Jonathan W. Weinsaft, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease

About
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Cardiology
- Diagnostic Radiology
Expertise
- Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging
- Radioisotope Imaging For Heart Diseases
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Stress Testing
- Heart Imaging
- Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac MRI
- MRI of the Heart
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA)
- Cardiac CT
- CT Scan of the Heart
- PET-CT
- PET Scan
- Positron Emission Tomography
- Ultrasound
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery and Valvular Disease
Biography
Dr. Jonathan Weinsaft directs the cardiac MRI program and participates in the cardiac CT angiography program at New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell. In addition to their active clinical services, both programs are actively engaged several research studies aimed at improving diagnostic techniques as well as clinical risk stratification for patients with atherosclerotic heart disease and congestive heart failure.
Dr. Weinsaft is a member of the Division of Cardiology at NY Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he is focused on the use of novel non-invasive imaging techniques such as cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, and nuclear cardiac imaging for the identification of coronary artery disease and related manifestations.
Dr. Weinsaft completed undergraduate and graduate studies at New York University and subsequently received his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Weinsaft completed his Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship at the New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center. He also completed a research fellowship in cardiovascular imaging at Duke University Medical Center, where he was subsequently on faculty prior to being recruited to NY Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell to develop the cardiac MRI program. In addition to serving as the Michael J. Wolk Foundation Clinical Scholar at NYP - Cornell (2005), Dr. Weinsaft has received the American Heart Association's Laennec Society Young Clinician Award (2001), the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Young Investigator Award (2003), and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award (2006). Research interests include use of cardiac MRI and CT for identification of ischemic and infarcted myocardium as well as prognostic risk assessment.
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
Doris Duke Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award, 2006 - 2009
Michael J. Wolk Foundation Clinical Scholar, 2005 - present
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Young Investigator Award, 2003
American Heart Association Laennec Society Young Clinician Award, 2001
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Rogers Memorial Research Award, 2000
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)
- Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Attending Physician - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Professor of Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Professor of Medicine in Radiology - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- M.D., New York University School of Medicine, 1997
- M.A., New York University, 1993
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- AETNA - HMO
- AETNA - Medicare
- AETNA - PPO
- Aetna - Weill Cornell - POS
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Affinity Access
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell New York
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem Select Care
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Connection
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus - CHP
- Fidelis Care
- GHI - CBP
- Health First
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicaid
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicare
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Community Plan
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare
- WellCare of NY