System Director
Cardiovascular Prevention
Northwell Health
Director, Western Region
Katz Institute Women’s Heart Program & Lenox Hill Hospital
Professor of Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine

Dr. Eugenia Gianos is the director of Women s Heart Health at Lenox Hill Hospital and director of Cardiovascular Prevention for Northwell Health. As a clinical cardiologist with expertise in preventive cardiology, lipidology, imaging and women s heart disease, she sees patients with various cardiovascular diseases and has a specific interest in those with a genetic predisposition or heart disease, at a young age, lipid disorders, complex coronary disease, and uncontrolled risk factors for heart disease. Her main goal through education, research and clinical care is to recognize those patients at risk for cardiovascular disease and use lifestyle programs and optimal individualized medical therapy to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

After earning an undergraduate degree in psychiatry from Barnard College at Columbia, Dr. Gianos earned her medical degree from New York Medical College. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine, as well as her fellowship in cardiology at Northwell s Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Dr. Gianos holds board certification in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology and she is certified in lipidology through the National Lipid Association. Dr. Gianos comes to Lenox Hill from NYU Langone Health (Bellevue and Tisch Hospitals), where she held various clinical and administrative roles of progressive responsibility for the past 11 years. In her first years at NYU, she won a cardiology faculty teaching award and most recently, served as co-clinical director of the NYU Langone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, associate professor of medicine at the NYU School of Medicine, and director of the NYU Preventive Cardiology fellowship program. In addition, she was an active member of the hospital s women s heart group. Dr. Gianos s experiences at NYU over the past 11 years have prepared her well to return to the health system she considered home with a clear vision for advancing patient-centered care.

Board certifications
Internal Medicine – American Board of Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease – American Board of IM / Cardiovascular Disease
Adult Comp Echocardiography – National Board of Echocardiography
Nuclear Cardiology – Certification Council of Nuclear Cardiology

Academic titles
Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Education
New York Medical College

Residencies
Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Fellowships
North Shore University Hospital

Director, Central Region
Women’s Heart Program
Katz Institute for Women’s Health Co-Director, Cardio-Obstetrics Program North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center Northwell Health
Assistant Professor, Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine

Academic titles
Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Assistant Professor, Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing

Chief resident
North Shore University Hospital

Education
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Residencies
North Shore University Hospital

Fellowships
North Shore University Hospital

Director, Women’s Behavioral Health Zucker Hillside Hospital
Northwell Health
Medical Director
Reproductive Psychiatry, Project TEACH NYS Office of Mental Health
Professor, Psychiatry, Molecular Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Zucker School of Medicine Professor, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
Northwell Health

Dr. Kristina Deligiannidis is the Director of Women s Behavioral Health at Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health and a Professor of Psychiatry, Molecular Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. As Director, she leads a clinical/translational research program and advises on policies and services promoting women s behavioral health.

Dr. Deligiannidis additionally serves as the Medical Director for Reproductive Psychiatry for the New York State perinatal psychiatry access program, Project TEACH, funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health. For Project TEACH, Dr. Deligiannidis leads a team of reproductive psychiatrists/psychologists to provide education and phone consultation to maternal health clinicians on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, across all 62 counties of New York. As a reproductive psychiatrist, she has expertise in treating women with mood and anxiety disorders linked to the menstrual cycle, perinatal and perimenopausal periods.

Dr. Deligiannidis received her medical degree from and completed her psychiatry residency and chief residency in psychopharmacology research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Prior to and during medical school she trained in neuroscience research at the National Institutes of Health. After residency she completed additional research training in behavioral endocrinology and experimental therapeutics at the NIH and in neuroimaging at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at MGH. Dr. Deligiannidis is a nationally recognized leader in the field of perinatal depression and in novel therapeutics research. Her research program includes a focus in psychoneuroendocrinology, particularly neurosteroids and hormones, and multimodal neuroimaging in women s behavioral health. Dr. Deligiannidis s research is supported by NIH R01, foundation and industry funding. Her efforts have been nationally recognized with many awards for research and medical student and resident teaching. She has published over 70 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has given over 200 oral presentations/research posters at local, national and international scientific conferences. Her recent publications have been in high impact journals including the Lancet, Lancet Psychiatry, JAMA Psychiatry, Am. J. of Psychiatry, Neuropsychopharmacology and Psychoneuroendocrinology. Her research has been covered by major media outlets, including CNN, the Associated Press, NPR, the Boston Globe, Boston and New York ABC and CBS News, Time Magazine, Good Morning America and others.

