Alexander Shaknovich, MD


Maimonides Physician

Specialties

Clinical Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology

Languages

English

Badges

US News Best Regional Hosp
US News Heart Attack
HG Coronary Intervention

About Me

Dr. Alexander Shaknovich graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed post-graduate training in Internal Medicine at New York Cornell, and Cardiology training at New York-Presbyterian and Scripps Institute in San Diego. He is a former Chief of Interventional Cardiology at the New York Hospital. Dr. Shaknovich specializes in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology, and is a widely-respected expert in coronary interventions, such as angiography, balloon angioplasty and coronary stenting. He treats patients with a wide range of cardiovascular problems, including angina (chest pain), hypertension (high blood pressure), valvular heart disease, heart failure and arrhythmias. Dr. Shaknovich is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology and holds several patents in Interventional Cardiology.

Areas of Expertise

  • Clinical Cardiology
  • Echocardiography
  • Interventional Cardiology

Conditions Treated

  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Chest Pain/Angina
  • Heart Failure
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypertension/High Blood Pressure
  • Pre-Surgical Cardiac Evaluation
  • Shortness of Breath/Dyspnea
  • Valvular Heart Disease

Treatments

  • Angiography
  • Balloon Angioplasty
  • Coronary Stenting
  • Echocardiography
  • Nuclear Cardiology

Education

Medical Degree

Harvard Medical School

Residency

New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center

Fellowship

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Board

Cardiovascular Disease,Internal Medicine

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Affinity Health Plan
  • CenterLight
  • Centers Plan
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • ElderPlan
  • EmblemHealth
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Empire Plan (United Healthcare)
  • Fidelis
  • Hamaspik
  • HealthFirst
  • Hotel Trades
  • Local 1199
  • MagnaCare
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • MetroPlus
  • MultiPlan
  • Oxford
  • RiverSpring Health Plans
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • VillageCare Max
  • VNS Choice
  • Wellcare
  • WTC Health Program

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