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Dr. Yuhei Kobayashi

Cardiology
Center For Community Health At NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
515 6th St, 
Brooklyn, NY 

Advanced in Heart Transplant
Center For Community Health At NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
515 6th St, 
Brooklyn, NY 
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Overview

Yuhei Kobayashi is a Cardiologist in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Kobayashi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Transplant, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 104 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 12 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Hospital Affiliations
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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  • HMO
  • POS
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  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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  • PPO
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  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
VNS Health
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  • MEDICARE MAPD
Wellcare
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
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  • OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations

Center for Community Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
515 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Call: 347-378-5157
Other Locations
NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn - Bushwick
95 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Call: 347-508-3996

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

Validation of OCT-based FUnctional diagnoSIs of corONary Stenosis (FUSION)
Validation of OCT-based FUnctional diagnoSIs of corONary Stenosis (FUSION)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 21, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Other

104 Total Publications

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: A Review of Gene Targets and Emerging Therapies.
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: A Review of Gene Targets and Emerging Therapies.
Journal: Cardiology in review
Published: October 30, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
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