Dr. Deligiannidis actively contributes to national scientific committees and gives scientific presentations nationally and internationally. She is a current Board of Directors member for the Marc of North America, past Council member of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, past Board of Directors member for the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology and currently is a full member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology where she serves on several committees. Dr. Deligiannidis also serves as a reviewer on over 20 scientific journals and on Editorial Boards of national and international journals. She serves as a federal grant reviewer for the Center for Scientific Review at NIH.

Locally she serves on steering committees in both the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Psychiatry at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Zucker Hillside Hospital and at the Katz Institute for Women s Health on Long Island. She additionally serves on Faculty Council and the Zucker Women in Medicine and Science (ZWIMS) Gender and Equity committee at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She is a sought-out educator and mentor to medical students, nurse practitioner students, residents, fellows and faculty across Northwell Health and at its Schools of Medicine and Nursing. 

Department of Cardiology,
Sandra Atlas Bass Hospital
Assistant Professor
Department of Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine

Dr. Akhabue is a board-certified general cardiologist who treats various types of cardiovascular
disease. He is very passionate about helping people reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular
disease in the future, which is also known as preventive cardiology. Dr. Akhabue has additional
expertise in cardiac imaging, holding board certifications in echocardiography and nuclear cardiology.
He is one of the primary cardiologists who interpret echocardiograms and perform transesophageal
echocardiograms at North Shore University Hospital. Dr. Akhabue also performs academic research,
his primary interests being in health policy, public health and epidemiology, all with the goal of
helping to improve cardiovascular outcomes.

Electrophysiologist
North Shore University Hospital
Associate Professor, Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine

Board certifications
Cardiac Electrophysiology – American Board of IM / Clinical Cardiac Electrophys
Cardiovascular Disease – American Board of IM / Cardiovascular Disease

Academic titles
Associate Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Education
Sackler School of Medicine (Tel Aviv University)

Residencies
North Shore University Hospital

Fellowships
North Shore University Hospital
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Northwell Health Fertility Division Head,
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Northern Westchester
Assistant Professor
Zucker School of Medicine

Board certifications
Obstetrics and Gynecology – American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Reproductive Endo / Infertility – American Board of OB / Gyn / Reproductive Endo

Academic titles
Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Education
Mount Sinai Medical Center

Residencies
New York Presbyterian Hospital

Fellowships
Brigham & Womens Hospital

Department of Cardiology
Staten Island University Hospital
Assistant Professor
Zucker School of Medicine

Board certifications
Internal Medicine – American Board of Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease – American Board of IM / Cardiovascular Disease

Academic titles
Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Education
St Louis University School of Medicine

Residencies
Rush University Medical Center

Fellowships
North Shore University Hospital
North Shore University Hospital

Medical Director,
Cardiology Huntington Hospital
Associate Professor,
Cardiology Zucker School of Medicine

Board certifications
Cardiovascular Disease – American Board of IM / Cardiovascular Disease

Administrative titles
Medical Director, Huntington Hospital

Academic titles
Associate Professor

Education
New York Medical College

Residencies
New York Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center

Fellowships
New York Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center
Northwell Health Physician Partners Recognition Awards

Truly Mentorship Award Recipient (2021)
Truly Mentorship Award Finalist (2019)

Cardiology Fellow
North Shore University Hospital

Assistant Vice President
Nutrition Services
Northwell Health

OB/GYN Private Practice
Preventive Women’s Health Care Instructor,
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Lorraine Chrisomalis-Valasiadis graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University with a B.A. in Biology and earned her medical degree from New York Medical College in 1990. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1994 and did a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Following her formal training, she worked for eleven years as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Medical Center, where she provided a wide range of care for high risk pregnant patients. She offered her expertise in medical and surgical conditions associated with complicated pregnancies such as advanced maternal age, gestational diabetes, preterm labor and the management of multiples. In 2005, she opened her own private practice on the Upper East Side and is affiliated with Northwell Health.

