DanielBillySimsMD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Cardiac Critical Care

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director Moses Cardiac Care Unit, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Office
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
7th Floor
Bronx, NY 10467
Phone(718) 920-2248
Fax(718) 652-1833
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia CampusFellowship, Heart Failure and Transplantation, 2010 - 2011
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia CampusFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2007 - 2010
Emory UniversityChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2007
Emory UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2007 - 2021
GA State Medical License 2006 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Feasibility of high-intensity interval training in patients with left ventricular assist devices: a pilot study.
Miguel Alvarez Villela, Thiru Chinnadurai, Kalil Salkey, Andrea Furlani, Mounica Yanamandala, Sasha Vukelic, Daniel B. Sims, Jooyoung J. Shin, Omar Saeed, Ulrich P. Jo...> ;Esc Heart Failure. 2021 Feb 1
Relation of Peripheral Venous Pressure to Central Venous Pressure in Patients With Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Peter P. Vlismas, Elliot Wiesenfeld, Kyung Taek Oh, S. Murthy, S. Vukelic, Omar Saeed, Snehal R. Patel, Jooyoung J. Shin, Ulrich P. Jorde, Daniel B. Sims> ;American Journal of Cardiology. 2021 Jan 1
2 citations
Statin Use and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and COVID-19.
Omar Saeed, Francesco Castagna, Ilir Agalliu, Xiaonan Xue, Snehal R. Patel, Yogita Rochlani, Rachna Kataria, Sasa Vukelic, Daniel B. Sims, Chikezie Alvarez, Mercedes R...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020 Dec 15
Prevention of Complications in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Christopher B. Fordyce, Jason N. Katz, Carlos L. Alviar, Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren, Erin A. Bohula, Bram J. Geller, Steven M. Hollenberg, Jacob C. Jentzer, Daniel B. S...> ;Circulation. 2020 Dec 1
Cardiac Transplantation Using Hearts With Transient Dysfunction: Role of Takotsubo-Like Phenotype
Shivank Madan, Daniel B. Sims, Peter Vlismas, Snehal R. Patel, Omar Saeed, Sandhya Murthy, Stephen Forest, William Jakobleff, Jooyoung J. Shin, Daniel J. Goldstein, Ul...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020 Jul 1
30 citations
Recognition and Initial Management of Fulminant Myocarditis: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association
Robb D. Kociol, Leslie T. Cooper, James C. Fang, Javid Moslehi, Peter S. Pang, Marwa A. Sabe, Ravi V. Shah, Daniel B. Sims, Gaetano Thiene, Orly Vardeny> ;Circulation. 2020 Feb 11
3 citations
Predicted heart mass–based size matching among recipients with moderate pulmonary hypertension: Outcomes and sex effect
Mahek Shah, Omar Saeed, Jooyoung J. Shin, Sandhya Murthy, Daniel B. Sims, Sasha Vukelic, Daniel J. Goldstein, Ulrich P. Jorde, Snehal R. Patel> ;Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2020 Jan 31
2 citations
High Transpulmonary Artery Gradient Obtained at the Time of Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Negatively Affects Survival After Cardiac Transplantation
Nir Uriel, Teruhiko Imamura, Gabriel Sayer, Richa Agarwal, Daniel B. Sims, Hiroo Takayama, Ranjit John, Francis D. Pagani, Yoshifumi Naka, Kartik S. Sundareswaran, Dav...> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2019 Oct 1
Hemolysis and Nonhemorrhagic Stroke During Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Omar Saeed, William Jakobleff, Thiru Chinnadurai, Nicolas Mellas, Sabarivinoth Rangasamy, Yu Xia, Shivank Madan, Prakash Acharya, Mohammad Algodi, Snehal R. Patel, Jul...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Sep 1
Standards for Studies of Neurological Prognostication in Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Romergryko G. Geocadin, Clifton W. Callaway, Ericka L. Fink, Eyal Golan, David M. Greer, Nerissa U. Ko, Eddy Lang, Daniel J. Licht, Bradley S. Marino, Norma D. McNair,...> ;Circulation. 2019 Aug 27
1 citations
Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Survival Improves With Multidisciplinary Approach.
Ulrich P. Jorde, Aman M. Shah, Daniel B. Sims, Shivank Madan, Nida Siddiqi, A. Luke, Omar Saeed, Snehal R. Patel, Sandhya Murthy, Jooyoung J. Shin, Johanna Oviedo, Sad...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Aug 1
Seroreversion of positive anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies in left ventricular assist device recipients: Now you see them, now you don't.
