About Me
I practice and teach general cardiology, with particular expertise in cardiac arrhythmia management. I specialize in providing second opinions to patients with heart rhythm problems as well as those with coronary artery disease and heart valve disease.
I chose a career in medicine because of my mother’s breast cancer diagnosis during my adolescence. I realized how every word conveyed by a doctor can affect an entire family, and I saw medicine as a way to heal physically and emotionally. This has proven very rewarding for me.
I am trained in cardiac electrophysiology, but I no longer perform procedures, preferring to help advise and educate patients regarding their arrhythmia care and referring to our world-class team for interventional and surgical procedures. Our team at NYU Langone, not only provides superb medical advice but also helps empower patients to understand their options in a reassuring, optimistic way.
In our practice, we recognize that compassionate care is at the core of healing, so we always try to integrate physical and emotional wellbeing. Toward this goal, I partner with our nurse, Barbara Guerra, who has been the most integral part of our practice for more than 25 years. Our nurse practitioner, Arianna Gonzalez, is a warm-hearted and gifted provider with a strong background in cardiology and emergency medicine. She is an essential partner in the care of our patients as well.
My time is also spent helping to educate young physicians. This is an enormously rewarding part of my life. I served as chief of the medical service when NYU Langone was known as NYU Hospitals Center and I currently lead the cardiac consultation service at Bellevue Hospital; these are our main teaching venues. I have been honored with the Teacher of the Year Award from NYU Langone’s Department of Medicine three times, as well as the Teacher of the Year Award from the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology three times.
I have received the Alpha Omega Alpha Award in recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service as a clinical faculty member. I was proud to receive the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, elected by the 2005 graduating class of NYU School of Medicine as the faculty member who most displayed medical humanism, compassion, and respect in the practice of medicine.
In 2007, I received the NYU Distinguished Teaching Award, which is the highest teaching honor NYU bestows. This university-wide honor recognizes gifted teachers across all undergraduate and professional schools in the university. The NYU School of Medicine class of 2013 elected me to receive the Distinguished Teaching Award in the Basic Sciences, and I continue to try to integrate advances in basic science into our clinical practice.
I am honored that my peers have recognized me as well. I have been included in Castle Connolly’s “America's Top Doctors” annually since 2002, in New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors in New York” for the past nine years, and annually in The New York Times’ “Super Docs” feature. U.S. News & World Report has recognized me as one of “America’s Best Doctors” for the past five years.
I have authored numerous articles about clinical cardiology and book chapters on managing cardiovascular disease, and I serve as a reviewer for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. My wife, Ronnie, is also a physician and medical educator, and I have two daughters, Emily and Alissa, and a new granddaughter, Scarlett.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- arteriosclerosis
- heart attack
- cardiac disease in pregnancy
- aortic valve disease
- heart muscle disease
- coronary heart disease
- carotid artery disease
- high cholesterol level
- fainting
- rheumatic heart disease
- inflammation of the heart valve
- mitral valve stenosis
- inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
- ventricular arrhythmia
- myocardial disease
- congestive heart failure
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- cerebrovascular disorder
- aortic valve insufficiency
- myocarditis
- heart disease
- carotid stenosis
- lipid disorder
- heart throbbing
- occlusive vascular disease
- ischemic cardiomyopathy
- peripheral vascular disease
- angina
- ventricular fibrillation
- endothelial dysfunction
- chest pain
- aortic valve stenosis
- sarcoidosis
- heart murmur
- claudication
- lipid metabolism
- rapid heartbeat
- metabolic syndrome
- ventricular tachycardia
- atherosclerosis
- acute coronary syndrome
- chronic venous insufficiency
- arterial occlusive disease
- atrial fibrillation
- renal vascular disorder
- heart tumor
- mitral valve regurgitation
- obesity
- slow heartbeat
- mitral valve prolapse
- renal artery stenosis
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- abnormal heart rhythms
Treatments
- electrophysiology
- heart imaging
- nuclear medicine imaging procedure
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Aortic Valve Disease in Adults, Cardiomyopathy & Heart Failure in Adults, Coronary Artery Disease in Adults, Carotid Artery Disease in Adults, Lipid Disorders in Adults, Mitral Valve Disease in Adults, Stroke in Adults, Lower Extremity Arterial Disease in Adults, Sarcoidosis in Adults, Atrial Fibrillation & Atrial Flutter in Adults, Chronic Venous Insufficiency in Adults, Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease in Adults, Obesity in Adults, Renal Artery Stenosis in Adults, Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyCredentials
Positions
- Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Clinical Educator, Department of Medicine
- Director, Cardiology Consult Service, Bellevue Hospital
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease), 1985
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 1980
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiology, 1986
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiology, 1985
- Fellowship, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Cardiology, 1984
- Residency, New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Internal Medicine, 1982
- Residency, NYU Medical Center, Medicine, 1981
- MD from Harvard Medical School, 1978
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Interests
cardiac electrophysiology
Research Summary
William Slater, M.D.'s major clinical research interests are coronary artery disease, arrhythmia and evaluating novel antiarrhythmic agents. He is board certified in cardiac electrophysiology.
Dr. Slater's prior experience includes evaluation of a novel anti-oxidant in preventing cardiomyopathy. His current clinical trials include evaluation of a novel therapeutic in conversion of atrial fibrillation and a study of a therapeutic in treating diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Research Interests Timeline
Publications
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Smilowitz, Nathaniel R; Devanabanda, Arvind R; Zakhem, George; Iqbal, Sohah N; Slater, William; Coppola, John T
American journal of cardiology. 2017 05 15; 119(10):1650-1655
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Bressman, Maxwell; Repplinger, Daniel; Slater, William; Patt, Mitchell
Journal of arrhythmia. 2017 Feb ; 33(1):76-78
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Chyou, Janice Y; Friedman, Daniel; Cerrone, Marina; Slater, William; Guo, Yu; Taupin, Daniel; O'Rourke, Sean; Priori, Silvia G; Devinsky, Orrin
Epilepsia. 2016 07 ; 57(7):e135-9