Berhane Worku, M.D.
Locations and Appointments
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn - Multispecialty
Insurances Accepted
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- 1199 National Benefit Fund
- AETNA
- Aetna [Weill Cornell Employee Plan]
- Affinity [HMO]
- Affinity Health Plan
- Amida Care
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CIGNA
- Elderplan
- Emblem Select Care
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield [Pathway Enhanced]
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- March Vision
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- Rockefeller University - CoreSource
- Unicare
- United Empire
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
About Berhane Worku, M.D.
Dr. Berhane Worku is an Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon and an Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center and at New York Methodist Hospital. Dr. Worku completed his undergraduate studies at Brown University in 1998, obtaining a degree in neuroscience. He pursued his medical education at Harvard Medical School and completed his residency in general surgery at New York University Medical Center. He completed a research fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University Medical Center in 2010 and a clinical fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2012 and assumed his present position afterwards. Dr. Worku has undertaken several research endeavors in the field of cardiothoracic surgery and has published extensively in several peer-reviewed journals. He is board certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery and is a member of several surgical societies, including the Society of Thoracic Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology.Dr. Worku's practice focuses on adult cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic, mitral, and tricuspid surgery, aortic aneurysm repair, and ablation for atrial fibrillation. In addition, Dr. Worku has additional interests in transcatheter therapies for aortic and mitral valve disease and surgical treatment of the failing heart, including percutaneous and permanent ventricular assist devices.
Board Certifications
- Cardiac Surgery
- General Surgery
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Expertise
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Angina
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Valve Surgery
Cardiac Catheterization
Coronary Angioplasty
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Endograft Aneurysm Repair
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD)
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Mitral Valve Surgery
Structural Heart Disease
TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
Thoracic Aortic Surgery
Transcatheter Aortic Valve (TAVR)
Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Education
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: New York University Medical Center
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Associate Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Medical School: Harvard Medical School
- Residency: New York University Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Associate Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery
Board Certifications
- Cardiac Surgery
- General Surgery
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English