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Ahmed M El-Eshmawi, MBChB
About Me
Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and an attending surgeon as well as the Clinical Director of the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center at Mount Sinai. His main interest is to ensure that all patients suffering from mitral valve disease will receive the best operation and clinical care possible.
Dr. El-Eshmawi joined the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mount Sinai in 2010 as a Senior Clinical Fellow working with Dr. David H. Adams, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery. Over his 3-year advanced fellowship, he focused on the surgical management of patients with complex valvular heart disease with particular interest on mitral valve surgery, less invasive approaches for mitral valve repair and reoperative cardiac surgery.
Under the tutelage of Dr. Adams, Dr. El-Eshmawi has developed experience with almost all aspects of mitral valve disease including exposure to almost all aspects of degenerative mitral valve repair through less invasive approaches.
Dr. El-Eshmawi also worked closely with Dr. Ani Anyanwu, Professor, Vice-Chairman and Director of the Mechanical Assist Devices and Heart Transplant Program where he participated in various surgical procedures for patients with end stage heart failure including permanent ventricular assist devices implantation, total artificial heart and heart transplantation.
Dr. El-Eshmawi obtained a Bachelor's degree in medicine in 2000 and had his cardiothoracic surgery residency and board certification at the University of Alexandria, Egypt where he also worked as a faculty member, lecturer and an attending surgeon in the cardiothoracic surgery department. He focused extensively on the surgical management of highly prevalent cardiac diseases including rheumatic valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, congenital and adult congenital cardiac surgeries; other areas of clinical interest. Dr. El-Eshmawi obtained a Master's degree in Video-Assisted Thoracic surgery as well a PhD degree in surgery.
In 2007, Dr. El-Eshmawi received a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange service, a prestigious award given to a young researcher, which sponsored him for postgraduate training in the cardiac surgery center of Erlangen, Germany where he received further advanced training in cardiac surgery particularly in congenital heart disease. He then changed his destination to Mount Sinai and Dr. Adams along his continuous seeking for further educational and training experiences in the arena of modern cardiac surgery.
He is fluent in English, German and Arabic.
Language
English, Arabic, German
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Cardiovascular Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Insufficiency
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Stenosis Repair
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Bacterial Endocarditis
- Bypass Surgery Consultation - CABG
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Consultation
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Bypass Surgery
- Endocarditis
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Valve Repair / Valvuloplasty
- Heart Valve Replacement
- Leaky Heart Valve
- Mediastinoscopy
- Minimally Invasive Bypass Consultation - OPCAB
- Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Repair and Replacement
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pericardial Cyst / Mass
- Pleural Effusion
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Education
MD, Faculty of Medicine-Alexandria University
Internship, General Surgery & Cardiothoracic Surgery
University of Alexandria School of Medicine
Residency, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
University of Alexandria School of Medicine
Residency, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
University of Alexandria School of Medicine
Fellowship, Cardiac Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Very happy with Dr Ahmed's advice and his concern.
Industry Relationships
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Dr. El-Eshmawi has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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