Meet Your Heart Failure & Transplant Team

Our heart failure and transplant team at Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care delivers advanced care using the latest techniques available. Working together, we create treatment plans tailored to the individual needs of each patient, and offer guidance and support at every step of the way.

Leadership

Internal Medicine

Ulrich P. Jorde, MD

Vice Chief, Division of Cardiology

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)

Daniel Goldstein, MD

Vice Chairman, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Cardiovascular Disease

Mario J. Garcia, MD

Co-Director, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care

Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Ibrahim Abdullah, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

Our Specialists

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)

Stephen J. Forest, MD

Surgical Director, Advanced Pulmonary Failure and Lung Transplantation

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)

William A. Jakobleff, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Cardiovascular Disease

Shivank A. Madan, MD, Masters in Health Administration

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Advanced HF/Transplant Cardio

Sandhya Murthy, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Cardiovascular Disease

Snehal R. Patel, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Advanced HF/Transplant Cardio

Yogita M. Rochlani, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Cardiovascular Disease

Omar Saeed, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Internal Medicine

Jooyoung J. Shin, MD

Section Head, Heart Failure

Advanced HF/Transplant Cardio

Daniel B. Sims, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Stephen M. Spindel, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)

Tadahisa Sugiura, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Advanced HF/Transplant Cardio

James M. Tauras, MD

CCU Director, Weiler Hospital

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery (Heart)

Mayuko Uehara, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery