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Jorge Balaguer, MD

Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue

Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU Medical School

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery), American Board of Surgery (Surgery)

Specialty/Area of Expertise: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aortic Valve Replacement, Cardiovascular Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Heart Valve Diseases

Education/Training: MD from New York Medical College, Residency and Clinical Fellowships in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at NYU Medical Center.


Amie Kent, MD

Director of Thoracic Surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue


Costas Bizekis, MD

Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery), American Board of Surgery (Surgery)

Specialty/Area of Expertise: Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cancer Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Esophageal Cancer, Tumor of Mediastinum, Lung Cancer, Lung Metastasis, Esophageal Disorders

Education/Training: MD from New York University School of Medicine, Residency and Fellowship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at NYU Medical Center, Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Foregut Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA


Mathew R. Williams, MD, FACC

Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Associate Professor at, NYU Medical School

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery)

Specialty/Area of Expertise: Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Valvular Heart Surgery, Interventional Cardiac Catheterization, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Valvular Disease, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Structural Heart Disease, Mitral Valve Repair, Coronary Disease Revascularization

Education/Training: MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Internship and Residency in Surgery at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, Residency in Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery and Clinical Fellowships in Interventional Cardiology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center


Michael Zervos, MD

Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue

Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU School of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery (Surgery)

Specialty/Area of Expertise: Thoracic Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cancer Surgery, Lung Biopsy, Thymus Cancer, Hyperhidrosis, Lung Metastasis, Tumor of Mediastinum, Esophageal Cancer

Education/Training: MD from University Of Crete, Greece, Residency in General Surgery and Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Medical Center


Mera Djokic, NP
Director of Advanced Practice, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue

Adjunct Faculty, New York University College of Nursing

Board Certification: ANCC – Adult Nurse Practitioner

Specialty/Area of Expertise: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Education/Training: NP from New York University School of Medicine, Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Hunter College


Syed T. Hussain, MD

Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue


T.K. Susheel Kumar, MD

Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue


Joshua Scheinerman, MD

Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue