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 Transplant. 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 21 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.
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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
Koji Takeda is a General Surgeon in White Plains, New York. Dr. Takeda is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair.
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 Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital Of New York-Presbyterian
Linda Addonizio is a General Surgeon in New York,, New York. Dr. Addonizio is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Heart Block, and Heart 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.