
Overview
Dr. Raymond Y. Kwong is the director of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). A cardiovascular medicine specialist, he is also a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS).Dr. Kwong received his medical degree from University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Vancouver General Hospital and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at The George Washington University Hospital. He then completed a cardiac MRI fellowship program at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes of Health. Dr. Kwong is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.He has authored over 290 peer-reviewed publications. His clinical interests and research focus on cardiac imaging, specifically the use of cardiac MRI to assess ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction. He has received multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, Canadian Institute of Health Research, and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance for his research.
Dr. Kwong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Myocarditis, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 286 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 6 articles in the study of Sarcoidosis.
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Locations
1153 Centre Street, Suite 4G, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Ron Blankstein is a Cardiologist in Boston,, Massachusetts. Dr. Blankstein is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Sarcoidosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Cardiac Ablation.
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital, Cardiology Clinic
William Sauer is a Cardiologist in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Dr. Sauer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Heart And Vascular Center
Dr. Garrick C. Stewart is a cardiovascular medicine specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. In addition, he is director of Care New England’s Advanced Heart Failure Program as part of the BWH Cardiovascular Associates at Kent Hospital in Rhode Island.Dr. Stewart received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency at BWH; he also completed fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and advanced heart failure at BWH. Dr. Stewart is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.The author of 30 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Stewart’s research focuses on the physiology of advanced cardiac disease, including inflammatory heart disease, cardiac sarcoidosis and ambulatory advanced heart failure. In collaboration with Dr. Lynne W. Stevenson, he designed and launched the Medical Arm of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (also known as MedaMACS), a nationwide registry of medically managed, ambulatory advanced heart failure patients. Dr. Stewart is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- CardiomyopathyDr. Kwong isElite. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Distinguished
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Kwong isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Kwong isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Heart AttackDr. Kwong isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Hypertensive Heart DiseaseDr. Kwong isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertensive Heart Disease.
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)Dr. Kwong isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM).
- MyocarditisDr. Kwong isDistinguished. Learn about Myocarditis.
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Kwong isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Kwong isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Kwong isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Kwong isAdvanced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- Heart FailureDr. Kwong isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Kwong isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Aortic DissectionDr. Kwong isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Kwong isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Kwong isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Kwong isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Kwong isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.

