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George Dangas, MD, PhD
Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)
Mount Sinai - Crescent Street718-808-7241
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George D. Dangas, MD, PhD, MACC, MSCAI, is Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) & Surgery (Vascular) at Icahn School of Medicine & the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, Director, Cardiovascular Innovation at Mt Sinai Hospital, NYC and Chief of Cardiology Mount Sinai Queens; Director of Transcatheter Cardiovascular therapeutics congress (TCT), Interventional Cardiology Principle & Practice Textbook Editor (Wiley Publishers, UK), and President of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2023-24.
Dr Dangas is a leading authority in the performance of minimally invasive heart (coronary and valve disease) and vascular interventions, such as stent, angioplasty, atherectomy and heart valve repair/replacement with both established and novel techniques.
After studies at National Kapodistrian University of Athens, served as Medical Officer, Hellenic Navy (including Hyperbaric/Diving Medicine) and then trained in Internal Medicine at Brown University/Miriam Hospital; subsequently he was Fellow in Cardiology and Interventional at Mount Sinai. Among the 5 founding physicians of Cardiovascular Research Foundation NYC, he was key faculty at Lenox Hill & Columbia University Medical Center and led establishment of Interventional Fellowship Programs in both. He is Board certified in all the disciples he practices.
He served as Trustee of American College of Cardiology (ACC) & SCAI, Fellow of European Society of Cardiology (FESC) & the American Heart Association (FAHA), founder of ACC Interventional Council/Section, Cardiology Chair at Onassis Heart Center and Immediate Past-Chair of the AHA Laennec Society and AHA Invasive Cardiology Committee,and served as JACC Journal Section Editor.
He is designated a Master of ACC and Master of SCAI, ACC Distinguished Fellow 2019 & ACC Distinguished Teacher 2017 and included in many Top/Super Doctors & WHOisWHO lists for over 10 years.
Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Medicine, Cardiology, PROFESSOR | Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Focus
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Annual Physical
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Disease
- Aortic Insufficiency
- Aortic Stenosis
- Arrhythmia Diagnostic
- Atherectomy/Angioplasty Of Noncoronary Vessel
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Bypass Surgery Consultation - CABG
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiology Second Opinion
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Stenting
- ECG / EKG
- Echocardiogram
- Endocarditis
- Heart Strengthening / Recovery
- Heart Transplant
- Holter Monitor
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Minimally Invasive Bypass Consultation - OPCAB
- Mitral Stenosis
- Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Pericardiocentesis
- Pericarditis
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Stroke
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Education
MD, University of Athens
Residency, Internal Medicine
Miriam Hospital
Fellowship, Cardiology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
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. Patients with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (formerly known as Empire) or Molina insurance: please visit the linked pages in this message before booking to find out if out-of-network costs may apply to your next visit.
- 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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Publications
Selected Publications
- Edoxaban Dose Adjustment and Age-Associated Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, Cathy Chen, Christian Hengstenberg, Johanna Van Zyl, Tetsuya Kimura, Irene Lang, Roxana Mehran, Johny Nicolas, Martin Unverdorben, J. L. Zamorano, George D. Dangas. JACC: Advances
- Impact of diabetes mellitus on one-year outcomes of bioresorbable versus durable polymer drug-eluting stents in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention following rotational atherectomy: Results from a large prospective registry. Matthew Siano, Rakhee Makhija, Neel Patel, Samantha Sartori, Serdar Farhan, David Power, Yihan Feng, Wen Chang, Anton Camaj, Frank Kalaba, Vishal Dhulipala, Keisuke Yasumura, Roja Thapi, Pooja Vijay, Nikito Gurung, Manish Vinayak, Amit Hooda, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, Joseph Sweeny, George Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Annapoorna Kini, Samin Sharma. American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice
- Impact of Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes. Matthew Siano, Yash Jobanputra, Angelo Oliva, Samantha Sartori, Kenneth Smith, Harleen Kaur, Joseph Sweeny, George D. Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Annapoorna S. Kini, Samin K. Sharma. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Care Provider’s Explanation
4.4 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
4.5 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.5 out of 5
Dangas is the best.
Dr. Dangas listened to my concerns and provided an outstanding experience.
Good
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. Dangas during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Board Service
- Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- Gaffney Events
- Gallagher Bassett Services
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)
- CVRF
- American College of Cardiology
- Ascension Health (MI)
- CERC
- Japan Cardiology conference
Equity (Stock or stock options valued at greater than 5% ownership of a publicly traded company or equity of any value in a privately held company)
- STEL
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.