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George Dangas, MD, PhD
Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease), Interventional Cardiology
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.
- 1199 SEIU
- 32BJ Health Fund
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Amidacare Medicaid
- Anthem/Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial
- Anthem/Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-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
- 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
- Potentially futile outcome after uncomplicated TAVI: Insights from the TRITAVI registry. Fabrizio D’Ascenzo, Ovidio De Filippo, Francesco Pelliccia, Vincenzo Pasceri, George Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Italo Porto, Francesco Radico, Fausto Biancari, Francesco Saia, Giampaolo Luzi, Francesco Bedogni, Ignacio J.Amat Santos, Vincenzo De Marzo, Arnaldo Dimagli, Timo Mäkikallio, Samuele Sandrone, Eugenio Stabile, Sara B․-Turrión, Luca Testa, Marco Barbanti, Giuliano Costa, Franco Fabbiocchi, Ahmed Chilmeran, Giulio Stefanini, Federico Conrotto, Corrado Tamburino, Carmen Spaccarotella, Davide Cao, Andrea Macchione, Michele La Torre, Francesco Bendandi, Wojciech Wańha, Wojtek Wojakowski, Umberto Benedetto, Ciro Indolfi, David Hildick-Smith, Davide Capodanno, Fabio Miraldi, Dobromir Dobrev, Marco Zimarino. American Heart Journal
- Flow Normalization and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Improvement After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Across Low-Flow Aortic Stenosis Phenotypes. Chisom Enwere, Roya Anahita Mousavi, Pragati Basera, Minel Soroa, Edgar Argulian, Marcos Ferrandez-Escarabajal, Leila Alizadeh, Favio Herbas, George D. Dangas, Lucy Safi, Sahil Khera, Gilbert H.L. Tang, Samin K. Sharma, Annapoorna S. Kini, Stamatios Lerakis. American Journal of Cardiology
- Prevalence and prognostic implications of the Valve Academic Research Consortium-High Bleeding Risk criteria in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Davide Cao, Marco Sandri, Philippe Garot, Francesco Pelliccia, Francesco Radico, Vincenzo Pasceri, Samantha Sartori, George D. Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Davide Capodanno, Marie Claude Morice, Italo Porto, Fausto Biancari, Fabrizio D’Ascenzo, Francesco Saia, Giampaolo Luzi, Francesco Bedogni, Ignacio J. Amat-Santos, Vincenzo De Marzo, Arnaldo Dimagli, Timo Mäkikallio, Eugenio Stabile, Mario García-Gómez, Luca Testa, Marco Barbanti, Corrado Tamburino, Franco Fabbiocchi, Federico Conrotto, Giuliano Costa, Carmen Spaccarotella, Andrea Macchione, Michele La Torre, Francesco Bendandi, Tatu Juvonen, Wojciech Wanha, Wojtec Wojakowski, Umberto Benedetto, Ciro Indolfi, David Hildick-Smith, Fabio Miraldi, Marco Zimarino, Giulio Stefanini. Heart
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4.4 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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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. Dangas during 2025 and/or 2026. 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)
- American College of Cardiology
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.