Jacob Shani, MD, is a Diplomat of the American Boards of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Internal Medicine. For the past 27 years, he has been a practicing interventional cardiologist and is considered a leader in the field, with extensive experience and a special interest in high-risk procedures. Dr. Shani is involved in multiple research projects and has earned international recognition for his innovations in cardiac catheterization and interventions. He performed the first atherectomy in New York State in 1991, invented a special angled catheter for cardiac interventions in 1992, invented a wrist clamp to aid in radial artery catheterization, and performed the first percutaneous transmyocardial revascularization in New York State in 1997. Dr. Shani is on the advisory board of several companies in the field of Interventional Cardiology and holds the patent to several devices. Under his leadership, Maimonides Medical Center has achieved stellar patient outcomes for angioplasty, according to recently published data by the federal government. Over the past two decades, Dr. Shani has published numerous articles and has been invited as a guest speaker to multiple countries throughout the world. Academic Appointments include: Professor of Medicine, University of Rome "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy; Professor of Clinical Medicine, New York University Hospital; and Professor of Clinical Medicine, State University of New York in Brooklyn. In 2019 Dr. Jacob Shani won the Castle Connolly Top Doctors award.
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Areas of Expertise
Interventional Cardiology
Ischemic Heart Care
Mitral Clip
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Structural Heart Care
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Conditions Treated
Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Heart Artery Blockage
Valve Disease
Treatments
Cardiac Catheterization
Coronary Angioplasty
Coronary Artery Stenting
Coronary Revascularization
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
Education
Medical Degree
Israel Institute of Technology
Residency
Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Board
Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Internal Medicine
Insurance
Centivo
Hamaspik
RiverSpring Health Plans
MagnaCare
WTC Health Program
Wellcare
VNS Choice
VillageCare Max
Empire Plan (United Healthcare)
United Healthcare
Tricare
Oxford
MultiPlan
MetroPlus
Medicare
Medicaid
Local 1199
Hotel Trades
HealthFirst
Fidelis
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
EmblemHealth
ElderPlan
Cigna
Centers Plan
CenterLight
Affinity Health Plan
Aetna
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