Dr. Gary Stephens has a special interest in helping patients in the West Indies where cardiac problems are common and mortality rates are high. With the help of the government and the support of Maimonides Medical Center and other donors, Dr. Stephens has been able to go to Guyana to help patients who cannot afford open heart surgery. With a team of RNs, anesthesiologists and perfusionists from Maimonides, Dr. Stephens trains their medical counterparts in Guyana. About every two months, Dr. Stephens and his team travel to Guyana to perform coronary artery bypass surgery and valve replacement surgery.
Areas of Expertise
Aortic Valve Repair
Aortic Valve Replacement
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Ischemic Heart Care
Mitral Valve Repair
Mitral Valve Replacement
Conditions Treated
Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Heart Artery Blockage
Valvular Heart Disease
Treatments
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Aortic Valve Surgery
Arterial Bypass Grafting
Coronary Artery Bypass
Minimally-Invasive Heart Surgery
Education
Medical Degree
Gandhi Medical College
Internship
Harlem Hospital Center
Residency
Harlem Hospital Center
Fellowship
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Board
Surgery, Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery
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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