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Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD

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(Dr. Van Hong D. Nguyen, M.D.)

(484 Ratings)

Specializes in: Nuclear Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: peripheral vascular disease, echocardiogram (echo), aortic disease, and more.

177 East 87th Suite 507
New York, NY 10128

(212) 828-3234

Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD is a nuclear medicine specialist in New York, NY specializing in nuclear cardiology and adult cardiology. She graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System, Mount Sinai Hospital and ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI.

Office Locations

Address:

177 East 87th Suite 507
New York, NY 10128

Address:

35 E 85th Street Suite 1
New York, NY 10028

Some issues Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

ambulatory monitoring	10
cardiac procedures	603
doctor visit	835
hospital care	233
inpatient care	233
nuclear scan	119
stress testing	354
ultrasound (sonogram)	239

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	63
Hispanic	49
Asian	29
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	64
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	49
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

ambulatory monitoring	22
cardiac procedures	633
doctor visit	725
hospital care	463
inpatient care	463
nuclear scan	127
stress testing	356
ultrasound (sonogram)	255

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	67
Hispanic	55
Asian	25
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	63
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	48
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	27
cardiac procedures	586
doctor visit	965
hospital care	363
inpatient care	363
nuclear scan	99
stress testing	336
ultrasound (sonogram)	223

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	634
Black	116
Hispanic	110
Asian	56
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	104
Less than 65	124

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	49
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	16
cardiac procedures	622
doctor visit	1092
hospital care	528
inpatient care	528
nuclear scan	111
stress testing	384
ultrasound (sonogram)	222

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	322
Black	65
Hispanic	51
Asian	25
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	60
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	45
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	16
blood draw	27
cardiac procedures	493
doctor visit	1031
hospital care	359
inpatient care	359
nuclear scan	73
stress testing	294
ultrasound (sonogram)	183

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	56
Hispanic	51
Asian	24
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	68
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

cardiac procedures	482
doctor visit	1103
hospital care	394
inpatient care	394
nuclear scan	84
stress testing	316
ultrasound (sonogram)	167

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	73
Hispanic	57
Asian	28
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	71
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

ambulatory monitoring	25
cardiac procedures	528
doctor visit	1146
hospital care	352
inpatient care	352
nuclear scan	79
stress testing	321
ultrasound (sonogram)	182

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	71
Hispanic	56
Asian	25
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	84
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

ambulatory monitoring	15
cardiac procedures	406
doctor visit	894
hospital care	178
inpatient care	178
nuclear scan	71
stress testing	233
ultrasound (sonogram)	158

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	51
Hispanic	46
Asian	25
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	71
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

ambulatory monitoring	41
blood draw	60
cardiac procedures	1058
doctor visit	1945
hospital care	361
inpatient care	361
nuclear scan	139
stress testing	621
ultrasound (sonogram)	396

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in New York, NY were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and stress testing.

ambulatory monitoring	21
blood draw	43
cardiac procedures	601
doctor visit	1081
hospital care	359
inpatient care	359
nuclear scan	100
stress testing	357
ultrasound (sonogram)	225

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	56
Asian / Pacific Islander	23
Non-Hispanic White	301
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	47
Other	18

**Age**
75 to 84	158
85 and over	58
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	188

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	13
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Tuffs Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: Tuffs Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Hospital

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, MagnaCare, Elderplan, EmblemHealth, WellCare, Oscar, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst Medicaid, United Healthcare, Aetna, Medicaid, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Humana, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Healthfirst Medicare, MetroPlus Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Centivo, Medicare - NY, Senior Whole Health, Oxford - Freedom and Liberty, Medicare - NJ, Hotel Trades, VNSNY Choice Medicare, VillageCareMax and Partners Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

MagnaCare

Elderplan

EmblemHealth

WellCare

Oscar

Fidelis Care

Healthfirst Medicaid

United Healthcare

Aetna

Medicaid

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Humana

Cigna

1199SEIU

Healthfirst Medicare

MetroPlus Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

Centivo

Medicare - NY

Senior Whole Health

Oxford - Freedom and Liberty

Medicare - NJ

Hotel Trades

VNSNY Choice Medicare

VillageCareMax

Partners Health Plan

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 484 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Van-Hong D. Nguyen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Braemar Manufacturing, LLC	$123 Cardiac Monitoring Suite $123
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$46 FASLODEX $46
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$20 Lexiscan $20
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$17 XARELTO $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$206

Biography

Dr. Van-Hong Nguyen's areas of specialization are adult cardiology and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Nguyen has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. She is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System. She graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine.