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Linda J. Addonizio, MD

Academic Title(s):
Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-6575
Fax: (212) 305-7834

Education:

  • Stanford University, B.S., 1974
  • Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, M.D., 1978
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Babies Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center 1978-1981
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Babies Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1981-1984

Awards and Honors:

  • Rustin McIntosh Award
  • Elected to Board of Directors of International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Governor's Award for Excellence as a Woman in History

Interests/Specialties:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatric Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
  • Pediatric Heart Transplantation,
  • Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension
Click here to learn more about Dr. Addonizio.

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Karen Altmann, MD

Academic Title(s):
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-4320
Fax: (212) 305-2449

Education:

  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., magna cum laude, 1984
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, M.D., 1988
Postgraduate Training:
  • Internship and Residency in Pediatrics, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian Medical Center 1988-1991
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian Medical Center 1993-1996
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, 1996-1997

Interests/Specialties:

  • Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease
  • Pediatric Echocardiography
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Howard D. Apfel, MD

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (201) 599-0026
Fax: (201) 986-1160

Education:

  • Columbia College, B.A., 1985
  • SUNY Brooklyn, MD, 1989
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Schneider Childrens Hosp LIJMC, 1989-1992
  • Fellow, Pediatric cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1992-1995

Awards and Honors:

  • 1986, McGraw-Hill Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
  • 1987, Lange Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
  • 1987, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  • 1988, New York Academy of Medicine Award for Significant Achievement in the Field of Cardiovascular Medicine and Overall Academic Excellence
  • 1988, Lange Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
  • 1989, Sandoz Award for Academic Excellence
  • 1990, Samuel Karelitz Intern of the Year Award for Clinical Acumen, Diligence and Humanity
  • 1992, Stanley Levin Resident Teaching Award for Clinical Expertise and Teaching Commitment
  • 1994, Hatch Young Investigators Award for Cardiovascular Training

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital heart disease
  • Echocardiography, post-operative care
Click here to review Dr. Apfel's publications.



Anne M. Ferris, MBBS

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-8261
Fax: (212) 305-4429

Education:

  • St. Johns Medical College, M.D., 1989
Postgraduate Training:
  • Residency, New York Medical College, 1996
  • Chief Resident, New York Medical College 1997
  • Fellowship, Babies and Children's Hospital- Columbia University, 2000

Awards and Honors:

  • Alpha Omega Alpha award for excellence in teaching

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital Heart disease Echocardiography
  • Inpatient management of cardiology patients including post-operative care.

Click here to review Dr. Ferris' publications.



Richard A. Friedman, MD, MBA

Academic Title(s):
Director of Pediatric Cardiology
Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 342-0610

Education:

  • BA, Biology, State University of New York, College of Arts and Sciences at Geneseo; Geneseo, NY, 1974
  • MD, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 1980
  • MBA, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, 2002
Postgraduate Training:
  • Residency, Baylor Affiliated Hospitals, 1980-1983
  • Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1983-1988
  • Fellowship, NIH Elecgrophysiology Research, 1983-1985

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Welton M. Gersony, MD

Academic Title(s):
Alexander S. Nadas, Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-3262
Fax: (212) 342-1563

Education:

  • Syracuse University, AB, 1953
  • SUNY, M.D., Syracuse, 1958
Postgraduate Training:
  • Internship, Cleveland Metro General Hospital, 1958-1959
  • Residency, Cleveland Metro General Hospital,1959- 1961
  • Fellowship, Boston Childrens Hospital , Harvard Medical School, 1963- 1965

Awards and Honors:

  • Chair, Sub-board of Pediatric Cardiology
  • American Heart Association: Chair -- Council on CDVY
  • American Heart Association: T. Duckett Jones Lecture
  • American Heart Association: Outstanding Achievement Award
  • SUNY Medical School, Distinguished Alumnus Award

Interests/Specialties:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
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Julie S. Glickstein, MD

Academic Title(s):
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-2359
Fax: (212) 305-4469

Education:

  • Smith College , AB, 1982
  • University of Health Sciences / Chicago Medical School , 1986
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, New York University Medical Center, 1986-1989
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, New York University Medical Center, 1989-1992