Dr. Chrisomalis-Valasiadis is the recipient of many awards and honors and has been involved with many societies. She has been a member of the Hellenic Medical Society of New York since 1987 and is currently the 2nd Vice President on the Executive Board. She also started the Young Initiative Project and actively recruits young members and is involved in community outreach.

Among her multiple publications, she authored an article on the first known case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in pregnancy and has contributed numerous abstracts on induction of labor and on perinatal complications in women of advanced maternal age with donor eggs.

She has been a guest on ABC Network’s “Good Morning America”, on AKTINA-FM radio and has been quoted in various publications including Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Modern Bride, Shape and Parents magazines.

In 2013, the Barnard College Alumnae Association awarded Dr. Chrisomalis-Valasiadis the Distinguished Award for Service for her outstanding mentorship of young women and dedication to the Barnard community. Today, she continues to support and empower the future generation of women leaders entering the medical profession.

A native New Yorker, Dr. Chrisomalis-Valasiadis resides in Manhattan with her husband Peter and their two daughters, Nicole and Victoria.

Director, Electrophysiology Research
Lenox Hill Hospital

Pharmacist
North Shore University Hospital
Northwell Health

Dr. Demekhin is a supervisor clinical pharmacy specialist for the cardiothoracic critical care unit (CT-ICU), Heart and Lung Transplant Program and is a member of critical care and heart transplant committees. Dr. Demekhin is an active member within American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), New York City Society of Health-System Pharmacists (NYSCHP) and Royal Counties Society of Health System Pharmacists (RCHSP). She serves as a journal review for Journal of Pharmacy Practice and has presented on topics such as pulmonary arterial hypertension, management of toxicological emergencies (calcium channel and beta blockers overdose, role of lipids in toxicology world, sulfonylurea overdose, et.al.), management of hypertensive urgencies and emergencies, therapeutic hypothermia, sepsis and stroke.

Dr. Demekhin’s areas of interest include toxicology, sedation, infectious diseases, stroke, and surgery/neurosurgery, heart transplant and cardiology.

Director, Ambulatory Cardiac CT
Concorde Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine

Education
B.J. Medical College

Residencies
Boston University Medical Center

Fellowships
New York University Medical Center
New York Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center

Physician Assistant
Lenox Hill Hospital
Northwell Health

Program Director
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Northwell Health
Associate Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Zucker School of Medicine

Board certifications
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Board of OB/Gyn/Reproductive Endo

Education
Albany Medical College

Residencies
Massachusetts General Hospital

Fellowships
Brigham & Womens Hospital

Northwell Health Physician Partners Recognition Awards
Truly Rising Star Award Finalist (2021, 2025)

Assistant Investigator
Institute of Health System Science
Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

Lead Psychologist
Katz Institute for Women’s Health Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Zucker School of Medicine

Dr. Bella Grossman, Ph.D. is the lead psychologist at Katz Institute for Women’s Health. She participates in program development, provides assessment and psychotherapy services in integrated care in various medical departments, and conducts community outreach. She is also involved in teaching and training of psychology students. She received her Ph.D. from The New School for Social Research and completed her internship and fellowship at Northwell.

Chief of Cardiology
North Shore University Hospital
Vice Chairman
Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital
Co-Director, Center for Atherosclerosis
Northwell Cardiovascular Institute

Administrative titles
Chief – Department of Cardiology of Cardiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Education
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Residencies
University of California Medical Center San Diego

Fellowships
New York Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center

Preventative Cardiologist Phelps Hospital
Northwell Health
Assistant Professor, Cardiology Zucker School of Medicine

Dr. Katz completed her internship and residency at Mount Sinai Hospital and served as Chief cardiology fellow at Westchester medical Center. Trained as an invasive cardiologist she was the first female attending cardiologist to perform angiography procedures at Westchester medical center. For the next 14 years she continued to diagnose coronary disease in the Cath lab all the while interested in how to prevent this disorder completely. She now practices preventive cardiology and lifestyle management. Her Northwell practice is in Briarcliff Manor New York. She is passionate about nutrition, stress management and exercise. She understands personally and professionally the intricacies of women’s health and wellness. Partnering with her patients she acts as an ambassador for good health, working as a team to aid individuals achieve optimal health through both medical and integrative modalities.

