
Jonathan L Halperin, MD
Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)
About Me
Dr. Jonathan L. Halperin is the Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Educated at Columbia University and Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Halperin joined the Mount Sinai faculty in 1980 and played a key role in the formation of the Cardiovascular Institute. He is Past-President of the Society for Vascular Medicine and the New York City Affiliate of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Halperin is currently Director of the Cardiovascular Fellowship Program at the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, Vice Chair for Education in Cardiology for the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, and Chair of the Committee on Faculty Appointments, Promotions and Tenure for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Halperin was the principal cardiologist responsible for the design and execution of the Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (SPAF) clinical trials, which helped develop antithrombotic strategies to prevent stroke among the millions of Americans with atrial fibrillation. He was a leader of trials that evaluated the first direct oral anticoagulants for prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation and is currently engaged in trials developing improved therapeutic approaches in a wide array of cardiovascular disease states. He served on writing panels issuing clinical practice guidelines for management of patients with various cardiovascular disorders, including atrial fibrillation, peripheral artery disease, cerebrovascular disease and stroke, was Chair of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines, Chair of the ACC/AHA/ACP Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training, and Deputy Editor of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Widely recognized as an academic clinician, Dr. Halperin has been a role model for trainees in internal medicine and cardiology and recipient of Mount Sinai's most distinguished teaching awards. He has been identified repeatedly in both regional and national publications for providing high quality patient care, and engages in an active clinical practice, emphasizing traditional bedside skills and judicious application of modern cardiovascular technology.
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- The Mount Sinai Hospital
About Me
Dr. Jonathan L. Halperin is the Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Educated at Columbia University and Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Halperin joined the Mount Sinai faculty in 1980 and played a key role in the formation of the Cardiovascular Institute. He is Past-President of the Society for Vascular Medicine and the New York City Affiliate of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Halperin is currently Director of the Cardiovascular Fellowship Program at the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, Vice Chair for Education in Cardiology for the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, and Chair of the Committee on Faculty Appointments, Promotions and Tenure for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Halperin was the principal cardiologist responsible for the design and execution of the Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (SPAF) clinical trials, which helped develop antithrombotic strategies to prevent stroke among the millions of Americans with atrial fibrillation. He was a leader of trials that evaluated the first direct oral anticoagulants for prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation and is currently engaged in trials developing improved therapeutic approaches in a wide array of cardiovascular disease states. He served on writing panels issuing clinical practice guidelines for management of patients with various cardiovascular disorders, including atrial fibrillation, peripheral artery disease, cerebrovascular disease and stroke, was Chair of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines, Chair of the ACC/AHA/ACP Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training, and Deputy Editor of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Widely recognized as an academic clinician, Dr. Halperin has been a role model for trainees in internal medicine and cardiology and recipient of Mount Sinai's most distinguished teaching awards. He has been identified repeatedly in both regional and national publications for providing high quality patient care, and engages in an active clinical practice, emphasizing traditional bedside skills and judicious application of modern cardiovascular technology.
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Position
Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital