Background
ACADEMIC TRAINING
1976 – 1979
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Ithaca, New York
Applied and Engineering Physics
Bachelor of Science
1979 – 1987
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Doctor of Philosophy (1985)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Thesis Title: Force-Interval Relations Studied in
Isolated Canine Hearts
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Kiichi Sagawa
Doctor of Medicine (1987)
1987 – 1990
Francis Scott Key Medical Center
of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
Baltimore, Maryland
Department of Internal Medicine
Internship and Residency
1990 – 1992
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Department of Medicine
Fellow, Division of Cardiology
APPOINTMENTS
1992 – 1999
Columbia University
New York, NY
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Division of Circulatory Physiology
1999 – 2003
Columbia University
New York, NY
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Division of Circulatory Physiology
2003 – Present
Columbia University
New York, NY
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
2003 – 2014
IMPULSE Dynamics
Orangeburg NY
Medical Director
www.impulse-dynamics.com
2005 – 2006
Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Orangeburg, NY
Director
The Jack H. Skirball Center for Cardiovascular Research
2006 – 2012
Cheetah Medical
Tel Aviv, Israel
Medical Director
www.cheetah-medical.com
2008 – 2014
CircuLite, Inc
Saddle Brook, NJ
Medical Director
www.circulite.net
2014 – 2016
HeartWare International, Inc
Framingham, MA
VP Medical Science
www.heartware.com
2016 – Present
Cardiovascular Research Foundation
New York, NY
Director, Heart Failure, Hemodynamics and MCS Research
www.crf.org