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Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)
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About Me
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.
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Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
About Me
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
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- 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
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Education
MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
Yale New Haven Hospital
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, 11234212-241-9457Insurance Information
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- Mount Sinai West Cardiovascular Institute1000 10th Avenue, Main Lobby, New York, NY, 10019
- Mount Sinai Hospital1190 Fifth Avenue, The Lauder Family Cardiovascular Center, New York, NY, 10029
- Gondal Medical Care, PC731 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11218
- Mount Sinai Doctors1523 Voorhies Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11235
- Mount Sinai Doctors1977 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11234
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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
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Doc SHATZKES is always thorough and discusses and explains everything
The doctor was interested in my wellbeing and gave me excelente advice
[...] I am bringing my wife in to see the Doctor on [...] just 4 weeks after me. That's how satisfied I was/am.
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.
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.
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.
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.