Dr. Katz is a senior attending cardiologist at Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow New York where she served as interim chair of cardiology in 2022. She is also on the medical staff of Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York. She is an assistant professor in the Department of cardiology of Hofstra University Zucker school of medicine. She is an active member of the National lipid Association and founding member of the Katz Institute for women’s health.

Director, Cardiac Telemetry
Associate Program Director
Department of Cardiology
Staten Island University Hospital

Board certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of IM/Cardiovascular Disease

Education
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Residencies
New York Presbyterian Hospital

Fellowships
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Associate Chief
Maternal Fetal Medicine
North Shore University Hospital Northwell Health
Associate Professor
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Zucker School of Medicine

Board certifications
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Board of OB/Gyn/Maternal & Fetal Medicine

Education
Medical College of Ohio at Toledo

Residencies
Medical College of Wisconsin

Fellowships
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital & Med College

Nurse Practitioner, Center for Wellness & Integrative Medicine
Katz Institute for Women’s Health Northwell Health
Clinical Assistant Professor Zucker School of Medicine

Deborah McElligott, DNP, is a nurse practitioner at Northwell’s Center for Wellness & Integrative Medicine, at Katz Institute for Women’s Health, where she uses her expertise in Integrative health and numerous integrative therapies to specializes in health promotion and healing. Using both individual consultations and group programs, her populations include Northwell employees and the community. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell, with a special interest in the Healer Art Program and the Humanities in Medical Education.
Dr. McElligott has decades of clinical, programmatic, administrative and research experience in Cardiac Surgery, Prevention, Holistic Nursing and Integrative Medicine. She has been the principal investigator of several research studies focusing on wellness, complementary therapies and healing, and has published and presented internationally. She is an active member of the American Holistic Nurses Association, chairing the Practice Committee and leading the LI Chapter of AHNA.
Dr. McElligott earned her bachelor’s degree from Hunter College, City University of NY, her Masters from NYU, Post Masters in Adult Health from SUNY Stonybrook and her Doctorate from Case Western University.

Senior Vice President
Center for Equity of Care
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Professor, Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine

Jennifer H. Mieres MD, is the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and a professor of cardiology, at The Zucker School of Medicine. She is a graduate of Bennington College and Boston University School of Medicine; is a Fellow of The American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and Master of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and served as the first female President of the ASNC in 2009.
Dr Mieres is a Senior Vice President of Northwell Health’s, Center for Equity of Care, and serves as the health system’s first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, with oversight of all diversity and health equity initiatives and is a member of the Katz Institute for Women’s Health at Northwell Health.
Dr. Mieres’ clinical focus and research are centered on the elimination of health and gender disparities and cardiovascular disease in women. She is a leading advocate for patient-centered healthcare and medical education reform and has authored/co-authored over 60 scientific and peer reviewed publications, including as lead author of the 2005 and 2014 AHA cardiac imaging guidelines for women. As an international speaker, she has presented her research as distinguished faculty at over 100 forums and conferences: both nationally and internationally including scientific sessions of the ACC, AHA, ASNC, the International Conference of Nuclear Cardiology and IHI/BMJ International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare. A true patient and community advocate; Dr. Mieres is actively involved in service and served as chair of several national AHA committees as well as the Scientific Advisory Board for WomenHeart. A prolific communicator; Mieres recently co-authored Heart Smart for Women: Six S.T.E.P.S IN Six Weeks to Heart-Healthy Living, published in October 2017 and the Spanish version of the book, Un Corazon Saludable Para La Mujer Moderna -Seis P.A.S.O.S en Seis Semanas Para Mantener La Salud Del Corazon published January 2019.Following her Emmy-nominated documentary A Woman’s Heart, (2001); her creative ingenuity has evolved as an executive producer of a two-part documentary series Rx:The Quiet Revolution and Doctors of Tomorrow, (2015). The films have forged a change in narrative while garnering placement on national TV network PBS and in educational institutions. Dr Mieres also executive produced the award winning women’s health documentary ‘Ms.Diagnosed’, which premiered at the Cinequest film festival on March 7, 2020.

