Letter from the Outgoing President, Hima Vidula, MD, MS, FACC

Dear Colleagues, This column is a bittersweet one: Spring has been quite a busy season for us and there is so much to both applaud and to look forward to this year, but it also brings about the end of my term as your NYACC President. I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to have […]

A Word from the President on COVID-19 and Your Heart – May 2020

 English “My name is Dr. Norma Keller. I am the President of the New York State Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. I wanted to take this moment to encourage you to continue living a heart-healthy lifestyle, which means exercising when you can and eating healthy, even during this most stressful time. Also, […]

Letter from President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI

Dear Colleagues, Happy New Year! We’re all looking forward to 2023 as we emerge from the pandemic! I have only one year left on my term as President of the New York Chapter of ACC, and then my co-Governor, Dr. Vidula, and I will be leading the transition to Drs. Feldman and Iyer. This past […]

Summer 2020

July 16, 2020 Dear Colleagues, First, I want to thank all of you for taking care of our New York Community through this extraordinary moment in time. As many of us are filled with uncertainty, we are faced with difficult choices in supporting our families, colleagues and patients, but from what I have witnessed time and […]

Summer 2019

July 26, 2019 Dear Colleagues, It’s almost here! We have been eagerly anticipating taking our annual meeting up a notch, and this year we have a couple of enhancements for our Friday, August 2nd, meeting in Riverhead, NY, in The Hamptons, which is just one week away! First and foremost, we will be holding our […]

Spring 2019

April 5, 2019 Fellow ACC Colleagues, It appears the snow is melting and Spring may finally be upon us, but within NY ACC, things have been heating up for quite a while! Having recently returned from the national ACC conference in New Orleans last week, I am once again rejuvenated with all the activities that […]

Letter from the President – April 2019

Fellow ACC Colleagues, It appears the snow is melting and that spring may finally be upon us, but within the New York ACC Chapter, things have been heating up for quite a while! Having recently returned from the national ACC conference in New Orleans, I am once again rejuvenated with all the activities that NYACC […]

Fall 2016

November 1, 2016 The seasons turn, and change is in the air. Our annual Scientific Session saw a change in venue to the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Located only four blocks from Penn Station at the Hotel Eventi, the event also featured a meet-and-greet cocktail reception the evening prior to the Society’s 88th Annual Scientific Session. The demographics of […]

Summer 2016

August 1, 2016 A very happy August to you. I hope your summer has been pleasant thus far and that you are finding some “cooler” moments to spend outdoors. This will be my last message to you as President of NYACC, as my role now shifts to serving as President of the New York Cardiological Society. We have […]

Spring 2016

Dear Members, Springtime is a beautiful time of the year in our State of New York. It is always refreshing to be through the winter thaw and onto longer, more sunny days. I’ve said it before, but we are truly lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the country. As I enter my last […]

Winter 2016

Dear Members, Happy New Year! I hope that your 2016 is off to a great start. The New York State Chapter of the ACC and the New York Cardiological Society have already had some exciting changes, including the move to our new headquarters (555 8th Ave., Suite 1902, New York, NY 10018) and the onboarding […]

Winter 2017

February 2, 2017 Dear Member, I had a great time in Orlando last week at the 2017 ACC Leadership Forum and CV Summit. Each year ACC brings together an array of experts in the field of cardiology, business practices and leadership to offer an educational experience that leads to operational excellence, cost efficiency and leadership […]

Spring 2017

May 3, 2017 It was great to see so many of you at ACC.17 this year, and I want to thank those of you who attended our joint reception with the Connecticut Chapter. We had an extraordinary turnout. We had a tragic loss in the cardiovascular family a little over a month ago, ACC Past […]

Letter from the President – January 2019

Dear Colleagues, What a whirlwind the last few months have been! Since our last newsletter in early summer, right after Norma Keller and I assumed our official roles as Upstate and Downstate Governors, we have had several successes to share and updates to provide. First, we have had two successful NYACC conferences. In June we […]