Julio A. Panza, M.D., joined Westchester Medical Center in 2013. Dr. Panza served NIH as a Senior Staff Fellow and Clinical Investigator. Dr. Panza was the Director of Echocardiography at the NIH, and he was also a Senior Investigator and Head, Section on Echocardiography after receiving Tenured Scientist status at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Dr. Panza joined the faculty at Washington Hospital Center as the Director of the Coronary Unit and subsequently became the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program Director. A few years later he became the Director of the Division of Cardiology. He became the inaugural Director of the Department of Cardiology at Westchester Medical Center in 2019. Dr. Panza was a Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University soon after.

Dr. Panza has an extensive background as a researcher and was a principal investigator on multiple investigations while at the NIH. He is a leader in the field of endothelial dysfunction and has published extensively on the subject, including co-editing the book Endothelium, Nitric Oxide, and Atherosclerosis.

Education

• Fellowship: Cardiology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Bethesda, M.D.
• Residency: Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Georgetown University - Washington, D.C.
• M.D., National University of Rosario - Argentina

Areas of Expertise

• General cardiology
• Cardiac critical care
• Coronary artery disease
• Echocardiography

Honors and Awards

• Certificate of Academic Excellence - 2024
• Premio SAC (Sociedad Argentina de Cardiologia) - 2023
• Listed in Best Medicine Scientists - 2023
• Gold Prize in Biomedical, Health and Natural Sciences - 2022
• Top 2% Most Cited Scientists in the World - 2020
• Certificate of Academic Excellence - 2020
• CCU Teaching Award  - 2020-2021
• Top Doctor in Cardiovascular Disease - 2018-2024
• Certificate of Academic Excellence - 2017
• Top Doctor in Cardiology - 2015-2024

Research

• Endothelial dysfunction
• Silent ischemia
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 
• Ischemic cardiomyopathy
• Heart failure
• Myocardial viability

Memberships and Affiliations

• Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
• Fellow of the American Heart Association

Teaching Responsibilities

• Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Course