NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley Welcomes Hudson Valley Cardiology

CORTLANDT MANOR, NY (April 26, 2017) – NewYork-Presbyterian is proud to announce Hudson Valley Cardiology is now part of NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley, in collaboration with Columbia University Medical Center. The group of highly skilled cardiologists specializes in all facets of cardiac, diagnostic and medical care, including nuclear, vascular and interventional cardiology, echocardiography and internal medicine.

Hudson Valley Cardiology has operated in northern Westchester and at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital for more than thirty years. These highly regarded physicians are affiliated with both NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt Manor and NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville.

“We are delighted to welcome Hudson Valley Cardiology to NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley,” said Dr. Laura L. Forese, executive vice president and COO of NewYork-Presbyterian. “The addition of these experienced physicians will ensure that NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital continues to offer outstanding and seamless cardiac care for our patients across the region.”

L to R: Ricardo Esquitin, MD, RPVI, Alan Slater, MD, FACC, Patrick Thomas, MD, FACC, FAHA, Glenn Hamroff, MD, FACC, John Koval, RPA-C, Craig Hametz, MD, FACC, Frank Dorsa, MD, FACC, Howard Tarkin, MD, FACC, Benjamin Spooner, RPA-CThe group will continue to practice at their current locations in Cortlandt Manor, Putnam Valley and Yorktown Heights. They also will operate out of a new office opening in Cold Spring in the coming months. The team includes:

Frank Dorsa, MD, FACC

Dr. Dorsa is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. He graduated from New York University and received his medical degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara. He completed a fellowship at the noninvasive cardiology laboratory at New York University Medical Center.

Ricardo Esquitin, MD, RPVI

Dr. Esquitin is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. He is a graduate of Harvard University and received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency. Dr. Esquitin completed a fellowship of cardiovascular disease at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA.

Craig D. Hametz, MD, FACC

Dr. Hametz is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. He graduated from Cornell University and received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Following that Dr. Hametz completed a fellowship at North Shore University Hospital.

Glenn S. Hamroff, MD, FACC

Dr. Hamroff is board certified in cardiovascular disease. He graduated from SUNY Binghamton and received his medical degree from SUNY, Health Science Center at Brooklyn-College of Medicine. He completed fellowships in cardiology at Montefiore and in congestive heart failure at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Alan H. Slater, MD, FACC

Dr. Slater is board certified in cardiovascular disease. He is a graduate of New York University and received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Slater completed his fellowship in cardiovascular medicine and interventional cardiology at Yale University School of Medicine.

Howard Tarkin, MD, FACC

Dr. Tarkin is board certified in cardiovascular disease. He is a graduate of SUNY College at Oneonta and received his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn- College of Medicine. Dr. Tarkin completed his fellowship at the University of Connecticut Health Center.

Patrick W. Thomas, MD, FACC, FAHA

Dr. Thomas is board certified in cardiovascular disease and nuclear cardiology. He graduated from Cornell University and received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Thomas completed his fellowship at The University of Chicago Hospitals.

New patients are welcome at all locations. For information, call any of the offices:

Cold Spring (Opening 2017)

1756 Route 9D, Cold Spring, NY 10516

914-736-0703

Cortlandt Manor

1978 Crompond Rd. Ste. 202 Cortlandt Manor, NY

914-736-0703

Putnam Valley

11 Peekskill Hollow Rd. Putnam Valley, NY

845-528-8086

Yorktown Heights

2050 Saw Mill River Road, 2nd floor, Yorktown Heights, NY

914-736-0703

NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley

NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley offers easy access to amazing care for adults and children throughout the Hudson Valley region. The medical group is a collaboration between the outstanding local community physicians and NewYork-Presbyterian, one of the nation’s most recognized academic medical centers. Our network of primary care and specialty physicians and clinicians is seamlessly integrated with the world-class medical research, treatment and healing of NewYork-Presbyterian, in collaboration with ColumbiaDoctors and Weill Cornell Medicine. We put patients at the center of our care and use the latest healthcare technology to make it easy for you to access and manage your family’s healthcare.

For more information, visit nyp.org/medicalgroups

ColumbiaDoctors

ColumbiaDoctors makes medical history, and changes patients’ lives, every day. We are among the largest faculty medical practices in the Northeast, with more than 1,700 Columbia University Medical Center physicians, surgeons, dentists, and nurses. Our Columbia clinicians and researchers exemplify the excellence for which the University is known around the world. They are renowned for their expertise in specialty and subspecialty care, with more than 230 areas in all. Our clinicians harness the latest in scientific research to deliver the newest, most promising treatments directly to our patients. Many of ColumbiaDoctors clinicians rank among the most highly regarded health care professionals in their fields. Our faculty brings the highest standards of compassionate, collaborative care to our patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, No. 1 in New York City, its affiliates in the region, and in our offices located in Midtown Manhattan, Washington Heights, the Hudson Valley, and across the tri-state area. For more information, please visit www.columbiadoctors.org.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital

Founded in 1889 by the Helping Hand Association, NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital serves residents of the Hudson Valley and Westchester County. The 128-bed facility provides a wide range of ambulatory care and inpatient services with 450 physicians on staff in 62 specialties, and is home to the "No Wait" emergency department, which sees more than 40,000 visits per year. The hospital’s Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center provides patients with access to an extraordinary level of expertise and resources, including highly skilled and dedicated oncologists from ColumbiaDoctors, the faculty practice of Columbia University Medical Center. Medical oncology, radiation oncology, the infusion center and support services are centrally located in one building on the Cortlandt Manor campus. NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital has received numerous recognitions and awards, including Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission for Improving Quality and Safety. Three consecutive Magnet accreditations underscore the hospital’s excellence in patient care and nursing innovation. In 2016, the hospital earned the Gold Plus Award from the American Heart Association for stroke care and the Ambulatory Surgery Department received the Press Ganey “Guardian of Excellence Award” for providing an exceptional patient experience. For more information, visit nyp.org/hudsonvalley or call 914-737-9000.

About NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital

Founded in 1909, NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital has a long and well-established history of providing superior healthcare to the residents of southern Westchester County and its surrounding communities. The 288-bed hospital joined the NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network in 2014 and offers a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, a renovated maternity department and an emergency department providing emergency care to approximately 42,000 people annually. A new, state-of-the-art comprehensive Cancer Center, accredited by the American College of Surgeons with Commendation, offers infusion, radiation therapy and support services. NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence provides additional support and care to area residents through NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester, a multispecialty physician practice, as well as ColumbiaDoctors, the faculty practice of Columbia University Medical Center. For more information, visit www.nyp.org/lawrence or call 914-787-1000.

About NewYork-Presbyterian

NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation’s most comprehensive healthcare delivery networks, focused on providing innovative and compassionate care to patients in the New York metropolitan area and throughout the globe. In collaboration with two renowned medical school partners, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, NewYork-Presbyterian is consistently recognized as a leader in medical education, groundbreaking research and clinical innovation.

NewYork-Presbyterian has four major divisions: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is ranked #1 in the New York metropolitan area by U.S. News and World Report and repeatedly named to the magazine’s Honor Roll of best hospitals in the nation; NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network is comprised of leading hospitals in and around New York and delivers high-quality care to patients throughout the region; NewYork-Presbyterian Physician Services connects medical experts with patients in their communities; and NewYork-Presbyterian Community and Population Health features the hospital’s ambulatory care network sites and operations, community care initiatives and healthcare quality programs, including NewYork Quality Care, established by NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell and Columbia.

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