Costas S. Bizekis, MD
Director of Esophageal Surgery Program at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU School of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery), American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Bronchoscopy, Cancer Surgery, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Esophageal Surgery, Fundoplication, Lobectomy, Lung Biopsy, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Assisted Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Upper Endoscopy
Education/Training: MD from New York University School of Medicine, Residency and Fellowship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at NYU Medical Center, Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Foregut Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Deane E. Smith, MD
Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program
Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Co-Director, Thoracic Aortic Disease Program
Associate Director, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Associate Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery), American Board of Surgery (General Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Abdominal and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Aortic Arch Replacement, Aortic Valve Replacement, Cardiovascular Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Extracorporeal Life Support, Heart Transplant, Left Ventricular Assist Device, Pericardiectomy, Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Repair of Tricuspid Valve, Resection Of External Cardiac Tumor, Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Education/Training: MD from Drexel University, Residency from Allegheny University Hospitals in Surgery, Fellowship from Columbia University Medical Center in Mechanical Circulatory Support & Transplant and Fellowship from NYU Hospitals Center in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Michael Zervos, MD
Chief, Clinical Thoracic Surgery
Director, Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU School of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Bronchoscopy, Cancer Surgery, Diagnostic Bronchoscopy, Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Esophageal Surgery, Fundoplication, Lobectomy, Lung Biopsy, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bloodless Surgery, Robotic Assisted Surgery, Therapeutic Bronchoscopy, Thoracic Surgery, Upper Endoscopy
Education/Training: MD from University Of Crete, Greece, Residency in General Surgery and Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Medical Center, Residency in General Surgery at NYU Medical Center and Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Medical Center
Mera Djokic, NP
Director of Advanced Practice, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Adjunct Faculty, New York University College of Nursing
Board Certification: ANCC – Adult Nurse Practitioner
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Education/Training: NP from New York University School of Medicine, Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Hunter College
Joshua A. Scheinerman, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Cardiac Surgery, Coronary artery bypass surgery, Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery, Robotic coronary artery bypass surgery, Septal myectomy, Mitral valve repair
Education/Training: MD from New York University, Fellowship in Advanced and Minimally Invasive Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Residency in General Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Jorge M. Balaguer, MD
Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Board Certification: Argentine College of Cardiovascular Surgeons
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Cardiac Surgery
Education/Training: MD from University of Buenos Aires, Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery from St. Vincent Hospital, Fellowship in Cardiovascular Surgery from Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Syed Hussain, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Board Certification: Board Certified in General Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, India
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Cardiac Surgery
Education/Training: MD from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery from Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Amie J. Kent, MD
Associate Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery)
Specialty/Area of Expertise: Disorders/Disease of the diaphragm, chest wall, lungs, thymus, mediastinum, esophagus, pericardium, airway, pleura. Surgical oncology of chest including lung cancers/tumors, esophageal cancer. Minimally Invasive Robotic Chest Surgery
Education/Training: MD from SUNY – Buffalo, Fellowship for Minimally Invasive Robotic Thoracic Oncology from Lenox Hill Hospital, Residency for Thoracic Surgery from Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Residency for Surgery (General) from Long Island Jewish Medical Center