About Me
I serve as the director of NYU Langone’s Geriatric Cardiology Program, where I practice patient centered care for older adults who have a variety of cardiac conditions.
During my cardiology fellowship, I found that treatment guidelines didn’t always best serve the needs of my older patients, because of their advanced age. I found that to properly care for them, I needed to individualize management and take into account the person’s preferences, such as preserving independence or reducing the burden of medications.
In my clinical practice, I take a team-based approach to care, working closely with geriatricians, general internists, pharmacists, physical therapists, and nurses. Our program’s activities aim to improve physical function through close coordination with our cardiac rehabilitation program, reduce medications that are ineffective or causing side effects, and facilitate decision making about interventions, such as cardiac surgery. I have many patients who are enjoying life well into their 90s, and I am truly heartened by their success.
In addition to my work at the Geriatric Cardiology Program, I maintain an active general cardiology practice, treating people who have a broad range of conditions, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, heart valve disease, arrhythmias, and heart failure. I also maintain a clinical research program that broadly explores the relationship between aging and treatment outcomes in people with cardiovascular disease.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- abnormal heart rhythms
- acute coronary syndrome
- angina
- aortic valve disease
- aortic valve insufficiency
- aortic valve stenosis
- aortoiliac occlusive disease
- arteriosclerosis
- atherosclerosis
- atrial fibrillation & atrial flutter
- bradycardia
- cardiac disease in pregnancy
- carotid artery disease
- carotid stenosis
- cerebrovascular disorder
- chest pain
- chronic venous insufficiency
- claudication
- congestive heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- endothelial dysfunction
- fainting
- heart attack
- heart disease
- heart murmur
- heart muscle disease
- heart throbbing
- heart tumor
- high blood pressure
- high cholesterol level
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- inflammation of the heart valve
- inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
- ischemic cardiomyopathy
- lipid disorders
- lipid metabolism
- metabolic syndrome
- mitral valve prolapse
- mitral valve regurgitation
- mitral valve stenosis
- myocardial disease
- myocarditis
- obesity
- occlusive vascular disease
- peripheral vascular disease
- rapid heartbeat
- renal artery stenosis
- renal vascular disorder
- rheumatic heart disease
- sarcoidosis
- ventricular arrhythmias
- ventricular fibrillation
- ventricular tachycardia
Treatments
- cardiovascular imaging
- heart ultrasound
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Aortic Valve Disease , Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease , Atrial Fibrillation & Atrial Flutter , Bradycardia , Carotid Artery Disease , Chronic Venous Insufficiency , Coronary Artery Disease , High Blood Pressure , Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy , Lipid Disorders , Obesity , Renal Artery Stenosis , Sarcoidosis , Ventricular ArrhythmiasCredentials
Positions
- Associate Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Associate Professor, Department of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Director, NYU Cardiovascular Digital Health (CDH) Lab
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease), 2011
Education and Training
- MPH from Harvard University, 2014
- Fellowship, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Epidemiology, 2013
- Fellowship, Yale University School of Medicine, Geriatric, 2012
- Fellowship, Yale-New Haven Medical Center, Cardiovascular Disease, 2010
- Residency, Columbia University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2008
- MD from New York University, 2005
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Locations and Appointments
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Research My Research
Interests
Cardiovascular disease, Geriatrics, Outcomes research, Digital health
Research Summary
My research focuses on the intersection of cardiovascular disease, geriatrics, and digital health. I direct NYU Langone’s Cardiovascular Digital Health Lab, which aims to determine how cardiac-oriented digital health interventions influence patient outcomes and understand reasons for variable patient engagement with these interventions. Our lab is currently conducting the multi-center NIH/NIA-funded RESILIENT randomized trial (R01 AG062520) of mobile health cardiac rehabilitation for older adults, and the NIH/NHLBI-funded BETTER-BP trial (R01 HL148275) that uses wireless monitoring and text messaging to promote antihypertensive medication adherence.
Our lab also focuses on clinical practice innovation including developing models for asynchronous care for cardiovascular prevention and designing apps focused on improving care for older adults. To date we have published several apps including Gerikit, a free digital comprehensive geriatric assessment available on iOS and Android, as well as NSTEMI Decide, a decision aid for patients 75 and older with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.
I am also committed to mentoring the next generation of clinical investigators, and I hold a mid-career mentoring award from NIH/NIA (K24 AG080025) that is focused on incorporating principles of geriatric assessment into the medical and surgical subspecialties.
Research Interests Timeline
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Behavioral Economics Trial To Enhance Regulation of Blood Pressure (BETTER-BP)
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Use of Gerikit to Phenotype Older Adults with Ischemic Heart Disease
Publications
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Sterling, Madeline R; Espinosa, Cisco G; Spertus, Daniel; Shum, Michelle; McDonald, Margaret V; Ryvicker, Miriam B; Barrón, Yolanda; Tobin, Jonathan N; Kern, Lisa M; Safford, Monika M; Banerjee, Samprit; Goyal, Parag; Ringel, Joanna Bryan; Rajan, Mangala; Arbaje, Alicia I; Jones, Christine D; Dodson, John A; Cené, Crystal; Bowles, Kathryn H
BMC health services research. 2024 Oct 01; 24(1):1160
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Gong, Yusi; Song, Yang; Xu, Jiaman; Dong, Huaying; Kramer, Daniel B; Orkaby, Ariela R; Dodson, John A; Strom, Jordan B
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024 Oct ; 72(10):3129-3139
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Nguyen, Dan D; Decker, Carole; Pacheco, Christina M; Farr, Stacy L; Fuss, Christine; Masterson Creber, Ruth M; Pena, Stephanie; Ikemura, Nobuhiro; Uzendu, Anezi I; Maron, David J; Hochman, Judith S; Dodson, John A; Spertus, John A
Circulation. Cardiovascular quality & outcomes. 2024 Oct ; 17(10):e010923