Charney Division of Cardiology at NYU School of Medicine. He completed the combined B.A.-M.D. program at Brown University. He then trained at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, for both his internship and residency in internal medicine. His specialty training in cardiovascular disease was completed at NYU Medical Center, where he was twice named the fellow of the year and served as chief cardiology fellow.