Gregory W Serrao, MD

Dr. Gregory Serrao is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Interventional Cardiologist at Fuster Heart Hospital.  He serves as Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support for the Cardiac Cath Lab, a position he has held since July of 2019. 

Dr. Serrao earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering at The Cooper Union for Advancement in Science and Art and a Master’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University FU School of Engineering.  He then completed medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine where he graduated with Distinction in Research for his work in cardiac tissue engineering.  Dr. Serrao completed his internal medicine residency at Columbia University’s NY Presbyterian Hospital.  He then completed a cardiology fellowship at Mount Sinai, where he served as chief fellow in his final year, and continued on to an interventional cardiology fellowship at Mount Sinai, where he also served as chief fellow. Dr. Serrao is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.

Dr. Serrao is an expert in the management of critically ill patients and specializes in the implantation and management of percutaneous mechanical support for cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, pulmonary embolism and respiratory failure.  He has published numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, book chapters and is a sought after speaker on the topic in both national and international conferences.

Dr. Serrao also has a passion for teaching and has won numerous awards for his work as an educator.  He serves as Director for the Inpatient Cardiology Teaching Service as well as Associate Program Director for the Cardiology Fellowship (Academic Track).