St. Joseph’s Health Announces the Hiring of a New Interventional Cardiologist
December 1, 2021
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— St. Joseph’s Health welcomes interventional cardiologist Charles Nicolais, MD, to it's Cardiovascular Institute. In his new role, Dr. Nicolais joins a team of diverse and highly qualified physicians to provide a higher level of cardiovascular care to the Syracuse community.
Dr. Nicolais is a board-certified cardiologist who recently completed advanced coronary and structural heart interventional training. Before joining St. Joseph’s Health, Dr. Nicolais completed a two-year Interventional and Structural Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The training included basic interventional cardiology as well as complex coronary artery interventions and structural heart interventions including TAVR, Mitra-clip, Watchman and PFO closure.
Prior to that, he spent three years training at Temple University in a Cardiovascular Medicine fellowship, where he gained clinical and research experience on cardiovascular diseases and served as Chief Fellow in his third year.
Dr. Nicolais is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology. He also holds board certifications from the National Board of Echocardiography and the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology.
Dr. Nicolais grew up in Syracuse, NY and attended Westhill High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Wagner College on Staten Island, N.Y. and his medical degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC. He completed his internal medicine residency at Temple University where he served as Chief Resident in 2016.
Dr. Nicolais assumed his role in August 2021 and is welcoming new patients at 4212 Medical Center Drive, Fayetteville, NY 13066. To schedule an appointment, please call 315-634-6699.
About St. Joseph’s Health
St. Joseph’s Health is a regional non-profit health care system based in Syracuse, NY. St. Joseph’s has been an innovative leader in health care since our founding in 1869 as the first hospital open to the public in the city of Syracuse. Offering primary, specialty and home care, a Magnet-recognized hospital, and collaboration with community partners, St. Joseph's Health advances the well-being of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. St. Joseph’s is one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery and one of America’s 100 Best for Spine Surgery and Coronary Intervention according to Healthgrades. It is ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, a designated Stroke Center and a U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital.” St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Physicians, and is a member of Trinity Health. For more information, visit www.sjhsyr.org/legacy.
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