João Fontes, MD, MPH,

Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Diseases, Dr. Fontes brings outstanding skill and experience in caring for the heart health of his patients.

Dr. Fontes received his medical degrees at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and Harvard University School of Public Health. He completed an internal medicine residency and fellowships in Cardiology and Heart Failure at Boston University School of Medicine.

He recently led the Lenox Hill Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Medicine in New York City as Director of Inpatient Cardiology Services and Director of Innovation and Technology. He also served as staff cardiologist at Montefiore Medical Center and was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. A prolific researcher, Dr. Fontes has been published in 40 peer-reviewed articles.

Dr. Fontes serves as Griffin Hospital Chair of Medicine.

He is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Research and National Publications

Cardiology in Review

Fetal Supraventricular Tachycardia: What the Adult Cardiologist Needs to Know

The Journal of the American College of Cardiology

The Path to Better Understanding Heart Failure Epidemiology

AHA/ASA Journals

Association Between Atrial Fibrillation and Cognitive Impairment in Individuals With Prior Stroke: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Analysis

Sage Journals

Hospital and clinical care costs associated with atrial fibrillation for Medicare beneficiaries in the Cardiovascular Health Study and the Framingham Heart Study

Atherosclerosis

Red blood cell fatty acids and biomarkers of inflammation: a cross-sectional study in a community-based cohort

Arthritis Care & Research

Association between Inflammatory Biomarkers and Bone Mineral Density in a Community-based Cohort of Men and Women: The Framingham Osteoporosis Study

Stroke

Predicting stroke through genetic risk functions: The CHARGE risk score project