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Amy Kontorovich, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)
The Lauder Family Cardiovascular Center212-241-9004
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Amy Rosen Kontorovich, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Medicine in Cardiology and Genomic Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and is the Director of the Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases. She also serves as Medical Director of Adult Cardiovascular Genetics in the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and as core faculty in the Cardiovascular Research Institute.
Dr. Kontorovich received a B.S.E in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and M.D. and Ph.D. degrees through the Medical Scientist Training Program of the National Institutes of Health at Stony Brook University. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, during which she received specialized training in genetics of cardiovascular diseases.
Dr. Kontorovich’s clinical practice is focused on the diagnosis and management of individuals with hereditary cardiovascular conditions including:
• Aortic aneurysm
• Vascular connective tissue disorders (including Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
• Other aneurysm and/or dissections
• Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies
• Myocarditis
• Familial rhythm disorders (including Long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and sudden cardiac death)
• Familial hypercholesterolemia
The Kontorovich Laboratory conducts translational and clinical research to further understanding of genetic relationships in cardiovascular diseases, with funding support from the National Institutes of Health, foundation and industry sponsors. The work includes investigations of a number of cardiovascular disorders from a phenotype-first or genotype-first approach, including research on the genetics of myocarditis (an inflammatory condition of the heart that can lead to sudden cardiac death and cardiomyopathy), hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis and others.
Certifications:
Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine
Faculty affiliations:
Department of Medicine
Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Fuster Heart Hospital
Cardiovascular Research Institute
Institute for Genomic Health
Mindich Child Health and Development Institute
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Cardiology, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Medical Genomics
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Heart Disease
Education
MD, State University of NY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
PhD, Stony Brook University Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Research
Dr. Kontorovich’s research is focused on developing a better understanding of the relationship between genetic risks and outcomes across several cardiovascular conditions. One of the main areas of interest in the Kontorovich Laboratory is on discovering novel genetic factors that influence risk and outcomes in the inflammatory heart condition, myocarditis. In recent years, our laboratory and others have shown that human genetic variation is important in the phenotypic evolution of myocarditis and may determine the fate of disease in individuals after exposure to viruses that target the heart. Our team investigates these human genetic factors through experiments using human induced pluripotent stem cells, including gene editing techniques (i.e. CRISPR/Cas9), as well as human genomic studies on patients with myocarditis. Another mode of research for our group harnesses the power of large biobanks to identify individuals with genetic risk for specific heart conditions and utilize existing data as well as prospective studies to clarify the natural history and penetrance of these diseases. A major focus of this work is around hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) and cardiac amyloidosis.
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- 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
- 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
- WellCare Health Plan
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Evolving knowledge of red flag clinical features associated with TTR p.(Val142Ile) in a diverse electronic health-record-linked biobank. Amy R. Kontorovich, Connor B. Benson, Alexandra McClellan, Gillian M. Belbin, Eimear E. Kenny, Noura S. Abul-Husn. Genetics in Medicine
- 2024 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Strategies and Criteria for the Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee. Mark H. Drazner, Biykem Bozkurt, Leslie T. Cooper, Niti R. Aggarwal, Cristina Basso, Nicole M. Bhave, Alida L.P. Caforio, Vanessa M. Ferreira, Bettina Heidecker, Amy R. Kontorovich, Pilar Martín, Gregory A. Roth, Jennifer E. Van Eyk. Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Clinical and Genomic Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease Subtypes. Lathan Liou, Judit García-González, Hei Man Wu, Zhe Wang, Clive J. Hoggart, Amy R. Kontorovich, Jason C. Kovacic, Paul F. O'reilly. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
Dr. Kontorovich is EXCELLENT and at cannot recommend her highly enough!
A very knowledgeable team. [...] was great and I can't remember the other PA's name. And Dr. Kontorovich is terrific.
My doctor answer questions that was bothering me and she was very professional and caring and friendly made me feel comfortable to talk to her I really enjoyed my visit with her
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Dr. Kontorovich has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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