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Joshua Shatzkes, MD
Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)
Mount Sinai West Cardiovascular Institute212-241-9457
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Dr. Joshua Shatzkes ia a physician specializing in cardiovascular medicine and imaging. He has been on faculty at Mount Sinai since 2009. Dr. Shatzkes sees patients in Mount Sinai Hospital, as well as in Mount Sinai's off-site network locations throughout the New York metropolitan area.
Dr. Shatzkes' areas of clinical expertise include coronary artery disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, arrhythmias, aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease, peripheral vascular disease and venous insufficiency. He particularly focuses his practice on primary and seconday prevention.
Using lifestyle modifications and medications, Dr. Shatzkes aims to stop cardiovascular problems before they occur.
Dr. Shatzkes also specializes in interpreting cardiovascular imaging studies. He is board certified in echocardiography an nuclear cardiology and is also a registered physician vascular interpreter. One of Dr. Shatzkes' primary goals in his practice is to consistently provide the high quality standards for imaging associated with Mount Sinai Hospital to his practice within the outer borough communities of New York.
Dr. Shatzkes was born in Brooklyn, NY and accepted as a high school valedictorian to the combined Brooklyn College-SUNY Downstate B.A.-M.D. program, from which he graduated Magna Cum Lude with Distinction in Research in 2003. He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at Yale in 2006 and Mount Sinai's Urban community Fellowship program in Cardiovascular Diseases in 2009.
Dr. Shatzkes' hobbies include both playing and watching sports. He is a fan of the New York Yankees, Giants, Rangers and Knicks.
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Cardiology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Annual Physical
- Arrhythmia Diagnostic
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiology Second Opinion
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- ECG / EKG
- Echocardiogram
- Endocarditis
- High Blood Pressure
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Stroke
- Tachycardia
Education
MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
Yale New Haven Hospital, York Street Campus
Fellowship, Cardiology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Locations
Mount Sinai West Cardiovascular Institute
1000 10th Avenue, Main Lobby, New York, NY, 10019212-241-9457Mount Sinai Hospital
1190 Fifth Avenue, The Lauder Family Cardiovascular Center, New York, NY, 10029212-241-9457Gondal Medical Care, PC
731 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11218212-241-9457Mount Sinai Doctors
1523 Voorhies Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11235212-241-9457Mount Sinai Doctors
1977 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11234212-241-9457
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
- 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 - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - UMR Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
Insurance and health plan networks that the various Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and facilities participate in can be found on the Mount Sinai Health System website.
Publications
Selected Publications
- Predictors of sliding scale insulin use by housestaff physicians in the management of hospitalized patients with diabetes mellitus. Samy I. McFarlane, Agnieszka Gliwa, Chard Bubb, Linda Joseph, Surender Arora, John Nicasio, Yohannes Gebreegziabher, Mrunalini Deshmukh, Joshua Shatzkes, Fadi El-Atat, Dawn Mellish. Therapy
- Primary epiploic appendagitis: Diagnosis, management, and natural course of the disease. Joshua Shatzkes, Hueldine Webb, Bimal C. Ghosh. Military Medicine
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
4.8 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
4.9 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.8 out of 5
Dr, Shatzkes is wonderful. I am so grateful.
The doctor always make me feel like my health matters to him.
I would like to sincerely thank Dr. Joshua Neil Shatzkes and his entire team for the outstanding care I received.Dr. Shatzkes is knowledgeable, professional, and compassionate. He took the time to listen carefully, answered all of my questions, and explained everything clearly. What meant the most to me was that he treated me as a person, not just a patient. His kindness, patience, and genuine attention made me feel comfortable, respected, and confident in my care.The office staff was also friendly, courteous, and efficient, making the entire visit a very positive experience.Please extend my heartfelt thanks to Dr. Shatzkes and everyone on his team. Their dedication and personal attention are deeply appreciated.
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.
Dr. Shatzkes has not yet completed reporting of industry relationships or has no industry relationships to report.
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.