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Elbert Williams, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery (Heart Surgery)
About Me
Elbert Williams, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Associate Program Director of the school’s Integrated Thoracic Surgery Residency program, and Director of The Mount Sinai Hospital’s Aortic Aneurysm Surveillance Program.
As a surgeon, Dr. Williams focuses primarily on aortic procedures. He performs valve-sparing root replacements, aortic arch and hybrid arch repairs, the Ross Procedure, replacements of aortic aneurysms, as well as Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) procedures.
Over the past decade, Dr. Williams’ surgical experience has helped inform his academic research, which focuses on clinical outcomes in aortic reconstructive surgery and improving lifetime management of aortic valve disease.
His research has been published in leading peer-reviewed medical journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Annual, the Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, ASAIO Journal, JTCVS Techniques and Heart Rhythm. He has also contributed his expertise to medical textbooks and delivers invited lectures at medical conferences around the world.
A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Williams earned his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He served as Chief Resident and completed a subsequent fellowship in cardiovascular surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he joined the faculty in 2020.
“The thing that drew me to heart surgery was that it’s a specialty where I can have an immediate impact on a patient’s problem and change the course of their life for the better,” Dr. Williams said. “I try to treat every patient as I would treat my own wife, father or another family member.”
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Cardiovascular Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Cardiovascular
Clinical Focus
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Insufficiency
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Stenosis Repair
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Bacterial Endocarditis
- Bypass Surgery Consultation - CABG
- Cardiac Tumor
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Consultation
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Bypass Surgery
- Endocarditis
- Heart Valve Repair / Valvuloplasty
- Leaky Heart Valve
- Loey-Dietz Syndrome
- Marfan Syndrome
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Valvular Heart Disease
Education
MD, Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine
Residency, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular 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
- 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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Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
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Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Williams during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- AiDoc
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.