Awards and Honors:

  • Dean's List Smith College 1980-1982
  • Young Investigator Award of the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research 1991
  • Elected by peers for inclusion in Best Doctor's in America from 2007-2010

Interests/Specialties:

  • Echocardigraphy
  • Pediatric Echocardiography ( including Transthoracic, transesophageal echo )
  • Fetal Echocardiography
  • Prenatal Cardiac Diagnosis and Counseling
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Allan J. Hordof, MD

Academic Title(s):
Professor of Clinical

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-4432
Fax: (212) 305-4429

Education:

  • Hobart College BA, 1962
  • New York University, School of Medicine, 1966
Postgraduate Training:
  • Internship, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, 1967
  • Residency, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, 1968
  • Residency, Babies and Children's Hospital of New York, 1969
  • Fellowship, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital -- Columbia University Medical Center, 1973

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Arrythmias in children
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Charles S. Kleinman, MD

Academic Title(s):
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-6543
Fax: (212) 305-4429

Education:

  • NYU, University College, BA, 1967
  • Rutgers Graduate School, 1968
  • NY Medical College, MD, 1972
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, The New York Hospital-Cornell, 1972-1975
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Cornell University Medical College, 1975-1976
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, University of California San Francisco, 1976-1977

Awards and Honors:

  • Contributions as Scholar, Teacher, Clinician, American Society of Echocardiography, 1999
  • Fry Award, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2001
  • Bonham-Carter Lecture, University College, London, 2009
  • Founder's Award, American Society of Echocardiography, 2009

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Fetal Echocardiography
  • Perinatal Cardiology
Click here to review Dr. Kleinman's publications.



Usha Krishnan, MD

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Professor
Associate Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Center
Associate Director of Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-4436
Fax: (212) 342-1443
Email: Usk1@columbia.edu

Education:

  • Seth GS Medical College Bombay University MBBS 1984
  • Bombay University MD Pediatrics 1988 Diploma in Child Health
  • Bombay University DM Cardiology 1991 Diploma National Board Pediatrics India 1988
  • Diploma American Board of Pediatrics 1992
  • Diploma American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology 1996
Postgraduate Training:
  • 3 year Pediatric Residency Bombay 1985 – 1988
  • 3 year Cardiology Fellowship Bombay 1988-1991
  • 1 year Research Fellowship Cardiology Bombay 1991-1992
  • 2 year Pediatric Residency NY Medical College 1992-1994
  • 3 year Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center 1994-1997

Awards and Honors:

  • Hatch Young Cardiovascular Training Fellowship Research Grant 1996

Interests/Specialties:

  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Echocardiography
  • Complex Congenital Heart Disease
  • Teaching and Training Fellowship Program
  • Clinical Research
Click here to review Dr. Krishnan's publications.



Wyman W. Lai, MD

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 342-1456
Fax: (212) 305-4429

Education:

  • Brown University , SCB, 1983
  • Brown University School of Medicine, MD, 1986
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH, 1986
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident, Pediatrics UCLA Medical Center, 1986 -- 1989
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology UCLA 1989-1992

Awards and Honors:

  • Laubisch Fund Research Award, UCLA, 1991
  • Best Doctors in America, 2005-2010

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Echocardiography
  • Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Fetal Cardiology
Click here to learn more about Dr. Lai.

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Stephanie M. Levasseur, MD

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-2359
Fax: (212) 305-4429

Education:

  • Université Laval, MD 1996
Postgraduate Training:
  • Resident, Pediatrics: Université de Montréal, 1996-1999
  • Fellow, Pediatric cardiology: University of Toronto (Canada), 1999-2002
  • Fellow, Echocardiography, Harvard University 2002-2003

Interests/Specialties:

  • Echocardiography
  • Fetal cardiology
  • Infective endocarditis
Click here to review Dr. Levasseur's publications.



Allison Levey, MD

Academic Title(s):
Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-8509 / (203) 662-0313
Fax: (203) 662-9540

Education:

  • Princeton University, B.A., 1999
  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, M.D., 2003
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2003-2006
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2006-2009

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital heart disease
  • Pediatric echocardiography
  • Fetal echocardiography

Click here to review Dr. Levey's publications.



Leonardo Liberman, MD

Academic Title(s):
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 342-0525
Fax: (212) 342-5704

Education:

  • University of Buenos Aires, MD, 1990
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident in Pediatrics, Monmouth Medical Center, 1993-1996
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1996-1999
  • Fellow, Pediatric Electrophysiology, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1999-2000

Awards and Honors:

  • Graduated with honors, University of Buenos Aires, Medical School.
  • Teacher of the year, Division of Pediatric Cardiology. Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.

Interests/Specialties:

  • Arrhythmias in Children and cardiac ablations
  • Genetic arrhythmias
  • Pacemakers and defibrillators
  • Congenital Heart disease
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Zvi S. Marans, MD

Academic Title(s):
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-4432

Education:

  • Columbia College, B.A., 1979
  • University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1984
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein and Montefiore Hospitals 1984-1987
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University, 1987-1990

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital heart disease
  • Echocardiography
  • Fetal cardiology and echocardiography
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Young Sun Diane Rhee, MD

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-2446
Fax: (212) 305-4429

Education:

  • CUNY, The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Engineering, BS, 1995
  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, MD, 1997
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and Resident, Montefiore Medical Center, 1997-2000
  • Chief Resident, Jacobi Medical Center, 2000-2001
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2001-2004

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital heart disease
  • Arrhythmias in children
  • Congenital Heart Disease
Click here to review Dr. Rhee's publications.



Marc Richmond, MD

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-6575
Fax: (212) 305-7834

Education:

  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1997
  • Duke University School of Medicine, M.D., 2001
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and Resident in General Pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, 2001-2004
  • Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Cardiology, MSCHONY-CUMC, 2004-2007
  • Senior Fellow in Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation, 2007-2008

Interests/Specialties:

  • Pediatric Heart Failure
  • Pediatric Heart Transplantation
  • Pediatric Cardiomyopathy
  • Ventricular Assist Devices
Click here to learn more about Dr. Richmond.

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Erika Berman Rosenzweig, MD

Academic Title(s):
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (in Medicine)

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-4436
Fax: (212) 342-1443

Education:

  • University of Michigan, B.A., 1989
  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, M.D., 1993
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident in Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1993-1996
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1996-1999

Awards and Honors:

  • Herbert Pardes Scholar, Columbia University
  • Children's Health Research Center Grant Award
  • NIH)
  • Hatch Young Cardiovascular Medicine Training Fellowship Research Grant
  • Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center House-staff Clinical Trials Award
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
  • James Felt Memorial Prize for the medical student with the highest overall performance in the four year medical school curriculum
  • Class Honors, The University of Michigan

Interests/Specialties:

  • Pulmonary arterial hypertension (adults and children)
  • Eisenmenger syndrome
  • Pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Clinical trials investigating novel therapies for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension in children and adults
  • Congenital heart disease
Click here to learn more about Dr. Berman Rosenzweig.

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Amee Shah, MD

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-8509
Fax: (212) 305-4429
Email: ams79@columbia.edu

Education:

  • Columbia College Columbia University BA 1991
  • SUNY Stonybrook School of Medicine MD 2003
Postgraduate Training:
  • Internship and Residency in Pediatrics at NYU Medical Center 2003-2006
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology UCSF Medical Center 2006-2009
  • Senior Fellow in MRI and Echocardiography at Mount Sinai Medical Center 2009-2010

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Echocardiography
  • Fetal Cardiology
Click here to review Dr. Shah's publications.



Eric S. Silver, MD

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 342-0525
Fax: (212) 342-5704

Education:

  • Binghamton University, B.S., 1997
  • New York University Medical Center, M.D., 2001
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident in Pediatrics, Yale New Haven Hospital, CT, 2001-2004
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY, 2004-2007
  • Fellow, Pediatric Electrophysiology, Division Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, CA, 2007-2008

Interests/Specialties:

  • Arrhythmias in children including both medical and invasive management
  • Catheter ablation in children
  • Pacemaker and implantable defibrillator implantation and long term management
  • Long QT syndrome
Click here to learn more about Dr. Silver.

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Rakesh Singh, MD, MS

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-6575
Fax: (212) 305-7834

Education:

  • Cornell University, B.A., 1998
  • Duke University, M.D., 2002
  • Columbia University, M.Sc., 2011
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident, Internal medicine and pediatrics, Yale University, 2002-2006
  • Fellow, Pediatric cardiology, New York Presbyterian Medical Center (University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell), 2006- 2009
  • Fellow, Pediatric heart failure and transplantation, New York Presbyterian Medical Center (University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell), 2009- 2010

Awards and Honors:

  • NIH Loan Repayment Awardee in Pediatric Research
  • NIH Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Award Recipient
  • Full scholarship to obtain a Masters of Science Degree in Biostatistics and Patient-Oriented Research at Mailman School of Public Health (Columbia University)

Interests/Specialties:

  • Pediatric heart transplantation
  • Pediatric cardiomyopathy
  • Pediatric heart failure
  • Non-invasive cardiac imaging
  • Ventricular assist devices
  • Clinical research
Click here to learn more about Dr. Singh.

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Michael S. Snyder, MD

Academic Title(s):
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (203) 662-0313
Fax: (203) 662-9540

Education:

  • Williams College, B.A. with honors, 1975
  • Cornell University Medical College, M.D., 1979
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident in Pediatrics, New York Hospital -- Cornell Medical Center, 1979-1982
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, New York Hospital -- Cornell Medical Center, 1982-1984

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital heart disease
  • Fetal cardiology
  • Non-invasive imaging
Click here to review Dr. Snyder's publications.



David E. Solowiejczyk, MD

Academic Title(s):
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-4432
Fax: (212) 305-4429

Education:

  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1982
  • New York University, MD, 1986
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital New York, 1986-1989
  • Fellow, Pediatric cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1989-1993

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital heart disease
  • Echocardiography
Click here to review Dr. Solowiejczyk's publications.



Thomas J. Starc, MD, MPH

Academic Title(s):
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-4432
Fax: (212) 305-4429

Education:

  • University of California, Berkeley, CA, A.B,1972
  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, M.D., 1976
  • Columbia University, M.P.H., 1997
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and Resident in Pediatrics, Los Angeles County Medical Center, University of Southern California, 1976-1980
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University, 1980-1984
  • Fellow, Pediatric Pulmonology, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Columbia University, 1982-1984

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congential Heart Disease
  • Pediatric Hyperlipidemia
Click here to learn more about Dr. Starc.

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Kimara L. Targoff, MD

Academic Title(s):
Instructor in Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-8509
Fax: (212) 305-4429

Education:

  • Brown University, Sc.B., 1992
  • Yale University School of Medicine, M.D., 1998
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident in Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1998-2001
  • Clinical Fellow, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2001-2005
  • Research Fellow, Division of Molecular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2003-2005

Awards and Honors:

  • Arnold P. Gold Outstanding Teaching Resident Award, Honorable Mention, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons (1999)
  • Best Basic Research Abstract Award, 3rd Annual Assistant Professor Pediatric Research Symposium, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University (2005)

Interests/Specialties:

  • Fetal and neonatal cardiology
  • Genetic basis of congenital heart disease
  • Genetic regulation of cardiac morphogenesis in zebrafish
Click here to learn more about Dr. Targoff.

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Alejandro J. Torres, MD

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-6069
Fax: (212) 851-5306

Education:

  • Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, M.D., 1990
Postgraduate Training:
    Intern Internal Medicine, Hospital Privado de Comunidad, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 1991-1992
  • Resident in adult cardiology, Hospital Privado de Comunidad, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 1991-1996
  • Intern and resident in Pediatrics, Medical College of Virginia, VA, 1996-1999
  • Fellow, Pediatric cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, 1999-2002
  • Fellow, Interventional Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY, 2002-2003

Interests/Specialties:

  • Interventional Pediatric Cardiology
  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Click here to learn more about Dr. Torres.

