Rebecca R. Ascunce, M.D.

Cardiology

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Personal Statement

Dr. Ascunce is a full-time faculty member at the New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College and practices general cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Her practice includes patients with coronary artery disease, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, valvular heart disease, congestive heart failure, and those who have undergone heart surgery and interventional procedures. She has a particular interest in preventive cardiology and women’s health. In addition to seeing patients in the office, Dr. Ascunce reads and performs transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms in the hospital.

Biographical Info

Dr. Rebecca Ascunce was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She received her bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. She then completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. After residency, she completed a fellowship specializing in congestive heart failure and heart transplant at the University of Miami in Florida. Finally, she completed her fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at New York University Langone Medical Center.

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
National Board of Echocardiography
Clinical Expertise
Coronary Artery Disease
Adult Cardiology
Valvular Heart Disease
General Cardiology
Womens Heart Disease
Congestive Heart Failure
Hypertension
Disease of Lipid Metabolism
Echocardiography
Languages
English
Education 
  • M.D.
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    2005
  • B.A.
    University of Michigan
    2001
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Physician
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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