Physicians and Staff

Robert Frankel, MD Director, Interventional Cardiology (718) 283-7480

Jacob Shani, MD Chair, Cardiac Institute/ Director, Division of Cardiology (718) 283-7480

The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

 
We provide both diagnostic, and interventional cardiac procedures. Our laboratory performs more than 5,000 procedures each year, and New York State statistics confirm the resulting low complications and mortality rates. We are at the forefront of interventional techniques, including the use of drug coated stents.

Procedures include both diagnostic & interventional:
 Right and Left Heart Catheterization
Coronary Angiography
Cardiac Biopsy
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
Intracoronary Stenting
Drug Coated Stenting
Cutting ballons
Directional coronary atherectomy (DCA)
Rotational atherectomy
Aortic and mitral valvuloplasty
Thrombolytic therapy
Intravascular ultrasound
Peripheral stenting
Renal stenting
 Wrist catheterization

Assessment and Diagnosis
Calcium Scoring
Echocardiography
Echocardiography with Doppler
Exercise Stress Testing
Holter Monitoring
Nuclear Stress Testing
Pediatric Echocardiography
Tilt Table Testing
Transesophageal Echocardiography