Robert Jay Sommer MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology
Associate Professor of Medicine, Columbia P&S
161 Fort Washington AvenueNew York, NY 10032
Overview of Dr. Sommer
Dr. Robert Sommer is a cardiologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, The Mount Sinai Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital. He received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. Dr. Sommer accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 82 doctors at St. Joseph's University Medical Center and one of 603 doctors at The Mount Sinai Hospital who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1991 - 1992
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children'sFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1988 - 1991- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children'sResidency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1988
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1994 - Present
NJ State Medical License 1995 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1986 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2007 - 2008
MA State Medical License 1993 - 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002, 2004, 2006-2008, 2011
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Clinical Trials
- ESCAPE Migraine Trial Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
- Right to Left Cardiac Shunt Detection Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
- Ticagrelor Therapy for RefrACTORy Migraine Study Start of enrollment: 2015 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Patent foramen ovale closure vs medical therapy in secondary prevention of stroke and TIA: A systemic review and meta-analysis.Amer Hammad, Abdullah Ahmad, Own Khraisat, Vicky Kumar, Hasan Munshi
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2025-07-02 - 2 citationsMigraine Headache and Patent Foramen Ovale: Observational Studies, the Randomized Clinical Trials, and the GORE RELIEF Clinical Study.Robert J Sommer, Barbara T Robbins
Cardiology Clinics. 2024-11-01 - 2 citationsLong-Term Results of the Atrial Septal Defect Occluder ASSURED Trial for Combined Pivotal/Continued Access Cohorts.Athar M Qureshi, Robert J Sommer, Gareth Morgan, Joseph A Paolillo, Robert G Gray
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024-10-14
Press Mentions
Gore Releases 3-Year Data for the Gore® Cardioform Asd OccluderSeptember 30th, 2024- SCAI Issues Guidelines for PFO Management, Makes Case for ExpansionMay 20th, 2022
Conformal Medical Launches LAA Seal StudyApril 10th, 2019- Join now to see all
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Choice
First Health PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPO
Health Net Oregon PPO
HIP of New York - Select PPOHorizon BCBS PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
MagnaCare PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
ODS Network
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
Providence Health System Personal Option
QualCare PPO
Regence Washington - Preferred Provider Network
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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