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Biography: Dr. Persida Drotar, MD is a Critical Care Surgery Specialist who practices in Jersey City, NJ. Dr. Persida Drotar, MD is affiliated with Jersey City Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Matthew Montgomery is an interventional heart failure cardiologist on the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Team. Dr. Montgomery's specialties include advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation and coronary interventions. Prior to coming to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Jersey City Medical Center, he worked as an Internal Medicine Hospitalist at Morristown Medical Center, Aria-Jefferson Health, and Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia. He completed fellowships in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center as well as Interventional and General Cardiology fellowships at Deborah Heart and Lung Center. He also completed his Internal Medicine residency training at Aria-Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Montgomery completed his medical education at Philadelphi College of Osteopathic Medicine. He also holds a Master's in Public Health from Yale School of Public Health and a Master's in Business Administration from St. Joseph's University. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine from the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine and is licensed in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Biography: Dr. Marc Cohen, MD is an Interventional Cardiology Specialist who practices in Newark, NJ. He is 72 years old and has been practicing for 48 years. Dr. Marc Cohen, MD is affiliated with Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Homan completed his fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at NewYork-Presbyterian/Cornell, where he served as Chief Cardiology Fellow and undertook an additional year of laboratory training in cardiometabolic biology with Dr. James Lo. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, before which he received his M.D. degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Prior to medical school he earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Harvard University and received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Florida in Gainesville.Dr. Homan's research has focused on understanding the relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease. During his cardiology fellowship at Weill Cornell, he studied the role of the innate immune system in obesity-related liver disease and heart failure, and he received the Glorney-Raisbeck Fellowship Award in Cardiovascular Disease. In his PhD research at Harvard University, he discovered a new class of endogenous lipid molecules that he named fatty acyl hydroxy fatty acids (FAHFAs), which were ultimately found to have anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory properties.Dr. Homan is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology and a member of the National Lipid Association, and member of the American Society of Echocardiography. He also speaks Spanish and French.

Biography: Dr. Feldman is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology of the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Attending Physician at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center.Dr. Feldman grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine, completed Internal Medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, where she completed the Clinician Educator Track, fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine, and an additional fellowship in Cardio-Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. After training, she founded and directed the Cardio-Oncology and Cardiac Amyloidosis programs at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/University Hospital. In 2023, she joined the Cardiology Division at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College as a full-time faculty member where she provides expertise in cardio-oncology, cardiac imaging, and medical education. She serves as the Director of the Cardio-Oncology program.Dr. Feldman is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, and Cardio-Oncology. She is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and a member of the American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and the International Society of Cardio-Oncology.

Biography: Dr. McDonald graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in biology. He received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. Dr. McDonald remained at NYU after graduating from medical school to complete his internal medicine residency training there. He then completed fellowships in cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Maurice Rachko, MD is a Cardiology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 62 years old and has been practicing for 38 years. Dr. Maurice Rachko, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Vivian Abascal, MD is a Cardiology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 68 years old and has been practicing for 42 years. Dr. Vivian Abascal, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Alfonso Waller, MD is a Cardiology Specialist who practices in Newark, NJ. He is 45 years old and has been practicing for 19 years. Dr. Alfonso Waller, MD is affiliated with Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Joseph Sweeny, MD is an Interventional Cardiology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 56 years old and has been practicing for 24 years. Dr. Joseph Sweeny, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.