Dr. Leonard Girardi

Dr. Gulkarov was also recruited to Weill Cornell Medicine as an associate professor of clinical cardiothoracic surgery.

Dr. Sandhya K. Balaram, a leading adult cardiac surgeon in New York City, has been named chief of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.

NewYork-Presbyterian is expanding its renowned heart transplant program, one of the largest and most experienced heart transplant programs in the nation, and increasing access to its world-class heart failure care.

A simple surgical technique during cardiac surgery was associated with a 56 percent reduction in the incidence of an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation that can lead to stroke, with no added risks or side effects, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

The risk of dying seven years after coronary artery bypass surgery was significantly lower in men receiving multiple bypass grafts rather than single grafts, but there was no apparent difference in mortality between these methods in women.

When professional musician Rik Albani was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm and a leaky valve, he worried that he may not be able to play the trumpet again. 

Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Erin Mills Iannacone aims not only to bring more women to her field, but to broaden NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center’s surgical offerings.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the month of October.