As a premier destination for advanced cardiac care in the Hudson Valley, White Plains Hospital offers one of the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art cardiovascular imaging centers specializing in non-invasive imaging.
Our goal is to use the latest technology to provide our patients with the right test at the right time. Our expert physicians have extensive knowledge with the most advanced imaging equipment to provide detailed diagnoses and help customize an effective treatment plan specifically for you.
As a member of the Montefiore Health System, White Plains Hospital draws upon Montefiore’s rich history of successful contributions to the cardiac imaging field to remain at the forefront of advanced cardiac services and deliver exceptional outcomes for each of our patients.
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Expert care
Dr. Mario Jorge Garcia is Chief, Cardiology, Co-Director, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care and Professor, Medicine and Radiology at Montefiore Einstein.
Dr. Garcia’s clinical expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies and pericardial disease.
Dr. Garcia’s research has focused on the validation of non-invasive imaging for the study of cardiac structure and function. He was a pioneer in the adaptation of multi-detector CT technology for coronary imaging. His research has been supported by extramural funding from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Department of Defense, the American Society of Echocardiography, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the American Heart Association.
Dr. Garcia's publications
Leandro Slipczuk Bustamante, MD, PhD, FACC
Director of the Advanced Cardiac Imaging Program and the Cardiovascular Atherosclerosis and Lipid Disorder Center at Montefiore Cardiology Division
Overseeing the Hospital’s cardiac imaging program is Dr. Leandro Slipczuk Bustamante, a board-certified cardiologist who in addition to the credentials above is an Assistant Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Associate Program Director of the Advanced Imaging Fellowship.
Dr. Slipczuk’s clinical focus is the treatment of coronary artery disease, familial hypercholesterolemia and lipid disorders in both prevention and established diseases, cardiometabolic disorders, hypertension, valvular heart disease and heart failure with a comprehensive clinical and multimodality imaging approach. Dr. Slipczuk’s research focus is on the identification of high-risk patients and plaque features, cardiometabolic disorders, cardiovascular imaging and valvular heart disease.
Dr. Slipczuk Bustamante's publications