Afsana Rahman MD
Heart Failure & Transplantation
Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure at Englewood Health Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University
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173 Fort Washington AveNew York, NY 10032
Phone+1 212-305-4600
Fax+1 212-305-7439
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Summary
- Afsana Rahman, MD, is a cardiologist based in Englewood, NJ, specializing in heart failure and transplantation. She completed her medical residency in Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and pursued fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease at Zucker School of Medicine and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at New York Presbyterian Hospital. She serves as Medical Director at Englewood Health Physician Network and is an Advanced Heart Failure, LVAD, and Transplant Cardiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Rahman has published several papers, including studies on ventricular tachycardia in desmoplakin cardiomyopathy and ischemia-reperfusion injury in heart transplantation.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2023 - 2024
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2020 - 2023
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2017 - 2020
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 2017
New York UniversityBA, Biochemistry and Political Science , 2009 - 2013
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2020 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyNuclear Cardiology- National Board of EchocardiographyEchocardiography
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Molecular Heterogeneity and Prognostic Implications of Low-Grade Acute Cellular Rejection (1R/1A) in Heart Transplantation.Andrea Fernandez Valledor, Adi Hertz, Cathrine M Moeller, Daniel Oren, Julia Baranowska
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2026-07-21 - 5 citationsEfficacy of Letermovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Heart Transplant Recipients with Moderate to High-Risk CMV Serostatus.Afsana Rahman, Changhee Lee, Salwa Rahman, Julia Baranowska, Cathrine M Moeller
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2026-07-01 - The novelty of anticoagulation in LVAD Therapy: Current Practice, the Role of Direct Oral Anticoagulants, and Future Directions.Dor Lotan, Boaz Elaz, Changhee Lee, Ilan Richter, Kevin Clerkin
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 2026-06-23
Journal Articles
- Immunogenicity of COVID-19 Vaccination in Cardiac Transplant Recipients: 5 Months Follow-Up after the 3rd DoseRahman, A., Golombeck, D., Malhame, K., Rossi, D., Wallach, F., Avila, M., & Maybaum, S., The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Metabolic and Hemodynamic Determinants of Exercise with the HeartMate 3 LVADRahman, A., Portela, C., Davidson, K., Fanelli, K., Allison, A., Kaplan, B., & Maybaum, S, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Professional Memberships
- Member
- New York American College of Cardiology CouncilFellow-in-Training Representative
- Heart Failure Society of AmericaMember
- International Society of Heart and Lung TransplantationMember
Other Languages
- Hindi, Bengali
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