Dr. Nikitina is a conscientious, thorough and compassionate doctor who creates a modern comprehensive patient-first approach for treatment of complex and chronic illness for every patient. Dr. Nikitina is a physician who pays particular attention to her patient's lifestyles and the impact on his/her cardiac ailments. As a natural nutritionist and an active runner, Dr. Nikitina is particularly effective at helping patients live healthy lifestyles.

Dr. Nikitina completed her residency in internal medicine in 2004 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Following her residency, Dr. Nikitina completed her fellowship in Cardiology at Lenox Hill Hospital in 2007. Dr. Nikitina is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and cardiac CT angiography. Additionally, Dr. Nikitina serves as a Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College at New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.

For patients seeking a cardiologist who speaks Russian, Dr. Nikitina is fluent in Russian.