Board of Directors

President

Steven Shayani, M.D., F.A.C.C, F.A.S.N.C.

Dr. Steven Shayani has been the Medical Director of Long Island Island Heart Associates since 1994. He received his medical degree from State University of New York at Syracuse in 1988. Dr. Shayani completed his post-graduate education from Winthrop University with a fellowship in Cardiology, and a residency and internship in internal medicine. In addition to Cardiac Catheterization, Echocardiography, and Nuclear Cardiology, he completed his electrophysiology training in Beth Israel Hospital in Boston.

Dr. Shayani is a Diplomate with the American Board of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases. He was honored the Fellow of American College of Cardiology in 1995. He is an active member of the American College of Cardiology and has been on the board of directors of the American Heart Association since 1992.

Dr. Shayani maintains the highest level of expertise in the area of Nuclear Cardiology, where he is recognized by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Shayani is affiliated with some of the most prestigious heart hospitals in New York, including the North Shore/LIJ Health System and Winthrop University Hospital.

Dr. Shayani’s interests include the areas of myocardial infarction, stroke, hypercholesterolemia, congestive heart failure, pacemakers, and defibrillators. He is presently involved in numerous national and international investigative trials in cardiology.

Secretary

Steven M. Zeldis, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Dr. Steven Zeldis is a graduate of Yale medical school and completed his residency in internal medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital. His cardiology fellowship was completed at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Zeldis has served on the staff of both Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Winthrop- University Hospitals.

During the past twenty one years at Winthrop-University Hospital, Dr. Zeldis served as Chief of Cardiology, Director of Medical Education and Director of the Non-invasive Cardiology Laboratory.

Dr. Zeldis is a distinguished clinical, teacher, and researcher. He has received a Leadership Award from the American Heart Association, Nassau county chapter. He serves as Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at SUNY, Stony Brook and he is well known to the Long Island medical community for his teaching and clinical activities. He is extensively well written in many areas of Cardiovascular Diseases.

Treasurer

Benjamin Ghodsi

Benjamin Ghodsi, CPA, graduated from New York University with a B.S. in Accounting. Ben worked a combined 10 years with Deloitte and Touche LLP and KPMG LLP before moving to Bristol Myers Squibb as an associate director of Corporate Financial Reporting. Ben is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Long Island Heart Associates.

Clinical Research Director, Clinical Research

Patricia Hodnett, R.N., M.S.M., C.C.R.C.

Patricia Hodnett is a graduate of Molloy College. She received her Bachelors of Nursing in 1984 and her Masters in Nursing in 1994. Prior to joining the New York Heart Research Foundation, Patricia was a staff nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and a Research Coordinator for Winthrop University Hospital. Patricia became a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator in 2005