Education
M.D., New York Medical College
B.S., City College of New York
Biography
Dr. Jeffrey Silbiger completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Nassau County Medical Center and his Fellowship training in Cardiology at Beth Israel Medical Center. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Adult Echocardiography. Dr. Silbiger joined the faculty of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1992 and is presently Assistant Professor of Medicine. He currently serves as Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory at Elmhurst Hospital Center, a major teaching campus of Mount Sinai. His areas of interest include valvular heart disease and coronary artery disease in high risk populations. Dr. Silbiger has published a number of articles on these and other subjects.
Publications
Silbiger JJ. Anatomy, Mechanics and Pathophysiology of the Mitral Annulus. American Heart Journal 2012; 164: 163-176.
Silbiger JJ, Stein R, Trost B, Shaffer J, Hee-Kim J, Cohen P, Kamran M. Coronary Angiographic Findings and Conventional Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors in Indo-Guyanese Immigrants with Stable Angina Pectoris and Acute Coronary Syndromes. Ethnicity and Disease 2012; 22: 12-15.
Silbiger JJ, Ashtiani R, Attari M, Spruill TM, Kamran M, Reynolds D, Stein R, Rubinstein D. Atherosclerotic Heart Disease in Bangladeshi Immigrants: Risk Factors and Angiographic Findings . International Journal of Cardiology 2011; 146: 38-40.
Silbiger JJ. Mechanistic Insights into Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Echocardiographic and Surgical Implications. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2011; 24: 707-719.
Silbiger JJ. The Role of Shear Stress in the Pathogenesis of Discrete Subaortic Stenosis:Implications for Surgical Treatment. Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2011; 20: 123-128.
Silbiger JJ. Doppler Classifiaction of Diastolic Dysfunction. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2011; 24: 930-932.
Silbiger JJ, Bazaz R, Trost B. Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum Revisited. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2010; 23: 789-780.
Silbiger JJ, Bazaz R. Contemporary Insights into the Functional Anatomy of the Mitral Valve. American Heart Journal 2009; 158: 887-895.
Silbiger JJ. The Cardiac Manifestations of Antiphospholipid Syndrome and their Echocardiographic Recognition. Jounal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2009; 22: 1100-1108.
Silbiger JJ. The Valvulopathy of Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis . Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2009; 18: 159-166.
Silbiger JJ. Mitral Valve Aneurysms in Infective Endocarditis: Mechanisms, Clinical Featues and Treatment. Journal of Heart Valve Disease 2009; 18: 476-80.
Silbiger JJ, Kamran M, Handwerker S, Kumar N, Marcali M. The Gerbode Defect: Left Ventricular to Right Atrial Communication - Anatomic, Hemodynamic and Echocardiographic Features. Echocardiography 2009; 26: 993-998.
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Dr. Silbiger did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2012 and/or 2013: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website at http://icahn.mssm.edu/about-us/services-and-resources/faculty-resources/handbooks-and-policies/faculty-handbook. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.
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