Howard J. Willens, M.D.
General Information
Appointments
Languages
- English
Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Med-Cardiovascular Disease
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Disease - Internal Medicine
Roles
- Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Interests
Research Interests
Preventive cardiology, endothelial function
Education
Undergraduate
College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University, New York
Graduate
School of Medicine Cornell University
Residency
Long Island Jewish Hospital
Fellowship
Albert Einstein Jacobi Hospital
Biography
Areas of Specialization
- Valvular heart disease
- Echocardiography
Howard J. Willens, M.D., F.A.C.C., is associate professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Willens holds a joint appointment at the Miami VA Medical Center (VAMC). Dr. Willens attended Columbia College as an undergraduate and received his medical degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He did his internship and residency at Long Island Jewish- Hillside Medical Center and his fellowship at the Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr. Willens is a reviewer for the journal Echocardiography. Since joining the University of Miami in 2000, he has been the first author of nine articles related to the field of echocardiography and has presented original research abstracts at the scientific sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography for the last four consecutive years.