Gioia Turitto MD

Cardiology•Brooklyn, NY

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology

Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Services, NewYork-Presbyterian Methodist Hospital; Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Overview of Dr. Turitto

Dr. Gioia Turitto is a cardiologist based in Brooklyn, NY, with subspecialties in Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiac Electrophysiology. She completed her medical education at Sapienza University of Rome and further specialized with a fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and a residency in Internal Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. Currently, she serves as both an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Director of Electrophysiology Services at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Her clinical expertise spans general cardiology, hypertension, electrocardiography, coronary artery disease, and valvular heart disease. Dr. Turitto has contributed to the field through publications on cardiac risk factors, novel medical therapies, and gender differences in ICD implantation. She is involved in clinical trials, notably the Ranolazine Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trial, and has received multiple honors, including recognition from the Heart Rhythm Society and as one of Castle Connolly's Exceptional Women in Medicine.

Education & Training

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1985 - 1988
Sapienza University of RomeClass of 1981

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1992 - 2028
KS State Medical License 1989 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow Heart Rhythm Society
Exceptional Women in Medicine Castle Connolly, 2017-2018
Brooklyn Trendsetter with Heart American Heart Association, New York Chapter, 2015

Clinical Trials

Ranolazine Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trial Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Understanding Dysfunctional Autophagy and Mitophagy in Inflammatory Cardiovascular Disease.
Michael Kaiser, Toni-Ann Lewis, Michael Malekan, Manish A Parikh, Gioia Turitto
Cardiology in Review. 2026-05-11
In-hospital mortality after pericardiocentesis: role of effusion etiology and hemodynamic physiology.
Nabeel Sami, Laura Bradel, Gioia Turitto
Future Cardiology. 2026-05-01
Genetically Modified Foods: Have They Reduced Cardiovascular Risk?
Michael E Kaiser, Brenna M Farmer, Manish A Parikh, Gioia Turitto, Ruth Minkin
Cardiology in Review. 2026-04-02

Journal Articles

Sudden cardiac death in ischemic heart disease Pathophysiology and risk stratification In: Shenasa M, Estes III NAM, Tomaselli G (eds): �Contemporary Challenges in Sud...
El-Sherif N, Boutjdir M, Turitto G, Card Electrophysiol Clin, 1/1/2017
Congenital long QT syndrome and torsade de pointes
El-Sherif N, Turitto G, Boutjidir M, Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol, 1/1/2017
Cardiac rhythm device threshold testing via pulse oxymetry
Fridman V, Saponieri C, El-Sherif N, Turitto G, J Afib, 1/1/2016

Books/Book Chapters

The Encyclopedia of Cardiovascular Research and Medicine
Chapter: Long QT syndrome and torsade de pointes
Page 230 - 244El-Sherif N, Turitto G, Boutjidir MEditors: Vasan R, Sawyer D.Elsevier2018
Electrophysiological Disorders of the Heart
Chapter: Signal averaged ECG
Page 937 - 943Turitto G, Abdula R, El-Sherif NEditors: Saksena S, Camm AJ.Elsevier Saunders, Inc. Publishers, Philadelphia, PA2012
Electrical diseases of the heart. Genetics, mechanisms, treatment, prevention
Chapter: Signal averaged electrocardiogram
Page 353 - 364Turitto G, Abdulah R, Benson D, El-Sherif NEditors: I. Gussak, C. Antzelevitch.Springer-Verlag, London, England, United Kingdom2008

Abstracts/Posters

Very long term follow-up of Fidelis Sprint lead 6949: Failure rate and management strategies
Ivanov A, Khan SA, Ho J, Carroll BA, Korniyenko A, Heitner J, Reddy B, Wong BC, Turitto G, Heart Rhythm, 1/1/2016
Ivabradine and atrial fibrillation: A word of caution?
Patel T, Ivanov A, Gondal K, Heitner J, Turitto G, J Afib, 1/1/2015
Cardiac rhythm device threshold testing via pulse oximetry
Saponieri C, Fridman V, Turitto G, El-Sherif N, J Afib, 1/1/2015

Lectures

Proarrhythmia due to antiarrhythmic drugs: Can we predict it
Venice, Italy - 1/20/2017
How to risk stratify candidates for ICD implantation in primary prevention. Future perspectives
Rome, Italy - 1/30/2016
Is it still useful to continue to discuss generically and not only individually on female electrophysiologists?
Rome, Italy - 1/29/2016

Press Mentions

Helping Women Fight Heart Disease: Methodist Hospital Leads the Way in Treatment and Prevention EffortsFebruary 8th, 2019

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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