
Dr. Rony Shimony
New York
Cardiology
Dr. Rony Shimony is the Director of Cardiology, Atria New York and Co-Chair of International Executive Health at Atria. He is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Until joining Atria, he was full-time faculty and served as the Director of Clinical Cardiology at Mount Sinai West, a hospital of the internationally renowned Mount Sinai Fuster Heart system. Dr. Shimony remains on faculty mentoring physicians in training and cardiology fellows at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Upon joining Atria, he led the cardiology program's establishment. Dr. Shimony also co-chairs Atria’s International Executive Health program. Earlier in his career, he served as the Director of the Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Outpatient Center in Manhattan, as well as the Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Vascular Center Midtown outpatient facility.
Dr. Shimony is a nationally and internationally recognized leading clinical cardiologist with more than 30 years of experience in highly personalized, direct patient care. He received a special Congressional Recognition for Outstanding and Valuable Service to the Community. He has been listed in America’s Top Doctors each year from 1999 to 2024, and listed in New York Magazine's Best Doctors issue in 2012, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Dr. Shimony received his Bachelor of Science in Biology, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from SUNY at Albany, and received his medical degree from SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He completed his sub-internship at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England. At Lenox Hill Hospital, he completed his internship, residency, and fellowship in cardiovascular disease, and his fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology.
Throughout his career, Dr. Shimony has provided medical teaching and direct patient care in parts of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, and he served on the Advisory Board of the Mount Sinai Arnhold Global Health Institute, a program dedicated to improving the health of people around the world.
Dr. Shimony is an active member of the Heart Rhythm Society, the European Society of Cardiology, the European Heart Rhythm Association, and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Shimony is delighted to bring to his Atria patients his lifelong passion for learning and teaching—as well as his decades of experience in cardiology and health care. He appreciates the opportunity to work with the outstanding clinical team at Atria and collaborate with colleagues in the United States and abroad, ensuring that Atria patients receive medical care that is compassionate, highly personalized, and state of the art.
Credentials
Co-Founder
Cardiology Department, Mount Sinai West Hospital
Faculty
Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West Hospital & Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Cardiology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Co-Founder
Firefighter Hypertension Screening Program, Mount Sinai Health System
Former Director
Clinical Cardiology, Mount Sinai West Hospital
Awards
Top Doctors 1999-2024
Castle Connolly
Best Doctors 2012, 2020-2024
New York Magazine
Top Doctors New York Metro Area digital guide 2016-2023
Castle Connolly
Recipient
Medical Devotion Award
Recipient
Congressional Recognition for Outstanding & Valuable Service to the Community
Affiliations
Member
American Heart Association
Member
American Stroke Association
Member
European Heart Rhythm Association
Member
European Society of Cardiology
Member
Heart Rhythm Society
Member
American College of Cardiology
Fellow
American College of Cardiology