Leandro N. Slipczuk Bustamante, MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Disease
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Leandro Slipczuk Bustamante, MD, PhD, FACC is a board certified cardiologist, Director of the Advanced Cardiac Imaging Program and the Cardiovascular Atherosclerosis and Lipid Disorder Center at Montefiore Cardiology Division. Additionally, Dr. Slipczuk is an Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is the treatment of coronary artery disease, familial hypercholesterolemia and lipid disorders in both prevention and established diseases, cardiometabolic disorders, hypertension, valvular heart disease and heart failure with a comprehensive clinical and multimodality imaging approach.
In 2007, Dr. Slipczuk received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Buenos Aires. He continued studying at this institution, and in 2010 received his Doctor of Philosophy. Dr. Slipczuk began his postgraduate training with a residency in internal medicine at Einstein Medical Center, which he completed in 2013. He then completed a fellowship in cardiology and advanced cardiovascular imaging in 2016 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Dr. Slipczuk’s research focus is on the identification of high-risk patients and plaque features, lipid disorders, cardiovascular imaging and valvular heart disease. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and articles.
Dr. Slipczuk is board certified by the American Board of Clinical Lipidology and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also board certified in cardiovascular CT, comprehensive adult echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. He is an active member of the National Lipid Association where he is a member of the publications committee as well as the imaging and cardiometabolic working groups. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.
Gender: Male
Credentials
Education and Training
- Medical Education University of Buenos Aires
- Fellowship Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Residency Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia
Areas of Expertise
Specialties
Clinical Focus
Research Focus
Locations
Primary Location
Montefiore Medical Center
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Additional Locations
Montefiore Nyack Hospital
160 North Midland Avenue
Nyack, NY 10960
845-348-8880
Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care -Westchester
555 Taxter Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
914-457-4130
Montefiore at 1250 Waters Place
1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461-2720
929-263-3764
Wakefield Campus Cardiovascular Center
4256 Bronx Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10466-2672
646-329-8230
Montefiore Wakefield Campus
Montefiore Wakefield Campus
Bronx, NY 10466-2604
718-920-9256
