Overview of Dr. Lerakis
I am a Board Certified Cardiologist and Certified in all Imaging Modalities; Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac CT and CMR.
My primary interest is the use of Multimodality Imaging for Structural and Valve Interventions
Office
1190 5th Ave
New York, NY 10029
Education & Training
- Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1998 - 1999
- University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1995 - 1998
- Miriam HospitalCritical Care Medicine, 1994 - 1995
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
- University of AthensClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 1998 - 2019
- TX State Medical License 1997 - 2005
- PA State Medical License 1991 - 1998
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed TomographyCertification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
- Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic ResonanceCertification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyCertification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
- National Board of EchocardiographyThe National Board of Echocardiography
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 23 citationsTransthoracic Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Bariatric SurgeryStamatios Lerakis, Andreas P. Kalogeropoulos, Mikhael F. El-Chami, Vasiliki V. Georgiopoulou, Arun Abraham
Obesity Surgery. 2007-11-01 - 81 citationsSoluble Urokinase Receptor and Chronic Kidney Disease.Salim S Hayek, Sanja Sever, Yi-An Ko, Howard Trachtman, Mosaab Awad
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2015-11-12 - 29 citationsAbnormal left ventricular global longitudinal strain by speckle tracking echocardiography in COVID-19 patients.Lori B. Croft, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, Richard Ro, Malcolm Anastasius, Wenli Zhao
Future Cardiology. 2021-07-01
Journal Articles
- Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Deferred for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Because of COVID-19Sahil Khera, Stamatios Lerakis, JAMA Network Open
- Original Research Pulmonary Venous Waveforms Predict Rehospitalization and Mortality After Percutaneous Mitral Valve RepairPatrick T Gleason, Peter C Block, Stamatios Lerakis, Vinod H Thourani, John C Lisko, Vasilis C Babaliaros, Stephen D Clements, Lucia Alvarez, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
- Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Young Patient with Congenital Aortic Valve DiseaseAugust 7th, 2024
- Elective Surgeries Are Being Delayed Again. Doctors Want to Handle It Differently This TimeAugust 13th, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Greek
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Georgia Blue Choice HMO
BCBS Georgia Blue Open Access POS
BCBS Georgia BlueChoice Option POS
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open AccessCIGNA PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
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