JohannaPaolaContrerasMD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Overview of Dr. Contreras

Dr. Johanna Contreras is a cardiologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai Morningside. She received her medical degree from Industrial University of Santander Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 19 years. Dr. Contreras accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 616 doctors at The Mount Sinai Hospital and one of 232 doctors at Mount Sinai West who specialize in Cardiology. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. She has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
1 Gustave L Levy Pl
New York, NY 10029
Book by Phone+1(319) 253-8530

Fax+1 212-410-7196

Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2009
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
Industrial University of Santander Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2011 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2014 - 2017
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2013
American Board of Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Effect of cardiac amyloidosis on outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis.
Joseph Maenza, Lakshay Chopra, Carlo Mannina, Esha Vaish, Yash Prakash
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2024-11-13
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction and COVID-19, when the Sick Get Sicker: Unmasking Racial and Ethnic Inequities During a Pandemic.
Johanna Contreras, Elizabeth O Tinuoye, Alejandro Folch, Jose Aguilar, Kendall Free
Heart Failure Clinics. 2024-10-01
Non-acute myocardial infarction-associated cardiogenic shock in Hispanic patients: An analysis from the National Inpatient Sample Database.
Nismat Javed, Preeti Jadhav, Sridhar Chilimuri, Johanna Contreras, Jacqueline Tamis-Holland
American Heart Journal Plus. 2024-10-01

Press Mentions

'I'm a Cardiologist—Heart Attack Rates Spike on Christmas. Here's How to Stay Safe'December 24th, 2024
Heart Failure Is Reversed with New Gene Therapy in Animal Study: ‘Unprecedented Recovery’December 11th, 2024
Study Questions Benefits of Standing, Highlights Heart Health RisksOctober 20th, 2024
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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Other Languages

Spanish, Italian, Portuguese

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPO
HIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
MagnaCare PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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