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Biography: Kerry A. Esquitin, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP, RPVI is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center with clinical expertise in general cardiology and cardiovascular imaging. Her academic work is dedicated to medical education. Dr. Esquitin is the Director of the Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship Program at CUIMC. She is an Associate Program Director of both the Cardiology Fellowship and Internal Medicine Residency Programs. At the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Esquitin is Section Director of Cardiology in The Bodyin Health and Disease course.Dr. Esquitin's clinical expertise in general cardiology includes management of hypertension, cholesterol disorders, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure and other cardiomyopathies. Dr. Esquitin provides comprehensive, individualized care to each of her patients and places an emphasis on nutrition and fitness as part of a heart-healthy lifestyle. At the medical center, Dr. Esquitin is an attending in the Cardiovascular Ultrasound Laboratory. She is highly skilled in transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), stress echocardiography, 3D imaging, and vascular ultrasound.Dr. Esquitin completed her undergraduate studies at Cornell University and was recognized as a Graduate with Distinction. She earned her medical degree at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed her residency training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she received the Eileen Gong Weiner Award for Compassionate Care. Dr. Esquitin pursued her fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Beth Israel Medical Center, followed by advanced training in echocardiography at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Esquitin holds leadership roles in the American College of Physicians (ACP): at the national level, she sits on the Internal Medicine Scientific Planning Committee to develop the cardiology content for the ACP Annual Meetings (2021, 2023). Regionally, she is an active member of the Education Committee for the New York chapter of the ACP. Dr. Esquitin has been invited to national and regional conferences hosted by the American College of Physicians and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation to speak on topics related to cardiovascular disease. As a highly regarded medical educator, Dr. Esquitin was awarded Teacher of the Year in the Division of Cardiology in 2016 and she is recognized as a Ewig Clinical Scholar in the Department of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Michael Fremed, MD is a Pediatric Cardiology Specialist who practices in White Plains, NY. He has been practicing for 10 years. Dr. Michael Fremed, MD is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Dayana Eslava, MD is a Nuclear Medicine Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 48 years old and has been practicing for 23 years. Dr. Dayana Eslava, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Dor Lotan is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology specializing in Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Transplant Cardiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He provides comprehensive care to patients with heart diseases, particularly those with heart failure who require advanced therapies such as mechanical circulatory support devices, intensive cardiac care, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), and heart transplantation. Dr. Lotan is also an expert in pericardial diseases, with extensive experience in treating patients with recurrent pericarditis resistant to conventional therapies. He was appointed Director of the Center for Pericardial Diseases, a multidisciplinary program that brings together experts in pericardial and inflammatory heart diseases, incorporating advanced imaging and diagnostics. His clinical interests include heart failure, advanced heart failure therapies, cardiomyopathies, myocarditis, inflammatory heart diseases, autoimmune disorders affecting the heart, pericardial diseases, and cardiovascular hemodynamics. Dr. Lotan divides his time between inpatient and outpatient care, as well as performing advanced procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, including invasive hemodynamic studies and endomyocardial biopsies. Dr. Lotan earned his medical degree with honors from Semmelweis University and completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Sheba Medical Center in Israel. He then pursued his Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. During his training, Dr. Lotan published numerous scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and contributed three book chapters, including one in the prestigious cardiovascular medicine textbook by the European Society of Cardiology. He has been invited to present his research at international medical conferences and has participated in European Task Forces and international multicenter prospective studies. Dr. Lotan's primary research focuses on advanced heart failure therapies, hemodynamics, cardiomyopathies, Myocarditis, and pericardial diseases. Dr. Lotan is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the Heart Failure Society of America, and the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Myocarditis Foundation.