Iosif Gulkarov, MD

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Gulkarov believes in providing caring and compassionate surgical care, combined with outstanding clinical results.

Dr. Iosif Gulkarov earned his baccalaureate degree with summa cum laude and medical degree at NYU Langone Medical Center. He continued his general surgery training and a cardiothoracic research fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center. During this time, he received multiple awards including NYU CAS Honors Scholar, Wortis Biological Prize, and Resident Research Award. Subsequently, Dr. Gulkarov received his Cardiothoracic Surgery training at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Gulkarov is a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and Board of Thoracic Surgery and belongs to numerous professional societies and is the author and co-author of many peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Gulkarov performs all types of adult cardiac surgery including coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), multiple arterial bypass grafting, use of bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA), use of radial artery conduits, valve repairs/replacements, atrial fibrillation surgery (MAZE and hybrid convergent procedure), transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR), aortic aneurysm repairs, aortic root replacement (Bentall procedure), thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR), aortic dissections, and, cardiac tumors, pulmonary embolectomies (both open surgical and percutaneous), extracorporeal membrane oxygentation, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery.