Boris Fishman, MD
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Overview
Dr. Fishman is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He graduated summa cum laude from medical school at Ben-Gurion University, where he also completed a Master of Public Health (MPH) summa cum laude, specializing in public health research and pharmacoepidemiology. He then completed his Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship at Sheba Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, focusing on geriatric cardiology. He subsequently moved to Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where he completed his fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, and now serves as a faculty member. His clinical interests include heart failure, cardiac amyloidosis, cardiovascular disease in older adults, valvular heart disease, hypertension, heart transplantation, and left ventricular assist devices.
Dr. Fishman has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications, most of which are as the lead investigator. His works have been published in leading journals in medicine and cardiology, including New England Journal of Medicine Evidence, JAMA Internal Medicine, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC): Heart Failure, Hypertension, Diabetes Care, and others. His research interests include heart failure, hypertension, geriatric cardiology, biological aging and longevity, frailty, and the pharmacoepidemiology of cardiovascular medications in older adults.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Languages
- Hebrew
- Russian
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
ElderServe
- Special Needs
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Individual Network (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
UnitedHealthcare
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- Residency: Internal Medicine, Sheba Medical Center
- Fellowship: Cardiology, Sheba Medical Center
- Fellowship: Geriatric Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Fellowship: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center