Sabina M. Mathew

Carolyn Kasov is a board-certified family nurse practitioner. She completed her Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Nursing from Pace University in New York. Carolyn received the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing in 2011. Carolyn joined the cardiology team at Stamford Health in 2010 and is the lead nurse practitioner for the Stamford Health cardiology group. She has practices in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. She has a special interest in valvular heart disease and has served as the clinical coordinator for the Structural Heart and Valve Clinic at Stamford Health. She is committed to delivering patient-centered care, with a focus on promotion of health and prevention. Her philosophy of care includes an emphasis on patient education along with treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. She has expertise in cardiology and heart failure and is certified as a heart failure nurse practitioner with the Heart Failure Society of America as well as with the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses. Carolyn enjoys skiing, hiking, and spending time with her family where she resides in Fairfield County. She sees patients in the Medical Office Building in Stamford.

Dr. Kamil W. Nowicki is an endovascular neurosurgeon and physician-scientist. He is an Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. After receiving his combined MD-PhD from the University of Florida, he completed neurosurgery residency at UPMC with one year of enfolded endovascular fellowship. He then completed an additional endovascular fellowship at Yale – New Haven Hospital. He is passionate about studying the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular disease. He has been active in the lab exploring inflammation in cerebral aneurysms. He was awarded the Academy Award from the American Academy of Neurological Surgery in 2023 and Best Basic Science – Cerebrovascular Award from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in 2019. His work has been funded by both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the NSF (National Science Foundation), and has resulted in several innovations. His goal is to bring quality care and the results of breakthrough translational research to future patients and their families. In addition to his subspeciality interests in endovascular and cerebrovascular neurosurgery, his clinical interests also include general, trauma, tumor, and spine neurosurgery. In his free time, Dr. Nowicki enjoys CrossFit, playing soccer, and rock-climbing. He also enjoys photography.