Director, Cardiovascular Health & Lipidology
North Shore University Hospital Northwell Health
Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiology Zucker School of Medicine

Dr. Guy L. Mintz is the Director of Cardiovascular Health & Lipidology at the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital at North Shore University Hospital, and Co-Director of the Lipid Center at North Shore University Hospital. He is the Director of Lipid Apheresis at North Shore University Hospital. Recognized as a national expert in Lipidology, he serves on the Board of Directors of the National Lipid Association. He is the Chairman of the membership committee for the National Lipid Association. He is the President-Elect for the Northeast Lipid Association. Dr. Mintz serves as Chief of the Advisory Board for Practical Cardiology.
He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine.
Dr. Mintz is board certified in Cardiology, Internal medicine, Lipidology and Obesity medicine.
He has served as a preceptor and mentor to medical students, residents and fellows.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, National Lipid Association, American College of Physicians, and American Society of Preventive Cardiology.
Dr. Mintz is a national lecturer in the areas of Lipidology, cardiac prevention, inflammation and cardiac risk factor modification.
He is a senior faculty member with extensive clinical experience in cardiac prevention, general cardiology and Lipidology.
Dr. Mintz attended Boston University and the Boston University School of Medicine. He completed his internship, residency and cardiology fellowship at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York

Associate Director
Outpatient Cardiology
Staten Island University Hospital Northwell Health
Assistant Professor, Cardiology Zucker School of Medicine

Board certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of IM/Cardiovascular Disease

Administrative titles
Associate Director – Outpatient Cardiology of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital

Education
New York University School of Medicine

Residencies
Montefiore Medical Center – Moses Division

Fellowships
Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center
Northwell Health Physician Partners Recognition Awards

Northwell Health Physician Partners Recognition Awards
Patients’ Choice Award Recipient (2024, 2025)

Senior Vice President and Executive Director
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Northwell Health
Associate Professor
Zucker School of Medicine

Board certifications
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Administrative titles
Executive Director – OBGYN, Northwell Health System
Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lenox Hill Hospital
Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Shore University Hospital
Senior Vice President – OBGYN, Northwell Health System
Chief of Division – Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Shore University Hospital

Education
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Residencies
North Shore University Hospital

System Director,
Women’s Heart Health Northwell Health

Board certifications
American Board of IM/Cardiovascular Disease
National Board of Echocardiography

Education
University of California Berkeley
New York Medical College

Residencies
Tufts – New England Medical Center

Fellowships
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Cntr Harvard Med School

Interventional Cardiology
North Shore University Hospital

Board certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of IM/Critical Care Medicine
American Board of IM/Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of IM/Interventional Cardiology

Education
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residencies
Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Fellowships
North Shore University Hospital
North Shore University Hospital

Cardiovascular Disease Fellow
Lenox Hill Hospital

Senior Vice President
Katz Institute for Women’s Health Northwell Health
Professor, Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine

Stacey Rosen, MD, is senior vice president for the Katz Institute for Women’s Health (KIWH), which focuses on the elimination of health care disparities through comprehensive clinical programs, gender-based research, community partnerships and education. Dr. Rosen is responsible for a comprehensive and integrated approach to women’s health.

Dr. Rosen is a practicing cardiologist. She was previously associate chair of the Department of Cardiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program.

Dr. Rosen is the Partners Council Professor of Women’s Health and Professor of Cardiology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She is a volunteer for the American Heart Association with leadership positions at the local, regional and national levels — she serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Council for WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, and was previously a member of the Roundtable on Health Literacy at the National Academy of Medicine.

Dr. Rosen is a co-author of the 2018 book Heart Smart for Women, Six S.T.E.P.S. in Six Weeks to Heart-Healthy Living, which equips women of all ages with a comprehensive program for heart-healthy living.

Dr. Rosen is a graduate of the six-year medical program at Boston University School of Medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians and the America Heart Association.

Director, Heart Failure
Long Island Jewish Medical Center Professor, Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine

Board certifications
American Board of IM/Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of IM/Adv Heart Fail/Tran Cardiolog

Chief resident
New York University School of Medicine

Education
University of Rochester Schl of Medicine/Dentistry

Residencies
New York University School of Medicine

Fellowships
Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center
Yale University School of Medicine

Director, Cardiac Executive Health & Sports Cardiology
Lenox Hill Hospital
Assistant Professor, Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine

Dr. Christopher Tanayan (MD) is a board-certified cardiologist in Internal Medicine, Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Disease.

