Bio
Dr. Ozgen Dogan is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University and practices cardiology at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia University Medical Center and Downstate Long Island College Hospital.
He is a partner in the Diagnostic Cardiology outpatient noninvasive cardiac center, offering programs in nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, stress testing , stress reduction (yoga) , diet , cardiac rehabilitation and exercise. He has authored over 40 original publications, abstracts and an emergency medicine and a cardiologyhandbook. His main interest is in preventive cardiology and he believes that heart disease can be successfully treated with diet, exercise and other life style modifications. He invests most of his time in his patients, teaching his junior colleagues and medical students. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular diseases, Nuclear Cardiology and Echocardiography.
Dr. Dogan graduated from Robert College in Istanbul in 1980 and attended Cerrahpasa Medical School from 1980 to 1986. He completed internal medicine, critical care and cardiovascular fellowships in Boston and New York (Memorial Sloan Kettering and LICH). He also did Total Parenteral Nutrition training at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and American College of Nuclear Cardiology. He is an elected council member of the American College of Cardiology NY Chapter. He is an active soccer coach and player.
Specialties:
- Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease)
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Can weight loss lower high blood pressure?
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What is healthy weight loss?
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How can I lose weight successfully?
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How might statins reduce my risk of a heart attack or stroke?
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How does plaque in arteries affect blood pressure?
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How much do I need to walk to lower my blood pressure?
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What is body mass index (BMI)?
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Is there a link between oral health and heart disease?
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What do the blood pressure numbers mean?
The higher number in your blood pressure reading is your systolic blood pressure. That number represents the amount of pressure in your arteries when your heart is beating. The lower number is your...
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How common is high blood pressure?
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What is cholesterol?
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How can I get an accurate blood pressure reading?
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What are the symptoms of sleep apnea?
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