Dr. Iosif Gulkarov is an Assistant Professor and Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Queens.

Raised in Uzbekistan, Dr. Gulkarov emigrated to New York City with his family during his adolescence. He is a summa cum laude graduate of NYU with a BA degree in biology. He recieved his MD degree at NYU with honors in Physiology and Neuroscience. 

 Dr. Gulkarov completed his general surgery training and a cardiothoracic research fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center. During this time, he received multiple awards including NYU CAS Honors Scholar, Wortis Biological Prize, and Resident Research Award. Subsequently, Dr. Gulkarov received his Cardiothoracic Surgery training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center.

He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Gulkarov also belongs to multiple professional societies (ACC, ACCP, STS, etc.) and is the author and co-author of many peer-reviewed publications in addition to fellowship with the American College of Surgeons, American College of Cardiology and American College of Chest Physicians.

Dr. Gulkarov performs all types of adult cardiac surgery including aortic aneurysm repair, aortic root replacement (Bentall procedure), thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR), aortic dissections, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), multiple arterial bypass grafting, use of bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA), use of radial artery conduits, valve repairs/replacements, transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR), and atrial fibrillation surgery (cryoMAZE and hybrid convergent procedure), cardiac tumors, surgical pulmonary embolectomies, ECMO, and some types of minimally invasive cardiac surgery.