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Julie Vincent, MD

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-6069
Fax: (212) 342-9005

Education:

  • Lake Superior State College, B.S. Medical Technology, 1983
  • Wayne State University, School of Medical School, M.D.,1988
Postgraduate Training:
  • Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, 1988-1991
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, 1991-1994
  • Fellow, Interventional Cardiac Catheterization, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 1994-1995

Awards and Honors:

  • Wolf W. Zuelzer Fellow Research Award, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, 1994
  • ACC/Bristol-Myers Squibb Affiliate Travel Award, 44th Annual Scientific Session of ACC, 1995
  • Dan G. McNamara Teaching Award, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 2002
  • Named on of "The Best Doctors in America" as published by Woodward/White, Inc, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006
  • Chair, Congenital Heart Disease Committee -- Society of Cardiac Angiography & Interventions, 2004-2006
  • Included in Consumers' Research Council of America, "Guide to America's Top Cardiologists", 2006, 2009
  • Teacher of the Year Award, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Program, Columbia University, 2008

Interests/Specialties:

  • Interventional and diagnostic cardiac catheterizations for infants, children and adults with congenital heart defects
  • Care and management of infants, children and adults with congenital heart defects
  • Teaching/training students, residents and fellows about congenital heart defects
  • Development and study of devices and technologies used in interventional cardiac catheterization for treatment of patients with congenital heart disease or vascular abnormalities
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Rachel J. Weller, MD

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-6543
Fax: (212) 305-4429
Email: rw@wellermd.com

Education:

  • Cornell University, College of Arts and Science, BA 1985
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MD 1989

Postgraduate Training:

  • Internship and Residency, Pediatrics, Columbia University, 1989-1992
  • Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1993-1996

Interests/Specialties:

  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Heart Valve Problems in Children
  • Pediatric Cardiology
Click here to review Dr. Weller's publications.



Ismee A. Williams, MD, MS

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 342-1560
Fax: (212) 342-1563

Education:

  • Amherst College, BA, 1995
  • Tufts University School of Medicine, MD, 1999
  • Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, MS, 2006

Postgraduate Training:

  • Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center, 1999-2002
  • Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center, 2002-2006

Awards and Honors:

  • NIH Transform K12 Scholar for Clinical Research
  • NIH Loan Repayment Awardee in Pediatric Research
  • Clinical and Translational Science Award/Clinical Trials Office Pilot Award Recipient
  • NIH K30 recipient of a full scholarship to obtain a Masters of Science Degree in Biostatistics and Patient-Oriented Research

Interests/Specialties:

  • Fetal Cardiology
  • Early Fetal Echocardiography
  • Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in CHD
  • Clinical Research
Click here to learn more about Dr. Williams.

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Warren A. Zuckerman, MD

Academic Title(s):
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Contact Information:
Tel: (212) 305-3620
Fax: (212) 342-1443
Email: wz2116@columbia.edu

Education:

  • University of Pennsylvania, BA, 2000
  • New York University School of Medicine, MD, 2004

Postgraduate Training:

  • Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2004-2007
  • Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical center, 2007-2010
  • Fellow, Program for Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Transplantation and Pulmonary Hypertension, Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center 2010-2011

Awards and Honors:

  • Chief Fellow, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2009-2010
  • Senior Resident Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, June 2007

Interests/Specialties:

  • Pediatric cardiomyopathies
  • Pediatric heart transplantation
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Right heart failure
Click here to learn more about Dr. Zuckerman.

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Emeritus Faculty

Sylvia P. Griffiths, MD
Professor Emeritus Of Clinical Pediatrics

Constance Hayes, MD
Professsor Emeritus of Clinical Pediatrics



Affiliated Pediatric Cardiologists

Donna J. Better, MD

David A. Crowe, MD

Christine M. Donnelly, MD

John Fernandes, MD

Joseph W. Gaffney, MD

Stuart Kaufman, MD

Diane Kerstein, MD

Donald A. Leichter, MD

Benjamin J. Lentzner, MD

Robert A. Mandulay, MD

Carlos H Montoya, MD

Donna M. Timchak, MD

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