In addition to general cardiology, Dr. Tanayan completed a Sports Cardiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Cardiovascular Performance Program and specializes in providing comprehensive care for the Athlete’s Heart. He encourages his active, athletic and want-to-be athletic patients to pursue their performance goals with appropriate risk estimation and modulation. Part of this evaluation involves understanding his patients’ exercise physiology via Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET, aka VO2 max test).

He works closely with sports medicine researchers at the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT) in Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital (MEETH) to provide excellent care for his athlete patients.

He is also expanding his role in Preventive Cardiology and incorporates lifestyle and clinical lipidology into his general cardiology practice.

Board certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of IM/Cardiovascular Disease
National Board of Echocardiography

Administrative titles
Director – Cardiac Executive Health, Lenox Hill
Director – Sports Cardiology of Cardiology, Lenox Hill Hospital

Education
University of the Philippines

Residencies
Summa Health System

Fellowships
Massachusetts General Hospital
Summa Health System

Cardiothoracic Surgery
South Shore University Hospital

Education
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Medical Director
Katz Institute for Women’s Health Division Chief, Breast Imaging,
Northwell Health
Associate Professor, Radiology
Zucker School of Medicine

Dr. Nina Vincoff is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, both undergraduate and medical school. She completed her residency in Diagnostic Radiology, Chief Residency, and Fellowship at the University of California San Francisco.

Dr. Vincoff joined Northwell Health in 2015, after 16 years in private practice, as the Division Chief of Breast Imaging, continuing to date. She also served as the first Radiology Department Vice Chair for Patient Experience from 2019 to 2022.

Since 2023, Dr. Vincoff has served as the Medical Director and Vice President for Clinical Initiatives and Patient Experience for the Katz Institute for Women s Health. In this position she identifies opportunities to develop multidisciplinary clinical programs, enhance coordination of care, and improve the patient experience and health outcomes for women.

Dr. Vincoff is Co-Chair of the American College of Radiology Patient and Family Centered Care Commission Patient Engagement Committee, and Chair of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria Patient Engagement Subcommittee. As a patient experience thought leader, she has been invited to speak at national meetings including the Press Ganey National Client Conference, the Radiology Business Management Association Practice Leaders Forum, the American College of Radiology Quality and Safety Conference, and the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting.

Dr. Vincoff s awards and honors include the Leading Innovators Recognition Award From Press Ganey in 2020 and the Truly Leadership Award from Northwell Health Physician Partners Medical group in 2021.

Board certifications
American Board of Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology

Administrative titles
Chief of Division – Breast Imaging
Chief resident
University of CA at San Francisco School of Med

Education
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Residencies
University of CA at San Francisco School of Med

Fellowships
University of CA at San Francisco School of Med

Northwell Health Physician Partners Recognition Awards
Truly Leadership Award Recipient (2021)

Director, Heart Failure
Lenox Hill Hospital
Assistant Professor, Cardiology
Zucker School of Medicine

Board certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of IM/Cardiovascular Disease
National Board of Echocardiography
American Board of IM/Adv Heart Fail/Tran Cardiolog

Administrative titles
Director – Heart Failure of Cardiology, Lenox Hill Hospital

Education
Northwestern University
University of Alabama School of Medicine

Residencies
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University

Fellowships
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

System Director
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Director, High-Risk Cardiovascular Obstetrics Lenox Hill Hospital
Assistant Professor, Cardiology Zucker School of Medicine

Board certifications
Internal Medicine – American Board of Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease – American Board of IM / Cardiovascular Disease
Adult Comp Echocardiography – National Board of Echocardiography
Adult Congenital Heart Disease – American Board of IM / Adult Congenital Heart Dis.

Administrative titles
Director – Adult Congenital Heart Disease Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital
Director – High Risk Cardiovascular Obstetrics Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital

Academic titles
Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Education
St Georges University School of Medicine – Grenada

Residencies
St Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center – Roosevelt Div

Fellowships
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin GME
St Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center – Roosevelt Div

Cardiology Fellow
North Shore University Hospital