Newyork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens - Orthopedics - Long Island City

Dr. Denis Donovan is a general pediatric cardiologist at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is appointed as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital. Dr. Donovan is double board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatric Cardiology and General Pediatrics.Dr. Donovan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Boston College and completed the Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical program at Columbia University. He earned his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his residency in pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He continued at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center to complete his fellowship in pediatric cardiology, where he served as Chief Fellow. Following his fellowship, Dr. Donovan joined the faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine.Dr. Donovan's clinical interests include general preventive pediatric cardiology, acute care cardiology, exercise stress testing, as well as transthoracic, transesophageal, and fetal echocardiography. His research interests revolve largely around the patient and parent experience for children with congenital heart disease. As a trainee, he developed a Pediatric Cardiology Patient Passport to help patients and families to more easily relay complex medical information to healthcare professionals. Dr. Donovan is also interested in the neurodevelopmental outcomes of patients with congenital heart disease and has performed research surrounding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on outpatient therapies for children with complex congenital heart disease. Additionally, he has performed research in the area of heart failure and transplant, evaluating risk factors for hypertension after heart transplant, as well as the association between homograft tissue exposure and pre-sensitization prior to transplant in congenital heart disease patients. Dr. Donovan continues to perform clinical research at Weill Cornell Medicine.Dr. Donovan has strong passion for medical education and has mentored and taught learners at various levels of medical training, from medical students to residents to fellows. As a pediatric cardiology fellow, he was voted "Fellow of the Year" by the pediatric residents at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center as an acknowledgment of his partnership, teamwork, and support of the pediatric residency program. At Weill Cornell, as Co-Director of Medical Education for the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, he directs the Pediatric Cardiology experience for medical students and pediatric residents, and also works closely with Pediatric Cardiology Fellows. Dr. Donovan is passionate about contributing to the education and development of students and medical trainees.

Susan Gottlieb, MD is a board-certified radiologist specializing in Women's Imaging. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine.Dr. Gottlieb graduated from the CUNY Queens College where she earned her B.A. in 1987. She earned her M.D. at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY in 1992. After a graduating residency at Montefiore Medical Center in 1997, Dr. Gottlieb completed her fellowship in Breast Imaging at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA in 1998 and follow by her fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center in Radiology Mammography in 1999. She achieved Board Certification in Diagnostic Radiology from the American Board of Radiology in 1997. After subsequent years in clinical practice, Dr. Gottlieb joined the faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine in July 2023 as an Assistant Attending of Radiology as a member of the Women's Imaging Division.