Wilbert S. Aronow, M.D., has edited more than 20 books and is the author or co-author of nearly 1,900 papers, more than 200 chapters in 100+ books, nearly 1,000 commentaries, 50 Letters to the Editor, 1,200+ abstracts, and is presenter or co-presenter of more than 1,600 talks at meetings. Dr. Aronow has been a member of almost 200 editorial boards of medical journals. He has been a member of 4 national guidelines committees including being a coauthor of the 2010 AMDA guidelines for heart failure, a co-chair and first author of the 2011 ACC/AHA expert consensus document on hypertension in the elderly, a coauthor of the 2015 AHA/ACC/ASH scientific statement on treatment of hypertension in patients with coronary artery disease, and a coauthor of the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with hypertension. He was a co-author of a 2015 position paper from the International Lipid Expert Forum. Dr. Aronow has been a committee member of numerous professional societies and a consultant to many government agencies. He has mentored more than 1,100 physicians and medical students, as well as has 1,500 papers listed on PubMed during his professional career.

Education

• M.D., Harvard Medical School
• Fellowship: Cardiology
• Residency: Internal Medicine 

Areas of Expertise

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Preventive Cardiology

Honors and Awards

• 90 Honors including NYMC Chancellor's Research Award
• 2 NYMC 2021 Excellence in Teaching Dean's Faculty Award
• NYMC library 2024 Award for mentoring residents

Publications

• Etemadi A, Hosseini M, Rafiee H, et. al. "Comparative diagnostic accuracy of pre-test clinical probability scores for the risk stratification of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis." BMC pulmonary medicine, 25(1), (2025) 162. doi: 10.1186/s12890-025-03637-6
• Basha NR, Elattar S, Basha AR, et. al. "The Effect of Lithium Treatment on the Cardiovascular System." Cardiology in review, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000913
• Karimian A, Shokri K, Mohammadi A, et. al. "Treatment of Cardiovascular Manifestations in Transgender Individuals." Cardiology in review, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000902
• ElSaygh J, Bradel L, Pink K, et. al. "Do gender differences persist in ICD implantation in patients with acute on chronic heart failure?" Future cardiology, (), (2025) 1-6. doi: 10.1080/14796678.2025.2484958
• Agrawal SP, Tated RC, Maheta D, et. al. "Advancing heart failure management: a comprehensive review of current and emerging therapies for heart failure with preserved ejection failure." Minerva medica, (), (2025) . doi: 10.23736/S0026-4806.25.09656-9
• Coritt L, Okoloko O, Frishman WH, et. al. "Antiplatelet Agents in Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Review." Cardiology in review, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000903
• Kumar M, Nso N, Khlidj Y, et. al. "Management and outcomes of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction and liver disease-Insights from the Nationwide Readmissions Database." American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice, 52(), (2025) 100516. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2025.100516

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Memberships and Affiliations

• FACC
• FAHA
• FACP
• FCCP
• FASPC
• AGSF
• FGSA

Teaching Responsibilities

• Mentor cardiology fellows
• Mentor medical residents
• Mentor medical students