and EMBO Journal. He is committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge science and personalized approaches to complex cardiac conditions.
Raman L. Mitra MDPhD is the Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory at Northshore University Hospital. He received both his MD and PhD from the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine. He was the previous Director of Electrophysiology, Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Services at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago where he held faculty appointments in both Medicine and Biophysics. In 2008 he founded the Memorial Advanced Cardiovascular Institute, in South Bend, IN.
Until 2019, he served as its Medical Director and Chief of Cardiovascular Services and grew the program to 12 cardiologists and 2 cardiovascular surgeons. It was named a Top 50 Cardiovascular Program by IBM-Watson Health in 2018. He has published extensively in both basic and clinical electrophysiology.He is among the world’s first group of electrophysiologists to have expertise in completely non-fluoroscopic ablation of complex atrial and ventricular dysrhythmias. His research interests include cardiac electromechanical coupling, cardiac imaging including coronary CTA with FFR, and mechanisms of cardiac ion channel selectivity and conduction. He also has a special interest in developing software for cardiac diagnostic decision making. He has trained physicians around the world on newer techniques of ablation and has been regularly invited to speak on advances in cardiology and electrophysiology.
Dr. Stavros Mountantonakis graduated summa cum laude from the University of Thessaly in Greece. After serving as a Medical Officer in the Greek Airforce he migrated to the US to pursue his career in Cardiology. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the Cleveland Clinic, his Cardiology Fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center, and his Cardiac Electrophysiology training at the University of Pennsylvania. He went on to earn his Masters of Business Administration from Hofstra University in 2017.
He is currently the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. In 2017 he founded the Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program for Northwell Health and serves as the System Program Director. He created the Northwell Electrophysiology Didactic Lecture Series which features experts from around the country to foster discussion, sharing of knowledge, and continuing education for all members of the interdisciplinary team across a large Health System. In his capacity as a Professor of Cardiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, he serves as a mentor to a wide array of students, residents, fellows, and allied health professionals.
He serves as the System Director of Electrophysiology Research and was selected as Principal Investigator of the Year for Northwell in 2020. He is recognized nationally for his clinical expertise in complex ablation procedures for ventricular arrhythmias and particularly for PVC ablation, PVC cardiomyopathy, malignant PVCs. Through his research and expertise in the use of non-invasive electroanatomical mapping, he became a national proctor for the use of the technology. He is an active principal investigator on over 20 sponsored and federally funded clinical trials, as well as grant-funded physician-initiated trials. He serves on the advisory board for numerous IDE ablation clinical trials with Biosense Webster, Medtronic and Biotronik. He serves on the editorial board for multiple high Impact peer-reviewed journals. He serves on the American College of Cardiology Electrophysiology Section Leadership Council, as well as the Heart Rhythm Society CCEP Program Directors Council.
Dr. Pagan finished his medical education at SUNY – Downstate Medical Center, subsequently completing his internal medicine residency at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center and his training in cardiovascular and clinical cardiac electrophysiology at Northwell. Dr. Pagan became a part of our eastern Long Island regional team in 2024 where he has utilized his expertise to address the arrhythmic needs of our patients, particularly focusing on the latest advancements in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Mindy Rao, RN, BSN, CVRN, graduated in 1996 from the SUNY Stony Brook nursing program. She began her career at Stony Brook University Hospital in the Cardiac Stepdown Unit, later moving to New York Hospital Queens to work in the CTICU, where she developed a deep passion for cardiology. After relocating to Long Island in 2001, she joined the Cardiac Cath Lab at Winthrop University Hospital. In 2005, she transitioned to North Shore University Hospital, where she spent the next seven years.
In 2012, Mindy became an EP nurse and gained experience with some of the most advanced electrophysiology technology in the field. In 2019, she joined the EP Lab at South Shore Hospital, where she is very happy to serve as both a mentor and a preceptor.
Olga Reynbakh, is a cardiac electrophysiologist at North Shore University Hospital, an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
She specializes in catheter ablation of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, cardiac device implantation. She has research interests in improving outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation and in cardiac imaging for cardiac electrophysiologists.
She received a Masters of Science in clinical research degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt hospitals, fellowship in cardiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Hospital and fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at Columbia University School of Medicine – NY Presbyterian.
Moussa Saleh, MD, is a clinical and interventional cardiac electrophysiologist at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and currently serves as the associate program director for the cardiovascular disease fellowship program at NUSH/LUJMC.
Dr. Saleh attended Loma Linda University School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine training at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He completed his cardiovascular disease fellowship at University of California, San Francisco-Fresno and his advanced training in electrophysiology at Lenox Hill Hospital and North Shore University Hospital. Dr. Saleh is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and clinical electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology as well as Heart Rhythm Society.
Born and bred in Hudson County NJ, I always knew I wanted to be a doctor. I was fortunate enough to find amazing mentors at a young age to help me become the first physician in my family. I graduated from medical school from Rutgers UMDNJ in Newark and went on to train at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia for internal medicine, followed by Cooper University Hospital in Camden for cardiology and finally NY Presbyterian -Columbia University Hospital for electrophysiology.
As the only female electrophysiologist in the Northwell system, I perform all EP procedures including complex ablations, left atrial appendage occlusion, leadless device and subcutaneous device implants.
Dr. Sharma is a Cardiac Electrophysiology Attending at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. After earning their medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in Sint Maarten, they completed their Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Dr. Sharma further specialized by completing an Electrophysiology fellowship with Northwell Health. Along with their clinical duties in the diagnosis and management of complex heart rhythm disorders, Dr. Sharma is actively involved in clinical research in electrophysiology, serving as first author and co- author on multiple publications in the field.
