Overview
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Adult Cardiology
- Cardiology
- Disease of Lipid Metabolism
- Hyperlipidemia
- Lipid Disorders
- Lipid Metabolism
- Preventive Cardiology
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Medicine
Administrative Titles
- Director, Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
- Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research
- Director, Cardiometabolic Precision Medicine Program
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
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 HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- 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
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, University College of Dublin, Faculty of Medicine (Ireland)
- Internship: St. Vincent's Hospital
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease
Research
As Professor of Medicine at Columbia University, I have experience in human genetics and functional genomics, genetic epidemiology, mechanistic translational research and cardiometabolic medicine. My research program is dedicated to translational genomic studies and focused on (1) cell specific (e.g., adipocyte and macrophage) genomic and transcriptomic contributions to human cardio-metabolic disorders, (2) the functions of adipose tissue in insulin resistance and atherosclerotic risk, (3) novel mechanisms of human atherosclerosis underlying recent GWAS discoveries, (4) the role on innate immunity in promoting cardio-metabolic disease. We employ a translational and genomic approach including human functional genomics, human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) technology and gene-editing, animal based mechanistic studies, patient-oriented interrogation as well as large scale genetic epidemiological studies. In my role as Director of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Columbia, I also build programs in clinical and translational research and in precision medicine while continuing my research program in cardio-metabolic diseases. I have nearly 20 years in NIH grant funding experience and publications as well as mentorship and teaching activities.