New York, NY (March 2000) — New York Weill Cornell Medical Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has announced the appointment of two nationally recognized leaders in cardiology. Rubin S. Cooper, M.D., will head its Division of Pediatric Cardiology, and S. Chiu Wong, M.D., will head the Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in the Division of Cardiology.
Rubin S. Cooper, M.D.
Rubin S. Cooper, M.D., a specialist in congenital heart disease and rheumatic fever, has been named Director of Pediatric Cardiology and Associate Director of the Pediatric Cardiovascular Center, an integrated program with Columbia Presbyterian's Babies & Children's Hospital.
Dr. Cooper comes to New York Weill Cornell from North Shore University Hospital, where he was Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and Associate Chairman of Pediatrics. Prior to that he was Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Brookdale Hospital Center and Co-Director of Pediatric Cardiology at SUNY/Downstate Health Science Center in Brooklyn. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University and New York Medical College.
Dr. Cooper is the author or co-author of more than 20 articles in the medical and scientific literature. He is active in several research projects and has interests in adult congenital heart disease, 3-dimensional echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, telemedicine/telecardiology, and Kawasaki disease. Among his professional affiliations are the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the New York Academy of Science, and the New York Society of Pediatric Cardiologists.
S. Chiu Wong, M.D.
S. Chiu Wong, M.D., a noted educator and authority in the field of interventional cardiology, has been appointed Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in the Division of Cardiology.
Dr. Wong joined New York Weill Cornell Medical Center in 1999. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. Wong completed his medical residency and fellowship in cardiology at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York and received his interventional training at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in San Diego, California. Following Scripps, he was appointed Director of the Coronary Stent Program at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Wong is the author or co-author of more than 80 scientific articles in invasive and interventional cardiology. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
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