ValentinFusterMD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Professor, Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine

Overview of Dr. Fuster

Dr. Valentin Fuster is a cardiologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including The Mount Sinai Hospital and NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue. He received his medical degree from Universidad de Barcelona Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 49 years. Dr. Fuster accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 616 doctors at The Mount Sinai Hospital and one of 134 doctors at NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
5 E 98th St
New York, NY 10029
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Fax+1 212-423-9488

Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1974
Universidad de Barcelona Faculty of MedicineClass of 1968

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1982 - 2026
MN State Medical License 1974 - 1982
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2000
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1986
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
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Clinical Trials

Comparison of Two Treatments for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease in Individuals With Diabetes (FREEDOM) Start of enrollment: 2004 Apr 01
Unknown status
Phase 3
BioImage Study: A Clinical Study of Burden of Atherosclerotic Disease in an At-Risk Population Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Completed
A Pharmacodynamic Study to Evaluate the Effect of a Fixed Dose Combination Pill on Blood Pressure Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Progression of Early Subclinical Atherosclerosis Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 14
Active, not recruiting
Promoting Heart Health in Preschool Children Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 3
The Program SI! for Cardiovascular Health Promotion at Elementary School Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Salud Integral Colombia Start of enrollment: 2016 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Natural History of Carotid Plaque as Determined by 3D Ultrasound Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 22
Enrolling by invitation
FREEDOM COVID-19 Anticoagulation Strategy Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 08
Completed
Phase 4
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Interplay between platelets and coagulation: from protective haemostasis to pathological arterial thrombosis.
Gemma Vilahur, Valentin Fuster
European Heart Journal. 2024-12-03
Inhibition of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in a large animal preclinical arteriovenous fistula model leads to improved remodelling and reduced stenosis.
Yang Xu, Adam Korayem, Ana S Cruz-Solbes, Nirupama Chandel, Tomoki Sakata
Cardiovascular Research. 2024-11-25
1 citations
Influence of Subclinical Atherosclerosis Burden and Progression on Mortality.
Valentin Fuster, Ana García-Álvarez, Ana Devesa, Virginia Mass, Ruth Owen
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2024-10-08

Journal Articles

Protecting Peer Review
Valentin Fuster, MD, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
The Present and Future Technology Corner Developing a Mobile Application for Global Cardiovascular Education
Samin K Sharma, Valentin Fuster, Ashish Atreja, ScienceDirect
Original Investigations Long-Term Survival Following Multivessel Revascularization in Patients with Diabetes (FREEDOM Follow-on Study)
Michael Domanski, Samin K Sharma, David J Cohen, Valentin Fuster, George D Dangas, ScienceDirect
Inflammation, Immunity, and Infection in Atherothrombosis
Paul M Ridker, Valentin Fuster, Priscilla Y Hsue, Peter Libby, ScienceDirect
Original Research Effect of Early Metoprolol During ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction on Left Ventricular Strain: Feature-Tracking Cardiovascular Magnetic Res...
Valentin Fuster, MD, ScienceDirect
Original Investigation Stroke Rates Following Surgical Versus Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization
Michael J Domanski, Valentin Fuster, Mark A Hlatky, Gregg W Stone, ScienceDirect
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Lectures

COVID-19 A Lesson in Humility and an Opportunity for Sagacity and Hope
American College of Cardiology Foundation, Washington, Dist Of Col - 12/2/2011
Best of JACC 2018
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Best of JACC Journals and Eugene Braunwald Keynote
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Introduction of Eugene Braunwald Lecturer: Paul J. Ridker MD FACC
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Year in Review Speaker
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Cardio-Pulmonary and Electrical Failure in 2019: Cardiovascular Update for the Clinican-
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Valvular Heart Disease and IHSS 2019: Cardiovascular Update for the Clinician -
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Stable Multivessel Coronary Disease & the Microcirculation CABG vs PCI vs OMT
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Rhythm Disorders: Cardiovascular Update for the Clinician -
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
New Frontiers in Coronary and Cerebrovascular Disease Genetics vs Environment
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Faculty
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Coronary Artery Disease Challenges in 2019: Cardiovascular Update for the Clinician-
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Chronic Coronary and Systemic Disease 2019 : Cardiovascular Update for the Clinician -
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Atrial Fibrillation The 14 Non-Ablation Challenges Who? How? When?
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Joint American College of Cardiology and Journal of American College of Cardiology Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
FIT Forum: Mix and Mingle
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
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Authored Content

Health Literacy and Primordial Prevention in Childhood—an Opportunity to Reduce the Burden of Cardiovascular DiseaseJuly 2020
Health Literacy and Primordial Prevention in Childhood—an Opportunity to Reduce the Burden of Cardiovascular DiseaseJuly 2020
COVID-19 A Lesson in Humility and an Opportunity for Sagacity and HopeMay 2020
ACC Cardiology Hour with Dr. Valentin Fuster at ACC.19March 2019
ACC Cardiology Hour with Dr. Valentin Fuster at ACC.19March 2019
Cardiology Hour with Valentin Fuster ESC Congress 2018August 2018
Cardiology Hour with Valentin Fuster ESC Congress 2018August 2018
JACC: Basic to Translational Science the Apple That Falls Closely to the JACC Family TreeApril 2018
Editor-in-Chief’s Top Picks from 2017February 2018
New Beginnings, New Transitions A Bold Vision for the Journal’s Fellows-in-Training and Early Career PageJanuary 2018
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Press Mentions

Excess Mortality and Hospitalizations Associated with Seasonal Influenza in Patients with Heart FailureDecember 9th, 2024
Cardiac MRI Predictors of Arrhythmic Sudden Cardiac Events in Patients with Fontan CirculationDecember 9th, 2024
Impact of Renal & Liver Function on Clinical Outcomes Following Tricuspid Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge RepairDecember 9th, 2024
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
Anthem PPO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Cofinity 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
Kaiser Permanente
MagnaCare PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
Rocky Mountain Group/Indiv - HMO/Private Pay
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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