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Valaine Hewitt, MD
Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease), Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography
About Me
Dr. Valaine Hewitt has practiced Cardiology for more than 10 years. After completing her undergraduate studies at Columbia University, Dr. Hewitt graduated with her doctorate degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. She then completed both her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at NY Presbyterian Hospital before moving to Temple University School of Medicine for her Cardiology fellowship. With her board certifications in General Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Dr. Hewitt specializes in preventative cardiology, women's cardiovascular health, and transesophageal echocardiography. Additionally, Dr. Hewitt is bilingual and can communicate with patients in both English and Spanish.
In conjunction with her clinical work, Dr. Hewitt has held different roles in clinical education settings, including instructor, tutor, and mentor. She has also been involved in multiple research initiatives in recent years, including telemedicine-based management of hyperlipidemia. Dr. Hewitt has had several publications in prestigious journals and won the peer-selected PA TopDocs Award of 2020 prior to joining Mount Sinai.
In her professional community, Dr. Hewitt is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and the American Society of Echocardiography. When discussing her time practicing medicine, Dr. Hewitt says, "My approach to patient care is personalized and compassionate with a focus on collaborative, data-driven decision making."
Language
English, Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
Clinical Focus
- CT Scan - Heart (Coronary CTA)
- Chest Pain
- ECG / EKG
- Exercise Stress Test
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Low Blood Pressure / Hypotension
- Shortness of Breath / Difficulty in Breathing
- Swelling in Legs
- Vein Thrombosis / Inflammation
Education
MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Residency, Internal Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell
Fellowship, Cardiology
Temple University
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 - UMR Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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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.
She is a very good doctor I recommend her
Dr. Hewitt has excellent chair side skills. She listens and addresses all concerns without making patients feel uncomfortable. She's professional and one of a kind.
I feel like my Doctor and I have a good relationship. She tries to explain what my body may be doing she also explains how the medication works. She listens and responds to my questions . She has an open quality to her which makes it to easy to be honest when talking about my health.
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. HEWITT 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.