Saima Qurashi, MD

Dr. Weisen is Board Certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, with a special focus on non-invasive diagnostic cardiology and treatment. After graduating from SUNY Stony Brook University, Dr. Weisen obtained his medical education at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, where he was awarded an American Heart Association Medical Student Research Fellowship. He graduated with Distinction for Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, and also received the Michael Alderman Award for Excellence in Hypertension. Following medical school, Dr. Weisen completed both his internship and residency in internal medicine at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, followed by a Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, with advanced training in Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Weisen is the author and co-author of several articles and abstracts concerning topics in his field, which have been published in prestigious, peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has also delivered local and national invited presentations for the American College of Cardiology.

Dr. Kinkhabwala is a board-certified cardiologist, with a special interest in advanced cardiovascular imaging. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center and is a nuclear cardiology faculty member at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. After graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2003, she went on to complete medical school at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society in 2007. She subsequently completed her internal medicine residency, cardiovascular fellowship and an advanced cardiovascular imaging fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, where she also served as a chief medical resident. During her advanced cardiovascular imaging fellowship, she gained expertise in SPECT, cardiac PET, viability testing, 99m technetium pyrophosphate scintigraphy, CT angiography, and calcium scoring. While at Columbia, Dr. Kinkhabwala has presented her research at both local and national conferences, and has co-authored several articles on cardiovascular disease that have appeared in publications including American Journal of Cardiology and Expert Reviews of Cardiovascular Therapy. Upon completing her training, Dr. Kinkhabwala joined Columbia as a clinical cardiologist with a particular interest in bringing the practical applications of state-of-the-art and highly specialized cardiovascular imaging techniques to the community. Dr. Kinkhabwala is board certified in cardiovascular disease, comprehensive echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and internal medicine. She is an attending physician at both Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY. She currently resides in New Jersey with her family. As a working mother of two, she understands how important one’s health is to the well-being of one’s family and hopes to help her patients live happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.

Dr. Bhagan-Bruno is a Board Certified Cardiologist and imaging expert, specializing in the latest techniques in echocardiology and nuclear medicine. Prior to joining the practice in 2011, Dr. Bhagan-Bruno was the Assistant Attending Physician at Harlem Hospital Medical Center and is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University. Dr. Bhagan-Bruno graduated from the New York University School of Medicine and completed her residency in internal medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center, and her cardiology fellowship at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center. She holds a B.S. degree in chemistry and biology from St. John’s University, where she was a National Honor Society Member and received the University’s Community Service Award. Dr. Bhagan-Bruno has co-authored several medical articles that have appeared in publications including the Journal of Interventional Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology, and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. She also has participated in cardiac-related research projects for St. Vincent’s Medical Center, the NYU School of Medicine, the New York-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Bhagan-Bruno has a keen interest in women and heart disease. She lectures about women’s heart health issues to area business and social groups and at local health fairs. A working mother herself, she enjoys spending time traveling with her family and delights in seeing the world through the eyes of her child.