
Dr. Rony Shimony is the Director of Cardiology at the Atria Institute. He is a cardiologist at Mount Sinai Hospital and served as the Director of Clinical Cardiology at Mount Sinai West, a hospital of the internationally renowned Mount Sinai Heart Cardiovascular Institute.
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 2022, and listed in New York Magazine's Best Doctors issue in 2012, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
As a Clinical Professor of Medicine in Cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine, Dr. Shimony remains on faculty mentoring students and Cardiology Fellows at Mount Sinai Hospitals.
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. Dr. Shimony previously served as the Director of the Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Outpatient Center in Manhattan, as well as the Director of the Mount Sinai Heart and Vascular Center Midtown outpatient facility.
Throughout his career, Dr. Shimony has provided medical teaching and direct patient care in parts of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. He also 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.
Credentials
- Co-FounderCardiology Department, Mount Sinai West Hospital
- Former DirectorClinical Cardiology, Mount Sinai West Hospital
- FacultyMount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai West Hospital & Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital
- Clinical Professor of Medicine, CardiologyIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Co-FounderFirefighter Hypertension Screening Program, Mount Sinai Health System
Awards
- Recipient of Congressional Recognition for Outstanding & Valuable Service to the Community
- New York Magazine Best Doctors 2022
- America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
- Top Doctors, NY Metro Area, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease
- America’s Top Doctors 1999-2022
- Medical Devotion Award
Affiliations
- MemberAmerican Heart Association
- MemberAmerican Stroke Association
- MemberEuropean Heart Rhythm Association
- MemberEuropean Society of Cardiology
- MemberHeart Rhythm Society
- MemberAmerican College of Cardiology
- FellowAmerican College of Cardiology
