Specialty Spotlight: Alan Rozanski, MD, Nuclear Medicine/Cardiology

JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Alan Rozanski, Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine and Director of Nuclear Cardiology at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, shares his groundbreaking research on how to enhance vitality and well-being. He introduces his comprehensive health model, The Six Domains of Health, which covers exercise, diet, sleep, emotional health, and more. Dr. Rozanski also discusses advancements in heart disease treatment, preventive cardiology, and offers practical advice for creating a healthier lifestyle amidst modern challenges. Don't miss this insightful conversation on achieving lasting health and vitality!

Dr. Alan Rozanski is Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Chief Academic Officer, Executive Director of Cardiac Education and Fellowship Training Programs, and Director of Nuclear Cardiology for the Department of Cardiology at Mount Sinai St. Lukes.

A graduate of Yale University and the Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. Rozanski completed his Internal Medicine and Cardiology Fellowship training at Mount Sinai Hospital and a fellowship in Nuclear Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

While at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Rozanski founded a large multi-disciplinary program in Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiology and initiated research which helped lead to the creation of a new field of Behavioral Cardiology. This led to a prestigious Sabbatical Fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation to study the determinants of health-promoting and health-damaging behaviors alongside many leading behavioral clinicians across the nation.

In 1990, Dr. Rozanski joined the cardiology staff of St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital (now Mount Sinai St. Lukes and Mount Sinai West Hospitals) where he eventually served as Chief of Cardiology before assuming his current positions.

Dr. Rozanski is noted for his unique clinical and academic focus and novel research that uniquely integrates the fields of Preventive Cardiology with Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine.

In addition, Dr. Rozanski is a leading expert in applying Cardiac Imaging for optimal Risk Assessment and Clinical Decision Making among patients who are candidates for cardiac testing due to risk factors or symptoms which are suggesting of heart disease.

Dr. Rozanski is the co-author of over 270 peer-reviewed medical articles, book chapters and medical editorials, many of which are considered seminal contributions to the fields of Cardiology and/or Health Psychology.

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