
Sofia Shames, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Sofia Shames, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
(212) 305-9093
(212) 305-9093
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622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
US
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EPO
Great West (National)
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
EPO
PPO
HMO
Select Care (Exchange)
POS
ConnectiCare
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Vytra
Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
MagnaCare
Traditional Medicare
Railroad
Multiplan
Special Needs
Empire Plan
Medicare Managed Care
HMO
Compass (Exchange)
POS
PPO
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Log InAbout Sofia Shames, MD
Dr. Shames has completed her training in Cardiology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada followed by a research fellowship under the supervision of Dr. Linda Gillam at CUMC. She is board certified in Adult Cardiology and Adult Echocardiography. Her main area of expertise and research interest is adult echocardiography including transthoracic, transesophageal, and stress echocardiography. She is actively engaged in teaching cardiology fellows rotating through the echo lab.
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken
- French
- Russian
Expertise
- Adult Cardiology
- Clinical Research
- Sports Cardiology
Education
- Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine (Canada)
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Internship: Royal Victoria Hospital
- Residency: Royal Victoria Hospital
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Director of Teaching in the Echocardiography Laboratory
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
- Director of Columbia University Core Laboratory for European Edwards Lifesciences PARTNER EU and PREVAIL Transcatheter Aortic Valve trials
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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