Carlos A. Gongora
Expertise in
3
conditions
Expertise in
3
conditions
Montefiore Einstein Center For Heart & Vascular Care
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 7th Floor Area B, 
Bronx, NY 

Overview

Carlos A Gongora MD is a Cardiologist, Cardio-Oncologist, Cardiac Imager, and Researcher at Montefiore Medical Center. He is a physician educated in Mexico and a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (BUAP). After studying at the BUAP he worked for 1 year as a primary care physician at a rural clinic in a small community in Puebla, Mexico. After that, he moved to the USA and worked as a program coordinator in a public health project in Boston, MA, promoting cardiovascular health and healthy eating. Then, he completed two years of cardiovascular research at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, where he published and presented his research in various international conferences and received an award of excellence for his research. He finished his Cardiology fellowship in June of 2020 at Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals. During his residency and fellowship, he continued with his cardiovascular research and has worked in a public health program in the Bronx. Also, during his cardiology fellowship he developed, presented and published different cardiovascular research projects. Due to his hard work, he was chosen as Chief Cardiology Fellow. During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, Dr. Gongora took care of critically ill COVID-19 patients with cardiac comorbidities in the Cardiac Care Unit. He participated in international conferences to discuss the latest observations, advances and therapies in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. He lastly finished an Advanced Cardiac Imaging and Cardio-Oncology Fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Also he completed courses in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health. While in Boston, Dr. Gongora has been involved in projects focusing on cardiotoxicity associated with immune therapies and anthracyclines among patients with cancer. Additionally, he has worked on projects focusing on medical therapy for patients with COVID-19 and their cardiac involvement.

Dr. Gongora is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Atrial Myxoma, Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Dr. Gongora is board certified in National Board Of Echocardiography and American Board Of IM/Cardiovascular Disease. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 38 peer reviewed articles. Dr. Gongora is currently accepting new patients.

Specialties

Cardiology

Licenses

Internal Medicine in NY

Board Certifications

National Board Of Echocardiography
American Board Of IM/Cardiovascular Disease

Fellowships

Mount Sinai Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital

Hospital Affiliations

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
Montefiore Medical Center
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
White Plains Hospital Center
Nyack Hospital

Languages Spoken

English

Gender

Male

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Locations

Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart & Vascular Care
3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 7th Floor Area B, Bronx, NY 10467

Clinical Research

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