Medical Education

•  1994-1998 University of Michigan B.A. Biology
•  1999-2003 Sackler School of Medicine; Tel Aviv, Israel M.D.

Residency and Fellowship

•  July 2003 - June 2006 Resident, Department of Internal Medicine Beth Israel Medical Center, University Hospital and Manhattan Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
•  July 2006 - June 2009 Cardiology Fellow Beth Israel Medical Center
•  July 2008 - June 2009 Chief Cardiology Fellow Beth Israel Medical Center

Licensure and Board Certification

New York Licensure
New Jersey Licensure Pending

•  2006 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine – Internal Medicine
•  2008 Certified, Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology Nuclear Cardiology
•  2009 Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty in Cardiovascular Disease
•  2009 Certified, National Board of Echocardiography Echocardiography

Board Eligible

•  Vascular Imaging- RPVI Certification 2009
•  Cardiac CT Angiography - Level 2 Certification

Hospital Appointments

•  2009-present Attending Physician, St. Anthony Community Hospital, Warwick, NY
•  2009-present Attending Physician, Bon Secour Community Hospital, Port Jervis, NY
•  2009-present Attending Physician, Orange Regional Medical Center, Horton Campus, Middletown, NY
•  2009-present Attending Physician, Orange Regional Medical Center, Arden Hill Campus, Goshen, NY
•  2009-present Attending Physician, Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY

Professional Memberships

•  Fellow of American College of Cardiology

Awards & Honors

•  1999-2000 University of Michigan Deans list four straight semesters

Research

•  2007-Present ASCEND-HF trial- site co-investigator looking at the role of nesiritide in patients with decompensated heart failure
•  2007-Present Prevalence of mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with EF
•  2008-Present Retrospective study evaluating serial EKG’s in 40 patients with Takotsubo’s cardiomyopathy
•  2008-Present A rare occurrence: Pannus formation leading to cardiogenic shock in a woman 7 years following mechanical valve replacement

Scholarly Activities

•  August 2003 EKG Reading and Analysis Analyzed EKG’s from patients in the medical, cardiac, surgical and cardiac surgery intensive care units at Beth Israel Medical Center. Alexander Askanas, MD, Beth Israel Medical Center.
•  2004-2005 Beth Israel Housestaff Mentorship Pilot Program Participated in a pilot program in helping first year residents acclimate to the rigors of a residency program. Helped internal medicine house staff officers become involved in research projects.
•  December 2006 Cardiology Grand Rounds Current Understanding of the Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning Syndrome
•  August 2007 Devised and implemented lecture series for third year medical students from The Albert Einstein College of Medicine focusing on the pathophysiology and approach to the patient with congestive heart failure
•  August 2008 Selected as an American Heart Association fellows liaison

Publications/Abstracts

•  Hurwitz, S Hanon, S: An Interesting Case of ICD Lead Perforation. Presented at the Dead Sea Symposium. Tel Aviv, Israel. Sept 2008
•  Collins, J, Hurwitz, S, Carey, J.: Sagital Sinus Venous Thrombosis. American College of Physicians. Los Angeles, Ca. February 2006.
•  Hurwitz, S, Berger J, Hanon, S, Shweitzer, P: Electrocardiographic Artifact: A frequently misdiagnosed phenomenon. International Society for Computerized Electrocardiography. Kaui, Ha. April 2005
•  Berger, J Hurwitz, S Hanon, S Schweitzer, P: Physician Interpretation of Wide Complex Tachycardias. Heart Rhythm, Volume 2, Issue 5, S171-S172. May 2005