Gregory W Serrao, MD

Dr. Gregory Serrao joined Mount Sinai Heart and the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute full-time faculty on July 15th, 2019 in the role of Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support for the Cardiac Cath Lab. He earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering at The Cooper Union for Advancement in Science and Art and a Master’s of Science in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University FU School of Engineering.  He then completed medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine where he graduated with Distinction in Research for his work in cardiac tissue engineering.  Dr. Serrao completed his internal medicine residency at Columbia University’s NY Presbyterian Hospital.  He then completed general cardiology fellowship at Mount Sinai, where he served as chief fellow in his final year, and continued on to an interventional cardiology fellowship at Mount Sinai, where he also served as chief fellow. Dr. Serrao is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.

Dr. Serrao is an expert in the management of critically ill patients and specializes in the implantation and management of percutaneous mechanical support for cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, pulmonary embolism and respiratory failure.  He works as a key member of the Mount Sinai Heart Shock Team which can be reached for patient referral by calling 1-833-MH-SHOCK (1-833-647-4625). 

Dr. Serrao also has a passion for education and supervises the inpatient cardiology service staffed by the internal medicine residents at Mount Sinai Hospital.