Dr. Bernard Ashby MD, MPP, RPVI, FACC, is the Medical Director for the Master in Physician Assistant Program. Dr. Bernard Ashby, who originally from South Florida, is board certified in internal medicine, clinical cardiology, vascular medicine, vascular interpretation, and nuclear cardiology. He attended medical school at Cornell University and attained his masters in health policy at Princeton University. He completed his internship and residency at Columbia University Medical Center, where he was also an assistant professor in the department of medicine. He completed his cardiology training at George Washington University Medical Center, where he was named chief fellow. Dr. Ashby also completed a postdoctoral clinical and research fellowship in vascular medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Most recently, He served as the director of vascular cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center prior to opening Comprehensive Vascular Care.

Education: 

Florida State University | Tallahassee, Florida
August 1999 – May 2003
The College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Magna Cum Laude

Cornell University | New York, New York
August 2003 – May 2007
Weill Medical College, Doctor of Medicine

Columbia University Medical Center | New York, New York
June 2007 – June 2010
Internship & Residency, Department of Medicine

Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey
June 2010 – June 2011
Woodrow Wilson School, Master of Public Policy for Physicians

Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey
June 2010 – June 2011
Health and Health Policy Certificate

The George Washington University | Washington, District of Columbia
July 2011 – June 2013
Cardiology Fellowship, Department of Medicine

The George Washington University | Washington, District of Columbia
July 2013 – June 2014
Chief Cardiology Fellow, Department of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, Maryland
June 2013 – June 2014
Postdoctoral Clinical and Research Fellowship, Department of Vascular Medicine

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
● American Board of Nuclear Cardiology: Nuclear Cardiology 2015
● American Board of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease 2015
● American Board of Vascular Medicine: Vascular Medicine 2014
● American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine 2010

PUBLICATIONS
● Gowani S, Horvath S, Ashby B, Brenes J, Santana O. Bi-Atrial Compression
Due to Ascending and Descending Aortic Aneurysms. Journal of Invasive
Cardiology. October 2017
● Neville R, Ashby B, Amdur R, Tunstall A, Nguyen B, Sidawy A. The Effect of
Congestive Heart Failure on the Perioperative Outcomes in Patients
Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization. Journal of Vascular Surgery.
May 2016
● Ashby B, Asthana A, Balter S, Kirtane A, Ekanem E, Gray W. Patient Radiation
Exposure in Percutaneous Peripheral and Coronary Procedures. (Abstract)
Presented at The American College of Cardiology 63rd Annual Scientific
Session, Washington, District of Columbia; March 2014
● Ashby B, Amdur R, Nemshah Y, Nguyen B, Mazhari R, Neville R, Sidawy A,
Panjrath G. Vascular Risk Score Predictor of Poor Outcomes in Patients
Undergoing Vascular Intervention. (Abstract) Presented at the American
College of Cardiology 63rd Annual Scientific Session, Washington, District
of Columbia; March 2014
● Ashby B, Neville R, Amdur R, Tunstall A, Nguyen B, Sidawy A. The Impact of
Congestive Heart Failure on the Acute Post-Operative Outcomes in Patients
Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization. Oral Presentation at The
Southern Association of Vascular Surgery (SAVS) 38th Annual Meeting, Palm
Beach, Florida; January 2014
● Ashby B, Choi B, Cioletti A, Katz R. Getting to and Staying at Lipid Goals: An
Integrated Mobile Health/EMR Approach. $100,000 Grant – Awarded by
Merck Investigator Studies Program (Atherosclerosis Section) July 2013