I am a Cardiologist who has specialized heart failure and circulatory physiology training, and also was closely involved in the early stages of the LVAD and transplant programs at Columbia University. I founded and directed the Heart Failure Unit and program at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY, and was listed in the Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors directory. I have always been viewed as an invaluable resource to my patients and peers.