Carlos J. Rodriguez, MD

Carlos Jose Rodriguez, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, is Director, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Research at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is also Vice-Chair, Academic Affairs and Attending Physician, Echocardiology and Cardiology at Montefiore. Dr. Rodriguez’s clinical focus is general cardiology, echocardiology, hypertension, heart failure and cholesterol management.

In 1992, Dr. Rodriguez received his Bachelor of Science at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He then attended Columbia University College, receiving both his Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health degrees in 1996. In 1996, he began a three-year internship and residency in internal medicine at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He continued training at this institution and completed a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases in 2002. Dr. Rodriguez then completed an advanced clinical and research fellowship in 2003 at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Expanding on his clinical focus, Dr. Rodriguez’s research investigates cardiovascular epidemiology and the impact of psychosocial and behavioral factors on cardiovascular health. He has shared his work at many of invited presentations and has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and books.

From 1989 to 1996, Dr. Rodriguez worked with the United States National Guard as a combat medic. In 2007, he received the Columbia University Medical Center Diversity Faculty Research Award.

Dr. Rodriguez is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Echocardiography.