Faculty
At the Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health (CBCH), we recognize that diversity is essential for interdisciplinary research. We value diversity on every dimension: racial, ethnic, religious, political, physical, neural, sexual, relational, socioeconomic, and scientific. In our experience, as a group of people from diverse backgrounds and points of view who share mutual respect for one another, our work and our lives are enriched each time our Center becomes more diverse.
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![Marwah Abdalla, MD Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/3847b900-e3e2-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=GLkcA40o 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/3847b900-e3e2-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=XOSiOc7S 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/3847b900-e3e2-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=DrrFwvrJ 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/3847b900-e3e2-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=8ba59iDB 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/3847b900-e3e2-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=0C82dokL 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/3847b900-e3e2-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=poc0wDSS 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/3847b900-e3e2-11ea-a22f-d385b4d8c094.jpg?itok=qCSZexFG 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
Academic Appointments
- Florence Irving Associate Professor of Medicine
Location
CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building
177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
![Jeffrey Birk, PhD, MS Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ad0e0a0-eaad-11ed-9c45-1f95be55f57a.jpg?itok=-y_EKVry 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ad0e0a0-eaad-11ed-9c45-1f95be55f57a.jpg?itok=LNeJqANv 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ad0e0a0-eaad-11ed-9c45-1f95be55f57a.jpg?itok=WpZGUTOC 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ad0e0a0-eaad-11ed-9c45-1f95be55f57a.jpg?itok=x6qzDdrM 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ad0e0a0-eaad-11ed-9c45-1f95be55f57a.jpg?itok=RaqaX5Xs 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ad0e0a0-eaad-11ed-9c45-1f95be55f57a.jpg?itok=j2kxrC3r 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/8ad0e0a0-eaad-11ed-9c45-1f95be55f57a.jpg?itok=ULBUg4oM 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine)
![Talea Cornelius, PhD, MSW Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/17000e80-4c7f-11ec-b403-7f4337295791.jpg?itok=7faws02y 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/17000e80-4c7f-11ec-b403-7f4337295791.jpg?itok=xG49oG_9 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/17000e80-4c7f-11ec-b403-7f4337295791.jpg?itok=gOHjJi1i 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/17000e80-4c7f-11ec-b403-7f4337295791.jpg?itok=0ynDkI31 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/17000e80-4c7f-11ec-b403-7f4337295791.jpg?itok=qKxr4HKt 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/17000e80-4c7f-11ec-b403-7f4337295791.jpg?itok=QRmTz53Y 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/17000e80-4c7f-11ec-b403-7f4337295791.jpg?itok=A57P3rH5 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine)
![Keith Diaz, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/437a7e30-58ff-11ee-a00c-735dc88907d5.jpg?itok=VH0jnU2T 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/437a7e30-58ff-11ee-a00c-735dc88907d5.jpg?itok=rVoQVEjq 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/437a7e30-58ff-11ee-a00c-735dc88907d5.jpg?itok=gMwU3HMj 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/437a7e30-58ff-11ee-a00c-735dc88907d5.jpg?itok=py_OVyhO 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/437a7e30-58ff-11ee-a00c-735dc88907d5.jpg?itok=iYGI_sDw 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/437a7e30-58ff-11ee-a00c-735dc88907d5.jpg?itok=BhFUAUwb 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/437a7e30-58ff-11ee-a00c-735dc88907d5.jpg?itok=2NBav_FL 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine
Research Interests
Elucidation of the optimal intervention for breaking up prolonged bouts of sitting, Pathophysiological mechanisms by which prolonged sitting is linked to cardiovascular disease, Use of accelerometers to objectively measure physical activity and sedentary behaviors
Academic Appointments
- Florence Irving Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine (in Medicine)
![Andrea Duran, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/c6df37d0-62ab-11ec-b8e9-01e421e6fb4f.jpg?itok=sOgXm09P 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/c6df37d0-62ab-11ec-b8e9-01e421e6fb4f.jpg?itok=mDdsZSQf 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/c6df37d0-62ab-11ec-b8e9-01e421e6fb4f.jpg?itok=rFQVnO4N 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/c6df37d0-62ab-11ec-b8e9-01e421e6fb4f.jpg?itok=JaT399so 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/c6df37d0-62ab-11ec-b8e9-01e421e6fb4f.jpg?itok=hNCHCGQr 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/c6df37d0-62ab-11ec-b8e9-01e421e6fb4f.jpg?itok=6BQgo517 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/c6df37d0-62ab-11ec-b8e9-01e421e6fb4f.jpg?itok=LN6oL2HW 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine)
![Donald Edmondson, PhD, MPH Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/1d03a600-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=cQunjcx5 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/1d03a600-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=vCim0cvy 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/1d03a600-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=EV8s85PN 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/1d03a600-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=_euwuSE8 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/1d03a600-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=i0AbmZC6 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/1d03a600-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=ucABuz8f 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/1d03a600-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=CX-8EKel 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine (in Medicine and Psychiatry)