Daniel B. Sims, Rachna Kataria, Sabarivinoth Rangasamy, Ulrich P. Jorde> ;Artificial Organs. 2019 Aug 1
9 citations
Utilization rates and clinical outcomes of hepatitis C positive donor hearts in the contemporary era
Shivank Madan, Snehal R. Patel, Kusha Rahgozar, Omar Saeed, Sandhya Murthy, Sasa Vukelic, Daniel B. Sims, Jooyoung J. Shin, Daniel J. Goldstein, Ulrich P. Jorde> ;Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2019 Jun 28
3 citations
Outcomes of heart transplantation in patients with human immunodeficiency virus
Shivank Madan, Snehal R. Patel, Omar Saeed, Daniel B. Sims, Jooyoung J. Shin, Daniel J. Goldstein, Ulrich P. Jorde> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2019 May 1
11 citations
Cardiac transplantation from non-viremic hepatitis C donors.
Snehal R. Patel, Shivank Madan, Omar Saeed, Daniel B. Sims, J. Julia Shin, Cecilia Nucci, E. Borukhov, Y. Goldstein, William Jakobleff, Stephen Forest, Sasa Vukelic, S...> ;Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2018 Oct 1
10 citations
Digoxin Is Associated With a Decreased Incidence of Angiodysplasia-Related Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
Sasa Vukelic, Peter Vlismas, Snehal R. Patel, Xiaonan Xue, Sanyog G. Shitole, Omar Saeed, Daniel B. Sims, Thiru Chinnadurai, Julia J. Shin, Daniel J. Goldstein, Ulrich...> ;Circulation-heart Failure. 2018 Aug 1
Sildenafil Is Associated With Reduced Device Thrombosis and Ischemic Stroke Despite Low-Level Hemolysis on Heart Mate II Support.
Omar Saeed, Sabarivinoth Rangasamy, Ibrahim Selevany, Shivank Madan, Jeremy Fertel, Ruth Eisenberg, Mohammad Aljoudi, Snehal R. Patel, Julia Shin, Daniel B. Sims, Mora...> ;Circulation-heart Failure. 2017 Nov 1
14 citations
Outcomes After Transplantation of Donor Hearts With Improving Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Shivank Madan, Omar Saeed, Peter Vlismas, Ioanna Katsa, Snehal R. Patel, Julia J. Shin, William Jakobleff, Daniel J. Goldstein, Daniel B. Sims, Ulrich P. Jorde> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017 Sep 5
2 citations
Association of centre volume and in-hospital mortality in heart failure hospitalisations.
Shivank Madan, Daniel B. Sims, Omar Saeed, Snehal R. Patel, Jooyoung J. Shin, Ulrich P. Jorde> ;Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2017 Sep 1
Outcomes of Early Adolescent Donor Hearts in Adult Transplant Recipients
Shivank Madan, Snehal R. Patel, Peter Vlismas, Omar Saeed, Sandhya Murthy, Stephen Forest, William Jakobleff, Daniel B. Sims, Jacqueline M. Lamour, Daphne T. Hsu, Juli...> ;Jacc-Heart Failure. 2017 Aug 16
3 citations
Cessation of Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device-Related Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Heart Transplantation.
Snehal R. Patel, Kyung Taek Oh, Tolulope Ogriki, Daniel B. Sims, Jooyoung J. Shin, Shivank Madan, Omar Saeed, Daniel J. Goldstein, Ulrich P. Jorde> ;Asaio Journal. 2017 Jun 28
20 citations
Frailty Assessment in Advanced Heart Failure.
Shivank Madan, Nadia Fida, Poulami Barman, Daniel B. Sims, Jooyoung J. Shin, Joe Verghese, Ileana L. Piña, Ulrich P. Jorde, Snehal R. Patel> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2016 Oct 1
5 citations
Donor Troponin and Survival After Cardiac Transplantation An Analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing Registry
Shivank Madan, Omar Saeed, Jooyoung J. Shin, Daniel B. Sims, Daniel J. Goldstein, Ileana L. Piña, Ulrich P. Jorde, Snehal R. Patel> ;Circulation-heart Failure. 2016 Jun 1
24 citations
Watchful Waiting in Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients With Ongoing Hemolysis Is Associated With an Increased Risk for Cerebrovascular Accident or...
A.P. Levin, Omar Saeed, Joshua Z. Willey, Charles J. Levin, Justin Fried, Snehal R. Patel, Daniel B. Sims, Jenni D. Nguyen, Julia J. Shin, Veli K. Topkara, Paolo C. Co...> ;Circulation-heart Failure. 2016 May 1
Therapeutic hypothermia in ST elevation myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials
Pedro A. Villablanca, Gaurav Rao, David F. Briceno, Marissa Lombardo, Harish Ramakrishna, Anna E. Bortnick, Mario J. Garcia, Mark A. Menegus, Daniel B. Sims, Mohammed ...> ;Heart. 2016 Feb 10
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Authored Content

A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Cohort Study of the Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index's Ability to Predict Post-LVAD Implant Right Ventricular Failure and 1-Year MortalityAugust 2018
Analysis of the INTERMACS Post-LVAD RVF Definition and Severe RVF in a Multi-Institutional Retrospective Cohort StudyAugust 2018