Cardiology
Cardiogenetics Clinic
The Cardiogenetics Clinic provides comprehensive cardiovascular evaluations, genetic counseling, genetic testing and individualized treatment plans for patients with, or, at risk for inherited cardiovascular conditions. We provide state-of-the-art cardiac care and evaluation for patients with a diagnosed or suspected clinical genetic diagnosis. Our goal is to empower patients with genetic information that will help them to make decisions that are beneficial for the patient and their family.
The clinic brings together experts in adult cardiology and medical genetics to identify, screen, and manage patients and families affected by an inherited heart condition. Our team includes highly experienced clinical geneticists, cardiologists, and genetic counselors who provide a range of services, including:
- Inpatient and outpatient consultation
- Comprehensive risk assessment of personal and family history
- Genetic counseling and genetic testing
- Individualized screening and treatment options
- Patient and family education and support
- Coordinated care with referring physicians (primary care, cardiologists, etc)
- Research Program
You can find out more about the Cardiogenetics Clinic on their website here.
Cardiometabolic Precision Medicine program
The Cardiometabolic Precision Medicine program was created in 2017 at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The purpose of the program is to leverage precision medicine to enable healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and related metabolic disorders. This one-of-a-kind program is comprised of five components:
- Leadership and Governance
- Clinics: Cardiogenetics and Preventive Cardiology
- Research Laboratories
- Cardiometabolic Biorepository
- Cardiometabolic Bioinformatics
These cross-cutting components represent physicians, scientists, and medical researchers from various disciplines including cardiology, metabolism and biology, bioinformatics, and beyond. The vision for our Cardiogenetics Clinic is to provide patients with a comprehensive service to analyze their genomes and “omics”, which will be used in determining their care. Research involving patients will focus on discovery of new disease-causing mutations and genomic contribution to disease. Basic science research laboratories will work on the mutations and variations found in these patients, including the development of translational therapeutics. Novel diagnostic treatments can then be brought to the patients that have been characterized. The data generated from each of these steps will be immensely important to the future of all cardiovascular and metabolic medicine and the Columbia University Precision Medicine Initiative.
You can find out more about the Cardiometabolic Precision Medicine program on their website here.