![Ian M. Kronish, MD, MPH Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/fd4773e0-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=_P2YHiRK 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/fd4773e0-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=bFuD9rOG 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/fd4773e0-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=NNSCgZwb 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/fd4773e0-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=7w6btI2z 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/fd4773e0-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=uJEogPoe 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/fd4773e0-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=uiyfwemk 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/fd4773e0-ddf0-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=s_RlDVnv 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Division of General Medicine
Accepting New Patients
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Location
CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
![Nadia Liyanage-Don, MD, MS Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/04813a50-fe78-11ea-9394-496e6977a0f5.jpg?itok=rwE4fdtg 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/04813a50-fe78-11ea-9394-496e6977a0f5.jpg?itok=J13or7ZT 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/04813a50-fe78-11ea-9394-496e6977a0f5.jpg?itok=6XKLJmuN 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/04813a50-fe78-11ea-9394-496e6977a0f5.jpg?itok=XkbEcsug 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/04813a50-fe78-11ea-9394-496e6977a0f5.jpg?itok=SU3qK0NW 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/04813a50-fe78-11ea-9394-496e6977a0f5.jpg?itok=gyS--ZdR 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/04813a50-fe78-11ea-9394-496e6977a0f5.jpg?itok=wyhSalv- 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
Accepting New Patients
Specialties
Internal Medicine
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Location
CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
![Nathalie Moise, MD, MS Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8aceda0-015e-11ef-917c-f9906d94d00d.jpg?itok=5cgUGWMO 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8aceda0-015e-11ef-917c-f9906d94d00d.jpg?itok=58csS2IA 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8aceda0-015e-11ef-917c-f9906d94d00d.jpg?itok=YxRUxb8F 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8aceda0-015e-11ef-917c-f9906d94d00d.jpg?itok=wD5hzgdA 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8aceda0-015e-11ef-917c-f9906d94d00d.jpg?itok=dmcV_220 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8aceda0-015e-11ef-917c-f9906d94d00d.jpg?itok=mg6xGNts 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/d8aceda0-015e-11ef-917c-f9906d94d00d.jpg?itok=lvwXbaw8 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
Accepting New Patients
Specialties
Internal Medicine
Research Interests
Clinical Inertia, Depression and Heart Disease, Hypertension control, implementation science strategies
Academic Appointments
- Florence Irving Associate Professor of Medicine
Location
CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
![Joseph E. Schwartz, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/911e5380-ddf2-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=uJRFf_Zc 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/911e5380-ddf2-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=TVl4ZRtZ 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/911e5380-ddf2-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=t5PLJJtz 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/911e5380-ddf2-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=5qLMD0-O 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/911e5380-ddf2-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=vVpxrIQR 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/911e5380-ddf2-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=FVZGMu7e 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/911e5380-ddf2-11eb-8c0b-43138182a1c8.jpg?itok=VZBiOEUN 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine
Academic Appointments
- Lecturer in Medicine
![Ari Shechter, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/4a36daf0-c454-11ee-87a1-7535ccaad089.jpg?itok=bBFauhn4 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/4a36daf0-c454-11ee-87a1-7535ccaad089.jpg?itok=iuPqXXbr 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/4a36daf0-c454-11ee-87a1-7535ccaad089.jpg?itok=oRewAKpW 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/4a36daf0-c454-11ee-87a1-7535ccaad089.jpg?itok=7Qpt1cFS 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/4a36daf0-c454-11ee-87a1-7535ccaad089.jpg?itok=BYxspMTC 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/4a36daf0-c454-11ee-87a1-7535ccaad089.jpg?itok=EWe8QGgw 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/4a36daf0-c454-11ee-87a1-7535ccaad089.jpg?itok=eyEpQQ2L 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Research Interests
Behavioral Interventions for Sleep Disorders, Effects of Light on Sleep and Mood, Sleep Impact on Cardiovascular and Psychological Health
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine) at CUMC
![Siqin Ye, MD Profile Headshot](https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/37d08f30-3086-11ee-b5a6-9f033ccd84c9.jpg?itok=Sukb2fgs 200w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/37d08f30-3086-11ee-b5a6-9f033ccd84c9.jpg?itok=tScCZyY0 260w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/37d08f30-3086-11ee-b5a6-9f033ccd84c9.jpg?itok=UzKJMvP0 320w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/37d08f30-3086-11ee-b5a6-9f033ccd84c9.jpg?itok=hmNDQNM5 400w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/37d08f30-3086-11ee-b5a6-9f033ccd84c9.jpg?itok=l0D0GKpy 520w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/37d08f30-3086-11ee-b5a6-9f033ccd84c9.jpg?itok=N9r5kFw8 640w, https://www.columbiacardiology.org/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/37d08f30-3086-11ee-b5a6-9f033ccd84c9.jpg?itok=1cMPmqUY 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Medicine
Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Primary Location
CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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