Ari "Jody" Mintz, DO, is an interventional cardiologist and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is a board-certified interventional cardiologist and specializes in vascular and endovascular intervention. He is also board certified in internal medicine, vascular medicine, cardiovascular medicine, and non-invasive vascular interpretation.Dr. Mintz, also known as Jody by his colleagues, graduated from A.T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, after which he completed subspecialty training in vascular medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. He returned to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center to complete further specialized fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and interventional cardiology, where he was appointed Chief fellow. After completing training in interventional cardiology, he pursued additional subspecialty training at The Rhode Island and Miriam Hospitals of Brown University in Endovascular and Vascular Medicine, where he was trained in the most advanced techniques of minimally invasive vascular procedures.