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THE NE W YORKœPRESBY TERIAN QUEENS CARDIOVA SCUL AR SERVICE LINE OFFERS A FULL R ANGE OF CARDIOTHOR ACIC CARE, PROVIDING PATIENTS IN QUEENS WITH A COMPLE TE LOCAL OPTION FOR ADVANCED TRE ATMENT. Gregory Pontone, MD, FACC, Director of Outpatient Cardiovascular Services and Co-director of Inpatient Cardiac Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, and Sam Lang, MD, Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens and professor of clinical cardiothoracic surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, analyze a coronary angiogram. High-quality Cardiology, from Preventive Care to Advanced Procedures NewYork-Presbyterian Queens: BY JENNIFER WEBSTER THE C A RDIOVA SCUL A R PROGR A M at NewYork-Presby teria n Queens, in partnership with physicians at Weill Cornel l Medicine, unites numerous service lines to provide a full spectrum of cardiovascular care to achieve the best outcomes for cardiac patients. To fulfill the goal, a wide range of screening and diagnostic services oers patients and their cardiologists valuable information about their hearts and heart attack risk. Available services include noninvasive cardiac imaging, cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology and heart surgery. The program's physicians also strive to raise community awareness of cardiovascu- lar health. "Our cardiology and cardiac surgery programs are highly rated and excel in cre- ating positive outcomes for patients," says Sam Lang, MD, Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens and professor of clinical cardiothoracic surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. "We have excellent physicians and strong multidisciplinary relationships across all hospital departments." Though the program is smaller than some in the city, according to Dr. Lang, the scale allows physicians to coordinate eas- ily and provide close one-on-one care. The hospital also has routinely excellent out- comes, including nationally recognized 0 6C O V E R S T O R Y 0 6