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Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD

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DIRECTOR ZENA AND MICHAEL A. WIENER CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE
PROFESSOR | Medicine, Cardiology
PROFESSOR | Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
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Cardiology (Heart), Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)

MD, Universidad de Barcelona

Residency, Internal Medicine, Provincial Barcelona Hospital

Residency, Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester

Fellowship, Cardiology, University Of Edinburgh

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

2013

Munster Heart Center Award

Munster, Germany

2013

Simon Dack Lecture Award

American College of Cardiology, San Francisco, CA

2012

Research Achievement Award

American Heart Association

2012

Honorary NYPD Surgeon

Society of Honorary Police Surgeons of the City of New York

2012

Legend of Cardiovascular Medicine

American College of Cardiology

2012

John F. Kennedy Award

Institute of North American Studies, Barcelona, Spain

2012

Honoris Cusa

La Plata National University, La Plata, Argentina

2012

Research Achievement Award

American Heart Association, Los Angeles, CA

2009

Best Doctors

New York Magazine

2008

Global Prevention Prize

U.S. Preventive Medicine

2008

Member of the European Academy of Science and Arts

2008

Poltzer Prize

European Academy of Science and Arts

2008

Honoris Causa

Castellon University, Castellon, Spain

2008

Honoris Causa

Catholic University of Buenos Aires

2008

Honoris Causa

European University, Madrid

2008

Honoris Causa

University of Valencia, Spain

2008

Ellis Island Medal of Honor

New York

2007

Gold Medal Award

European Society of Cardiology

2007

The Maimonides Chair

European Academy of Yuste, Spain

2007

Honoris Causa

(Complutense) University of Madrid

2007

Living Legend Award in Cardiovascular Diseases

University of Ottawa

Richard Gorlin, M.D./Heart Research Foundation Professor (Cardiovascular Institute Director)

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Publications

Selected Publications

Sustaining Heart-Healthy Habits in Youth: A 15-Year Review of the SI! Program. Gloria Santos-Beneit, Rodrigo Fernandez-Jimenez, Amaya de Cos-Gandoy, Patricia Bodega, Carla Rodríguez, Xavier Orrit, Mercedes de Miguel, Domenec Haro, Carles Peyra, Isabel Carvajal, Valentin Fuster. Current Cardiology Reports

Design of the School-Based SI! Program Reintervention Trial for Child Health Promotion. Gloria Santos-Beneit, Amaya de Cos-Gandoy, Patricia Bodega, Xavier Orrit, Carla Rodríguez, Mercedes de Miguel, Natalia Montilla, Juan Miguel Fernández-Alvira, Jesús Martínez-Gómez, Raquel Diaz-Muñoz, Domenec Haro, Carles Peyra, Isabel Carvajal, Rodrigo Fernandez-Jimenez, Valentin Fuster. JACC: Advances

Use of the win ratio approach to assess outcomes in the DapaTAVI trial. Xavier Rossello, Rafael Gonzalez-Manzanares, Ignacio Amat-Santos, Vicente Peral Disdier, Luis Nieto Roca, Diego López Otero, Luis Nombela Franco, Livia Gheorge, Jorge Sanz-Sánchez, Javier Gómez Herrero, Rocío González Ferreiro, Antonio Jesús Muñoz García, Victoria Vilalta, Soledad Ojeda, Gabriela Veiga Fernández, Juan Gabriel Córdoba Soriano, Ander Regueiro, Miriam Sandín Rollán, Xacobe Flores Ríos, Aitor Uribarri, Roberto Martín Reyes, Rafael Romaguera, Pablo Avanzas, Sergio García Blas, Juan A. Franco-Peláez, Javier Martín Moreiras, José Ramón González Juanatey, Gabriela Tirado, Germán Calle, José Luis Díez, Sandra Santos-Martínez, María Melendo Viu, Xavier Carrillo Suarez, Xoan Sanmartín, Nieves Gonzalo, Alejandro Gutiérrez Barrios, Inmaculada González Bermúdez, Carlos Real, Valentín Fuster, Borja Ibáñez, Sergio Raposeiras-Roubín. Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

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Making Rounds: Medical Education Documentary Film
Message of Dr. Valentin Fuster, Director, Mount Sinai Heart

Guggenheim Pavilion Floor GP 1 West Room Room 118A

1190 5th Ave

New York, NY 10029

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities 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 outside financial relationships.

Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Fuster during 2025 and/or 2026. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

  • La Caixa Banking Foundation

Founder/Co-Founder/Partner

  • SHE Foundation

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.