Ira S. Nash

Who is Ira S. Nash?

Ira S. Nash, M.D., is an American cardiologist, a specialist in the prevention and treatment of heart disease.

Nash serves as the Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Additionally, he is an Associate Professor of both Medicine and Health Evidence and Policy at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Nash serves and has served on various editorial boards including Cardiovascular Review and Reports, Hurst's The Heart Online, the American Journal of Medical Quality, the American Journal of Medicine and the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. He has published more than 30 articles and 13 books and book chapters and is an associate editor of “Hurst's The Heart”, a leading textbook. From 1998-2000 he was the host of WCBS-TV's “2 Your Health”.

Nash is a member of the Clinical Council of the American Heart Association and serves on the American College of Cardiology /AHA Joint Task Force on Clinical Competence, which sets standards for training and expertise in cardiovascular medicine.

Nash was named in Castle Connolly's list of “Best Doctors” in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 and in the New York Times list of “Super Doctors” in 2008, 2009 and 2010.