Angelo Bartolo Biviano, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Accepting New Patients
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Overview
Angelo B. Biviano, MD, MPH, is a cardiac electrophysiologist whose area of expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex heart rhythm irregularities. He has clinical and research interests in catheter and device based managements of arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation, as well as the use of implantable pacemakers and defibrillators. Dr. Biviano is board certified in Cardiovascular Medicine and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Dr. Biviano completed undergraduate studies at Princeton University with summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors. He received his MD and Masters in Public Health (in Health Care Management) degrees from Harvard University in 1997. He completed residency, chief residency, and fellowship training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.
Dr. Biviano has experience with patient care, teaching, and cardiovascular research. He has been named "Best Doctor" in US News and World Report, "Top Doctor" in New York Magazine, "Teacher of the Year" in the Division of Cardiology at Columbia University Medical Center, and is a recipient of a National Institute of Health research grant in the area of atrial fibrillation ablation. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in the field of cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Biviano is a full time faculty member at ColumbiaDoctors since 2006.
Dr. Biviano sees patients at Columbia University Medical Center in Washington Heights, NY.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Arrhythmia
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardioversion
- Catheter Ablation
- Diagnostic Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology
- Electrophysiology-Arrhythmias
- Holter Monitor
- Implantable Defibrillators
- Pacemaker Implant
- Pacemakers
- Permanent Pacemakers
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amerigroup of New Jersey
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
Fidelis Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
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Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Committees, Societies, Councils
Memberships
- 2010-Present - Fellow, American College of Cardiology
- 2010-Present - Member, Heart Rhythm Society
University Committees
- 2009-Present - Cardiovascular Curriculum Committee- Developer/Coordinator, Section on Electrophysiology, Columbia University Medical Center
- 2007-Present - Fellow Selection Committee- Program in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Columbia University Medical Center
- 2005-Present - Fellow Selection Committee- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center
- 2001-Present - Resident Selection Committee- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Honors & Awards
- 2012-2014 - Castle Connolly, 15th-17th editions Top Doctor: New York Metro Area, Cardiac Electrophysiology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY
- 2012-2104 - US News and World Report Top Doctor, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY
- 2012 - Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Leadership and Management Institute for Leaders in Academic Medicine and Health Sciences Participant NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY
- 2011-2014 - Ewig Foundation Clinical Education Teaching Award, Department of Medicine NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY
- 2009 - Teacher of the Year, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY
- 2003 - Physician of the Year Nominee, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY
- 1999 - Arnold P. Gold Outstanding Teaching Resident Award, Honorable Mention, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY
America's Top Doctor
NY Top Doctor
Research
Dr. Biviano has experience with teaching, patient care, and cardiovascular research, and is currently a recipient of a K23 grant to gain further expertise in the electrophysiological management of patients with atrial fibrillation using percutaneous catheter ablation, waveform and signal processing, analysis of atrial electrograms, biostatistics, research design, and medical research dissemination.
Grants
- 2012-2013 – Investigator, Columbia University Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Pilot Award, “Utility of Atrial Electrogram Signal Analysis in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation”
- 2005-2007 – Co-Investigator, New York State Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program (ECRIP) Award Program, “Prospective Analysis of Treatment Strategies Utilizing Left Atrial Percutaneous Catheter Ablation and Pre-Established Surrogate Endpoints of Procedural Completion for Symptomatic Patients with Atrial Fibrillation”
Selected Publications
- Biviano AB. Mapping of Dominant Frequency and Complex Fractionated Electrograms in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: Caveat Medicus. HeartRhythm 2010:7(5);594-595. PMID: 20156613.
- Chyou J, Hickey K, Diamond L, Whang W, Dizon J, Garan H, Biviano A. Atypical Electrocardiographic Features of Cavotricuspid Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutter Occurring During Left Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: CTI-dependent Atrial Flutter During LA AF Ablation. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 2010:15(3);200-208. PMID: 20645961.
- Biviano AB, Garan H, Hickey K, Whang W, Dizon J, Rosenbaum M. Atrial Flutter Catheter Ablation in Adult Patients with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Mechanisms and Outcomes in a Consecutive Series. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology). J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2010); 28:125-135. PMID: 20390332.
- Ciaccio EJ, Biviano A, Whang W, Gambhir A, Garan H. Different characteristics of complex fractionated atrial electrograms in acute paroxysmal versus long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation. HeartRhythm 2010:7(9);1207-1215. PMID: 20558323.
- Dizon J, Chen K, Dizon S, Biviano A, Whang W, Ehlert F, Vazquez J, Nazif T, Garan H. A comparison of long-standing implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patients with and without appropriate therapy for ventricular arrhythmias: impact of a widening QRS. Europace. 2011 Jan;13(1):77-81. PMID: 19926011.
- Biviano AB, Coromilas J, Ciaccio E, Whang W, Hickey K, Garan H. Frequency Domain and Time Complex Analyses Manifest Low Correlation and Temporal Variability When Calculating Activation Rates in Atrial Fibrillation Patients. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology 2011 May;34(5):540-548. PMID: 21208232.
- Ciaccio EJ, Biviano AB, Whang W, Coromilas J, Garan H. A new transform for the analysis of complex fractionated atrial electrograms. Biomed Eng Online. 2011 May 12;10:35. PMID: 21569421.
- Ciaccio EJ, Biviano AB, Whang W, Vest JA, Gambhir A, Einstein AJ, Garan H. Differences in Repeating Patterns of Complex Fractionated Left Atrial Electrograms in Longstanding Persistent as Compared with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2011 Aug 1;4(4):470-7. PMID: 21536597.
- Hickey KT, Johnson MP, Biviano A, Aboelela S, Thomas T, Bakken S, Garan H, Zimmerman JL, Whang W. Cardiac e-learning: Development of a web-based implantable cardioverter defibrillator educational system. Telemed J E Health. 2011 Apr;17(3):196-200. PMID: 21500974
- Dizon J, Biviano A, Whang W, Ehlert F, Garan H. Changes in low right atrial conduction times during pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation: correlation with inducibility of typical right atrial flutter. Europace 2011 Jul;13(7):942-8. PMID: 21427089.
- Biviano AB, Bain W, Whang W, Leitner J, Dizon J, Hickey K, Garan H. Focal Left Atrial Tachycardias Not Associated with Prior Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical and Electrophysiological Characteristics. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology 2012 Jan;35(1):17-27. PMID: 21967474.
- Ciacco EJ, Biviano AB, Whang W, Garan H. Identification of Recurring Patterns in Fractionated Atrial Electrograms using New Transform Coefficients. Biomed Eng Online. 2012 Jan 19;11(1):4. PMID: 22260298.
- Ciacco EJ, Biviano AB, Whang W, Garan H. A New LMS Algorithm for Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation Signals. Biomed Eng Online. 2012 Mar 26;11(1):15. PMID: 22449196.
- Ciacco EJ, Biviano AB, Whang W, Gambhir A, Garan H. Spectral Profiles of Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrograms Are Different in Longstanding and Acute Onset Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Electrogram Spectra. J Cardiovascular Electrophysiol. 2012 Sep;23(9):971-9. PMID: 22578068.
- Biviano AB, Goa C, Hanon S, Reiffel J. The Use of Ranolazine in the Management of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation After Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation. A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Journal of Atrial Fibrillation. 2012 Aug;5(2):95-98. PMID: Pending.
- Rajdev A, Garan H, Biviano A. Arrhythmias in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2012 Sep;55(2):180-6. PMID: 23009914.
- Hickey KT, Reiffel J, Sciacca RR, Whang W, Biviano A, Baumeister M, Castillo C, Talathothi J, Garan H. Correlating Perceived Arrhythmia Symptoms and Quality of Life in an Older Population with Heart Failure: A Prospective, Single Centre, Urban Clinic Study. J Clin Nurs. 2013 Feb;22(3-4):434-44.
- Biviano AB, Ciaccio EJ, Whang W, Garan H. Ibutilide Increases Intracardiac Electrogram Variability and Decreases Pattern Repetitiveness in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: Insights into Antiarrhythmic Mechanisms. 2013, Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 2013 Jul 22. doi: 10.1111/pace.12224. [Epub ahead of print]
- Bartel T, Müller S, Biviano A, Hahn RT. Why is intracardiac echocardiography helpful? Benefits, costs, and how to learn. European Heart Journal 2013; doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht411.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov