Shepard D. Weiner, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, more

Locations and Appointments


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CUIMC/Vivian & Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center

173 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
US
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    Great West (National)
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    POS
    NYP Employee Plan
    NY Signature
    Student Health
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    Special Needs
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    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Great West (National)
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    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
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    ConnectiCare
    Essential Plan
    Vytra
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    PPO
    Select Care (Exchange)
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    POS
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    EPO
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Traditional Medicare
    Railroad
    Multiplan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicaid Managed Care
    HMO
    Essential Plan
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    Empire Plan
    Columbia University Employee Plan
    POS
    PPO
    Compass (Exchange)
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    HMO
    Oxford HMO
    Oxford Freedom
    Oxford Liberty
    SelectHealth
    Medicare Managed Care
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    World Trade Center Health Plan

About Shepard D. Weiner, MD


Dr. Weiner is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). He is the Medical Director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at CUMC where he specializes in the diagnosis and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center utilizes all the resources at the medical center to provide comprehensive care including advanced cardiac imaging, invasive septal reduction therapies (septal myectomy or alcohol septal ablation) when indicated, and cardiogenetics.


Dr. Weiner also has expertise in coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, pericardial disease, and other cardiomyopathies. Additionally, he sees patients for cardiovascular risk assessment with particular attention devoted to high blood pressure control, cholesterol management, and optimization of lifestyle considerations.


In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Weiner is an Attending physician at Columbia University Medical Center's Cardiovascular Ultrasound laboratory where he performs and interprets stress echocardiograms, transesophageal echocardiograms, and transthoracic echocardiograms.


His current research focuses on hypetrophic cardiomyopathy clinical outcomes. Dr. Weiner was the Associate Director for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at CUMC from 2010 - 2016. He is a key faculty member for Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons' Cardiovascular Disease course, and was awarded the prestigious Ewig Clinical Scholar Award in 2014 for recognition of his efforts and skills in teaching at the medical school. He also provides Physician Leadership in Clinical Cardiology for the Columbia Heart Source program.


Dr. Weiner received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University (with Distinction). He received his MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine (as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society). He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He then was selected to be Chief Medical Resident at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia. Following his Chief Medicine Residency, Dr. Weiner completed his fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia, and was selected to be a Chief Fellow during the final year of fellowship training. Dr. Weiner also completed an Advanced Fellowship in Echocardiography at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia.


Board Certifications

  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Internal Medicine

Specialties & Expertise

  • Adult Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Echocardiography
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Sports Cardiology
  • Valvular Heart Disease

Education

  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Leadership, Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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