
Tudor D Vagaonescu MD PhD
Interventional Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology
Professor, Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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Ambulatory Medical Pavilion 8th Floor210 Somerset StNew Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone+1 732-235-6561
Fax+1 551-310-6805
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Summary
- Dr. Tudor Vagaonescu, based in New Brunswick, NJ, specializes in cardiology with subspecialties in interventional cardiology and hypertension. He completed his medical education at Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1986 and underwent extensive fellowship training in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at several institutions, including Rutgers Health and Icahn School of Medicine. Since 2005, he has served as an interventional cardiologist and medical director at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and an associate professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. His expertise spans general cardiology, unstable angina, valvular heart disease, cardiac catheterization, and cardiac critical care. Dr. Vagaonescu has multiple publications, with notable works addressing risks associated with the Impella device, myocardial infarction presentations, and coronary artery bypass grafting. He is recognized as a Fellow by both the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and the American College of Cardiology.
Education & Training
- Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill HospitalFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2002 - 2004
- Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1999 - 2002
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1998 - 1999
- Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1998
- Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and PharmacyClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2027
- NY State Medical License 1998 - 2007
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FSCAI) SCAI, 2004
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsRisk of Stroke with Impella Placement Is Not Associated with Access Vessel.Dov Levine, Lindsay Volk, Tudor Vagaonescu, Cassandra Soto, Hirohisa Ikegami
Innovations. 2022-01-17 - 12 citationsSurge in Delayed Myocardial Infarction Presentations: An Inadvertent Consequence of Social Distancing During the COVID-19 PandemicKulin Shah, Delphine Tang, Fady Ibrahim, Bobby Ghosh, Sabha Bhatti
JACC. Case Reports. 2020-08-01 - 14 citationsDelay in coronary artery bypass grafting for STEMI patients improves hospital morbidity and mortalityAnthony Lemaire, Tudor Vagaonescu, Hirohisa Ikegami, Lindsay Volk, Nina Verghis
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2020-05-12
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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