Dr. Nicholas T. Skipitaris is a practicing clinical cardiac electrophysiologist. He is presently the Western Regional Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology for Northwell Health and practices at the Heart Rhythm Center at Lenox Hill Heart and Lung in New York City. He is assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University / Northwell Health. Previously, he was the Medical Director of Electrophysiology Operations and assistant professor of medicine and cardiology at Mount Sinai Hospital and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Religion and received his M.D. degree from the Dartmouth-Brown Program in Medicine. More recently, he received an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Bellevue Hospital Center / NYU Medical Center and completed fellowships in cardiology and electrophysiology at the NYU Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Hellenic Medical Society of New York.
Dr. Skipitaris has expertise in ablative and device therapy for the treatment of cardiac rhythm disturbances and is actively involved in research in those areas. He is currently involved in researching new strategies to treat atrial fibrillation and the use of non-invasive mapping of complex arrhythmias. He also has a particular interest in the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and believes that increasing community awareness, making AEDs more accessible and teaching CPR/AED use to the public is particularly important to make an impact in this area. He has organized numerous SCA awareness programs, large scale CPR/AED training events and has been involved in the education and SCA screening of thousands of people in the New York area. He is a recipient of the American Heart Association’s Lifesaver Award, and the 2014 Dominic A. Murray 21 Memorial Foundation HeartSaver 2014 award, recognizing his work in this area. He has been named “Top Doctor” in his field since 2018.
David Steckman MD, FHRS is a practicing cardiac electrophysiologist and currently the Electrophysiology Lab Director and Vassar Hospital-Northwell in Poughkeepsie, NY. He trained in medicine at NYU where he was chief resident as well. He completed his cardiology and electrophysiology training at the University of Colorado in Denver, CO. He has authored several papers on arrhythmia management and cardiac sarcoidosis. He specializes in advanced ablation techniques and currently has a busy clinical electrophysiology practice in upstate NY
Andrzej Szczepanek finished his undergraduate degree in Biology at SUNY Stony Brook and after graduating in 2005 attended PA school at LIU Brooklyn graduating in July of 2008. He began is career in medicine in Cardiology at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn where he fell in love with the field of Cardiac Electrophysiology. Under the mentorship of Dr. Yisachar Greenberg and Dr. Felix Yang he gained further knowledge and experience within his field and participated in the shared experience of the EP lab assisting in complex procedures, system extractions, ablations, and device implantations. He also assisted the EP labs at NY Methodist Hospital on a part time basis. In 2016 he joined Dr. Jason Chinitz at the now South Shore University Hospital as the EP lab started to expand its capabilities and complexity of its procedures. During his time at South Shore, he has witnessed the hospital grow and reach University status. During his time the EP program now offers a full complement of complex EP procedures to the community and the surrounding regions and affiliated hospitals. He was recently promoted and in November 2023 became the ACP Supervisor of the EP program at South Shore University Hospital.
Christopher Tanayan, MD is a sports and preventive cardiologist focused on providing comprehensive care to highly active individuals in Manhattan. He obtained his medical degree from the University of the Philippines in Manila, completed his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship in Summa Health in Akron, Ohio and spent a year at MGH’s Cardiovascular Performance Program in Boston to gain experience in caring for athletes. He works closely with sports medicine researchers at the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT) in MEETH and clinical faculty at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Julie Thomas earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Comparative Literature at Binghamton University in 2000. She then graduated from the Physician Assistant Program at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY in 2004. After working a year as a Medicine PA at Morristown Medical Center upon graduation, she began her career in Electrophysiology at Montefiore Medical Center where she worked on the inpatient team for 12 years. In February 2018, she joined the Electrophysiology inpatient team at North Shore University Hospital and a year later, became the EP Advanced Clinical Provider Supervisor overseeing both the inpatient and outpatient teams.
Outside of her clinical and administrative responsibilities at North Shore University Hospital, she is also involved in the Heart Rhythm Society, currently Vice Chair of the AP council as well as on the HRS Program Committee. In addition, she is a member of the IBHRE Pacing test writing committee.
Meet Dr. Granit Veseli — a cardiac electrophysiologist who treats more than just heart rhythm
issues. He treats people.
Born in Kosova and now practicing in Connecticut, Dr. Veseli helps patients manage complex
arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation and SVTs using the most advanced tools in cardiology. But what truly sets him apart is how deeply he cares about each patient’s journey.
He believes that great care starts with mutual trust, honest conversations and shared decisions.
“I strive to build mutual trust, respect and honesty with all my patients. I want my patients to feel that they have a good understanding of the benefits and risks of the offered treatment that likely will be beneficial.”
Outside of work, Dr. Veseli stays active and energized. He loves reading medical journals, learning new therapies and spending time with his family and friends. Tennis, skiing and swimming are some of his favorite ways to unwind.
Dr. Ronald H. Wharton is an attending physician in the Department of Cardiology at North Shore University Hospital, where he directs the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program. Dr. Wharton joined Northwell in March 2019 after having worked for many years at Montefiore Medical Center.
Dr. Wharton received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Cornell University and his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. He is certified in Adult Cardiovascular Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography.
Jonathan Willner, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist at North Shore University Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra.
Dr. Willner completed his medical school and residency training at New York University, where he also served as Chief Resident. He worked as an NIH Clinical Research Scholar and then completed clinical fellowships in cardiovascular disease and clinical electrophysiology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and electrophysiology.
Dr. Willner’s clinical expertise is in the medical and procedural management of complex arrhythmia, including cardiac device implantation, catheter ablation of simple and complex atrial and ventricular arrhythmia, and left atrial appendage occlusion device implantation. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles in cardiology and electrophysiology and has been a panelist and moderator and local, regional, and national electrophysiology conferences.
