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Jacobo Pena, MD, Internal Medicine, New York, NY

Jacobo Pena MD

Internal Medicine•New York, NY

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist, Preventive Medicine, Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy

Internal medicine physician, Primary Care at Doctors In The Heights. President and founder of Doctors In The Heights and Northern Manhattan Medical PC.

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  • 354 Fort Washington Ave1st FloorNew York, NY 10033

  • Phone+1 212-568-3532

  • Fax+1 347-269-6106

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Summary

  • Dr. Jacobo Pena is an internal medicine specialist based in New York, NY, with subspecialties in hospital medicine, urgent care, preventive medicine, cardiovascular research, and healthcare policy. He completed his education at INTEC University in Santo Domingo Dom.Rep and further honed his expertise through an internship and residency at New York Medical College (Metropolitan Hosp.), and a post-doctoral research fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Currently, he is the President of Doctors In The Heights and Founder/CEO of Northern Manhattan Medical PC. His previous roles include attending physician at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Queens, Best Care Ever Medical Group, among others. Dr. Pena is well-versed in general internal medicine, cardiovascular health, with research interests demonstrated by various publications, notably in optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). His work has earned him recognition, including honors as a top internal medicine doctor and cardiovascular research fellow from The Leading Physicians of The World in 2015.

Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2015 - 2018
  • New York Medical College (Metropolitan)
    New York Medical College (Metropolitan)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2013
  • New York Medical College (Metropolitan)
    New York Medical College (Metropolitan)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
  • INTEC Santo Domingo SOM
    INTEC Santo Domingo SOMClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2014 - 2028

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Internal Medicine and Top post-doctoral Cardiovascular Research Fellow The Leading Physicians of The World, 2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Plaque Morphology Predictors of Side Branch Occlusion After Main Vessel Stenting In Coronary Bifurcation Lesion:Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Study  
    Takahiro Yoshimura, Yuliya Vengrenyuk, Jacobo Pena, Jossef Amarian, Safwan Kezbor, Choudhury Hasan, Joseph Sweeny, George Dangas, Usman Baber, Pedro R. Moreno, Jagat N..., Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 4/2016
  • Multimodality Intravascular Imaging to Evaluate Gender Differences in Plaque Morphology In Stable Coronary Artery Disease  
    Bharadwaj AS, Vengrenyuk Y, Pena J, Yoshimura T, Kezbor S, Kovacic J, Baber U, Choudury H, Sweeny J, Kesanakurthy S, Narula J, Sharma S, Kini AS, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1/1/2016
  • Plaque morphology predictors of side branch occlusion after provisional stenting in coronary bifurcation lesion: Results of optical coherence tomography bifurcation st...  
    Kini AS, Vengrenyuk Y, Pena J, Yoshimura T, Panwar SR, Motoyama S, Kezbor S, Hasan CM, Palkhiwala S, Kovacic JC, Moreno P, Baber U, Mehran R, Narula J, Sharma SK, Catheter Cardiovasc Interventions, 1/1/2016

Books/Book Chapters

  • Intervencionismo Cardiovascular (Cardiovascular Intervention) 
    Chapter: Placa Vulnerable (Vulnerable plaque) 
    Page 347 - 398Jacobo Pena, MD; Pedro R.Moreno, MDEditors: In Alcocer M.A. et al (Ed.).Pydesa, Mexico CityEdition 1st,2015

Abstracts/Posters

  • TCT- 363 Increased Lipid Content, Macrophage Infiltration And Neovascularization In Culprit Coronary Lesions In Patients With CKD
    Pena J, Vengrenyuk Y, Kezbor S, Yoshimura T, Kovacic J, Sharma S, Moreno P, Baber U , Kini AS, TCT, San Francisco, 1/1/2015
  • TCT-365: The relationship between Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) plaque burden and lesion characteristics by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT): a multimodality imagi...
    Pena J, Vengrenyuk Y, Baber U, Kovacic J, Sharma S, Moreno P, Kini AS, TCT, San Francisco, 1/1/2015
  • Multimodality intravascular imaging to predict periprocedual myocardial infarction during percutaneous coronary intervention.
    Kini A, MD, Motoyama S,MD, Phd, Vengrenyuk Y, Phd, Pena J, MD, Moreno P, MD, Narula J, MD, Sharma S, MD., Americal College of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 3/13/2015

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  • Spanish, Portuguese, French

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