Overview
Stephen J. Forest, MD, is Surgical Director, Advanced Pulmonary Failure and Lung Transplantation and Associate Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. He has a clinical focus on the treatment of patients with end-stage heart and lung failure through the use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices and organ transplantation. He also has a clinical interest in arterial revascularization for the treatment of advanced ischemic heart disease, particularly in patients with severely reduced cardiac function.
Dr. Forest is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Aneurysms of the Great Vessels, Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Dissection, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 55 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 7 articles in the study of Heart Bypass Surgery.
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Locations
111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10461
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467
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.
2 Clinical Trials
ColumbiaDoctors At NewYork-Presbyterian The One
Arnar Geirsson is a General Surgeon in White Plains, New York. Dr. Geirsson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Dissection, Endocarditis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement.
ColumbiaDoctors - Glenpointe
Kevin An is a General Surgeon in Teaneck, New Jersey. Dr. An is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Constrictive Pericarditis, Heart Tumor, Aberrant Subclavian Artery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery.
ColumbiaDoctors At NewYork-Presbyterian The One
Hiroo Takayama is a General Surgeon in White Plains, New York. Dr. Takayama is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.
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
- Distinguished
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Forest isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Heart TransplantDr. Forest isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Advanced
- Congenital Aneurysms of the Great Vessels
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Experienced
- Aortic DissectionDr. Forest isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Forest isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Forest isExperienced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Coarctation of the AortaDr. Forest isExperienced. Learn about Coarctation of the Aorta.
- Cystic Medial Necrosis of AortaDr. Forest isExperienced. Learn about Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta.
- EndocarditisDr. Forest isExperienced. Learn about Endocarditis.