Alfred Culliford, M.D.
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU Medical School
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery), American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aortic Valve Replacement, Cardiovascular Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Heart Valve Diseases
Education/Training: MD from New York Medical College, Residency and Clinical Fellowships in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at NYU Medical Center.
Leora Balsam, M.D.
Director of Cardiovascular Surgery, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery), American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Pulmonary Embolism, Congenital Heart Disease in Children, Aortic Dissection, Mitral Valve Stenosis, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Pericardial Disease, Aortic Valve Replacement, Aortic Valve Insufficiency, Aortic Dissection, Lung Embolism, Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Failure, Heart Valve Diseases
Education/Training: MD from Harvard Medical School, Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University Hospital, Residency in General Surgery at Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA
Costas Bizekis, MD
Director of General Thoracic Surgery and Esophageal Surgery Program at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery), American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cancer Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Esophageal Cancer, Tumor of Mediastinum, Lung Cancer, Lung Metastasis, Esophageal Disorders
Education/Training: MD from New York University School of Medicine, Residency and Fellowship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at NYU Medical Center, Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Foregut Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Jessica Donington, MD
Director of Thoracic Surgery, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine
Associate Director, NYU Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Thoracic Surgery, Achalasia, Esophageal Cancer, Esophageal Disorders, Esophageal Surgery, Mesothelioma, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Lung Metastasis, Tumor of Mediastinum, Lung Biopsy
Education/Training: MD from Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, Residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD
Sunil P. Malhotra, MD, MD
Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery), American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair (PDA), Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD), Congenital Heart Defect
Education/Training: MD from New York University, Residencies in Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO and Surgery at NYU Medical Center, Fellowships in Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of California, San Francisco and Pediatric Cardiology at Stanford University Hospital
Deane E. Smith, MD
Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Cardiac Surgery, Lung Embolism, Aortic Valve Insufficiency, Pericardial Disease, Heart Valve Diseases, Heart Failure, Aortic Valve Replacement, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Cardiovascular Surgery, Left Ventricular Assist Device, Aortic Valve Disease
Education/Training: MD from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, Residency in Surgery at Allegheny University Hospitals, Pittsburgh, PA and Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Medical Center
Mathew R. Williams, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Associate Professor at, NYU Medical School
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Valvular Heart Surgery, Interventional Cardiac Catheterization, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Valvular Disease, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Structural Heart Disease, Mitral Valve Repair, Coronary Disease Revascularization
Education/Training: MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Internship and Residency in Surgery at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, Residency in Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery and Clinical Fellowships in Interventional Cardiology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Michael Zervos, MD
Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU School of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Thoracic Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cancer Surgery, Lung Biopsy, Thymus Cancer, Hyperhidrosis, Lung Metastasis, Tumor of Mediastinum, Esophageal Cancer
Education/Training: MD from University Of Crete, Greece, Residency in General Surgery and Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Medical Center
Mera Djokic, NP
Director of Advanced Practice, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Adjunct Faculty, New York University College of Nursing
Board Certification: ANCC – Adult Nurse Practitioner
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Education/Training: NP from New York University School of Medicine, Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Hunter College