DR. ADAM E SALTMAN, M.D., PH.D.
Radiology at 32 St, Brooklyn, NY

Attending Thoracic Surgeon at Beth Israel Medical Center, Associate Professor of Surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Medical Practice

Beth Israel Medical Center - Brooklyn, NY since Jan 2012 - Attending Thoracic Surgeon SUNY Downstate Medical Center since 2008 - Associate Professor of Surgery Maimonides Medical Center May 2006 - Oct 2010 - Director, CT Surgery Research Medtronic Cardiac Surgery 2006 - 2009 - Consultant University of Massachusetts Aug 2002 - May 2006 - Director, CT Surgery Research University of Massachusetts Aug 2002 - May 2006 - Associate Professor of Surgery Stony Brook University Medical Center Jan 1999 - Aug 2002 - Director, CT Surgery Research Stony Brook University Hospital Jan 1999 - Aug 2002 - Director, CT Surgery Research

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1983 - 1990
MD PhD Columbia University in the City of New York 1983 - 1990
PhD, Electrophysiology Harvard University 1979 - 1983
BA, Biochemistry

Clinical Trials, Project Management, Clinical Research, Electrophysiology, Surgery, Medicine, Critical Care, Hospitals, Healthcare, Healthcare Management, Medical Education, Cancer, Healthcare Information Technology, EMR, Lifesciences, Molecular Biology, Board Certified, Treatment, FDA, Patient Safety, Heart Failure, Cardiac Surgery, Oncology, ICU, Cardiology, Healthcare Consulting, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Medical Research, Clinical Development, Internal Medicine, Medical Devices, EHR, Informatics, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Procedures

Research Interests Surgical therapy of cardiac arrhythmias Effect of inflammation on electrical conduction in the heart Mechanisms, prevention and treatment of postoperative atrial fibrillation Genetic alterations in atrial fibrillation Pharmacologic mechanisms of myocardial preconditioning Electrophysiology of ischemic and pharmacological preconditioning Development and implementation of myocardial replacement materials New devices for left atrial appendage closure

David Scherf Scholar of the New York Academy of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Affiliate Travel Award, American College of Cardiology Surgeon of the Year Award, Surgical Residency Program, Stony Brook University Award of Excellence, Glycemic Task Force, UMass Memorial Medical Center Award of Excellence, Cardiac Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center Chairman, Committee on Young Surgeons, American College of Surgeons Brooklyn/Long Island Chapter

Cardiac Surgery

Abscess Incision and Drainage, Airway Reconstruction Surgery, Airway Stenting, Ambulatory Phlebectomy, Anti-Reflux Surgery, Appendectomy, Arthrodesis Surgery, Esophageal Stenting, Esophageal Surgery, Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy), Esophagogastroscopy, Esophagoscopy, Excision of Skin Lesion, Exploratory Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Lung Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Procedures

Achalasia, Acid Reflux, Congestive Heart Failure, Esophageal Dilation, Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction), Hiatal Hernia

General Surgery, 2009, Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, 2000

Healthgrades Honor Roll, More than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, article reviews, and theses.

English, Greek, Italian

To provide the most current and up-to-date care for my patients. I use the most recent and innovative procedures, and deliver care in a personal manner.

Estech, Incorporated
Medical Device Consultant Beth Israel Medical Ctr
Attending surgeon, Active staff NY Community Hospital
Attending surgeon, Active staff Rsrch Assoc
Associate Professor of Surgery Rsrch Assoc Beth Israel Medical Ctr
Attending surgeon, Active staff Beth Israel Medical Ctr
Attending surgeon, Active staff FDA/Center for Devices
Medical Device Consultant Richmond Univ. MC
Attending surgeon, Active staff Richmond Univ. MC
Attending surgeon, Provisional staff NY Community Hospital
Attending surgeon, Active staff Richmond Univ. MC
Attending surgeon, Provisional staff Non-clinical Employment
Medical Officer Rsrch Assoc
Director Maimonides Medical Ctr
Attending surgeon, Active Staff Univ. of Massachusetts
CT Surgery Residency Program Director Univ. of Massachusetts Univ. of Massachusetts
Member Univ. of Massachusetts
Associate Professor of Surgery Univ. of Massachusetts
Associate Professor of Physiology Univ. of Massachusetts
Director of CT Surgery Research & Education UMass Memorial MC
Attending surgeon, Active Staff Univ. of Massachusetts
Honorary Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon Stony Brook University
Adj. Asst. Prof. of Biomedical Engineering Stony Brook University
Assistant Professor of Surgery Stony Brook University
Assistant Professor Stony Brook University
Director of Surgical Electrophysiology Stony Brook University
Member Stony Brook University
Director of CT Surgery Education Clinical Employment
Attending surgeon, Active Staff Clinical Employment
Attending surgeon, Active Staff

Columbia University - New York, NY
Medicine Columbia University - New York, NY
PhD in Pharmacology Columbia University - New York, NY
MPhil in Pharmacology Harvard University - Cambridge, MA
Biochemistry University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago - Chicago, IL
MS in Informatics