CARDIOVASCULAR GROUP OPENS IN YORKTOWN HEIGHTS
White Plains Hospital Physician Associates (WPHPA) welcomed cardiologists Drs. Frank Dorsa, Ricardo Esquitin, Matthew Fanous, Craig Hametz, Glenn Hamroff, Robert Pilchik, Alan Slater, and Howard Tarkin to the newly established WPHPA Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Group in Yorktown Heights, New York. Specializing in general and clinical cardiology, cardiac imaging, cardiovascular and heart disease and congestive heart failure, the doctors are now seeing patients in their new offices at 2651 Strang Blvd. in Yorktown Heights.
“Welcoming the WPHPA Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Group helps us bring high-quality heart care closer to home for the communities we serve,” said Dr. Gregory Pontone, acting chief of the cardiology department and associate medical director of ambulatory quality and physician services at White Plains Hospital. “Patients in Northern Westchester now have convenient access to experienced cardiologists locally, along with the reassurance that their care can be easily coordinated with advanced and specialized services at White Plains Hospital if needed.”
Dorsa is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and internal medicine. He specializes in treating cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, hypertension and multiple other conditions. He maintains a deep interest in preventive cardiology and has run in 17 marathons. Fluent in Spanish and Italian, he has held academic appointments at NYU School of Medicine and Westchester Medical Center.
Esquitin is a board-certified noninvasive cardiologist specializing in general cardiology, echocardiography and vascular imaging. He completed his medical training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he earned a master’s degree in clinical research, and at Harvard Medical School. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Fanous is a board-certified noninvasive cardiologist specializing in general cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and clinical lipidology. He holds a medical degree from the Norton College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He joined WPHPA of Yorktown Heights at 3379 Crompond Road in August 2025 and is now part of the new WPHPA Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Group at 2651 Strang Blvd.
Hametz is a board-certified cardiologist whose expertise includes treating coronary artery disease, heart failure and hypertension, among other conditions. He previously served as co-chairman of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Ethics Committee.
Hamroff is a board-certified cardiologist who specializes in cardiovascular disease, with a special focus on heart failure, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. Formerly a clinical assistant professor at Mount Sinai Hospital and NYU Langone Health, he is the director of an active clinical trials program focused on new medications in cardiovascular disease.
Pilchik, board-certified in cardiovascular disease and nuclear cardiology, is a noninvasive cardiologist who specializes in transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, stress echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and clinical cardiology. He previously served as chief of cardiology at Northern Westchester Hospital.
Slater is a board-certified cardiologist who earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In addition to his medical career, he has served as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Tarkin is a board-certified cardiologist who specializes in interventional cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. With over 25 years of clinical experience in cardiovascular disease, his expertise includes coronary artery disease, hypertension, aneurysms and cardiac catheterization. He holds a medical degree from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn and has served as an assistant professor of medicine at various area institutions.
The new cardiology group further expands the number of physicians in White Plains Hospital’s award-winning Cardiac Services Program, which includes noninvasive cardiac testing, interventional cardiology, minimally invasive treatments for patients with advanced cardiac disease and cardiac surgery.
White Plains Hospital is a member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. A 292-bed not-for-profit health-care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas, White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchester, including multispecialty practices in Armonk, Hawthorne, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Somers, Yonkers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale.
The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and in 2025, it received another 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) — the highest distinction offered by that federal agency — for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, the hospital received its third Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a distinction held by only 2% of hospitals in the country. White Plains Hospital has consistently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades®, and in 2024 was awarded an “A” Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the 14th consecutive time.
