The physicians
Three cardiologists, each with their own patients. Read where they trained and what they study, then choose.
Founder · Interventional cardiology and vascular
Dr. Azadeh Beheshtian
She founded Avicenna to practice cardiology the way she would want it for her own family: one physician who knows your history, tests done on the spot, and treatment for the whole circulation, from the heart to the legs.
Board certifiedCardiovascular disease, ABIM, 2016
NYU facultyAdjunct Instructor, Department of Medicine
Top Doctor 2026Castle Connolly and New York Magazine
4.81from 963 patient reviews on Zocdoc
Training
- 2017–2018Fellowship, peripheral endovascular intervention
Cardiovascular Institute of the South - to 2017Fellowship, interventional cardiology
Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health - 2012–2015Fellowship, cardiovascular disease
Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine - 2009–2012Residency, internal medicine
University of Southern California - 2006–2009Postdoctoral research, neurology
University of California, San Francisco - 2004Doctor of Medicine
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Research
Lead author of a study linking Lp(a), an inherited cholesterol particle, to unexplained strokes in younger adults.
Atherosclerosis, 2016. Earlier work on multiple sclerosis imaging and genetics at UCSF appeared in Brain and Neurology.
- Women's heart health
- Cholesterol and Lp(a)
- Varicose veins and PAD
- Second opinions
- Speaks Farsi
Her patients, in their words
“I can control my own heart health.”
Referred by a primary doctor
She doesn't take chances
Patient stories are shared with permission and reflect individual experiences. They are not a promise or prediction of any result; every patient's condition and outcome is different.
Cardiologist
Dr. Jin Wan Kim
From a neuroscience laboratory at Johns Hopkins to the cardiology wards of New Orleans: a physician who reads the evidence closely and explains it plainly. His patients rate him 5.0. He speaks English and Korean.
- FellowshipCardiovascular disease
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans - ResidencyInternal medicine
UTHealth Houston, McGovern Medical School - 2020Doctor of Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical School - 2015B.S., Molecular and Cellular Biology
Johns Hopkins University, with laboratory research later published in Science Translational Medicine and Cell Reports
Research
First-author studies on heart procedures for patients with cancer, in Resuscitation and Medicina (2022), with the cardiology group at MD Anderson.
Board certification
Board certified in cardiology.
Cardiologist
Dr. Monzur Morshed
A Top Doctor four years running, and the cardiologist many South Asian New Yorkers already know from television. He explains heart disease in English and Bengali, in the exam room and on air, and also speaks Hindi and Arabic.
- RecognitionCastle Connolly Top Doctor since 2023
New York Magazine Top Doctors, 2023–2026 · Presidential Award from the White House - FacultyClinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine - BoardsCardiology (2023) and internal medicine (2017)
American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine - 2018Fellowship, cardiology
Arnot Ogden Medical Center - 2014–2015Residency, internal and emergency medicine
St. Barnabas Hospital, the Bronx - 2005 · 2012M.D. and D.O.
St. George's University · NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
In the community
Heart health, in the language you think in.
1,100+ videosBengali heart-health answers on his YouTube channel
TBN24Recurring guest cardiologist on "TBN Wellness" since 2023
13 articlesOn South Asian heart risk, for KevinMD, 2025
Choose by what matters to you.
| Physician | Often seen for | Languages | Offices | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Beheshtian | Women's heart health, prevention, veins and leg arteries | English, Farsi | Midtown · Upper East Side (concierge) | Request a visit → |
| Dr. Kim | Chest pain, palpitations, heart testing | English, Korean | Midtown | Request a visit → |
| Dr. Morshed | Blood pressure, cholesterol, South Asian heart risk | English, Bengali, Hindi, Arabic | Midtown | Request a visit → |
Recognition is listed with its source and year. Ratings are from Zocdoc as of November 2026. Board certification can be verified with the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Osteopathic Association.