Julian Stewart, MD - Childrens Physicians of Westchester

With a location in Hawthorne, N.Y., Cardiology Consultants of Westchester provide a range of diagnostic testing, interventional and preventive cardiology services for patients throughout the Hudson Valley. It conducts research activities and clinical trials for detecting effectiveness of drugs for various types of heart and vascular diseases. The clinic employs physicians who specialize in the areas of internal medicine and cardiology. Cardiology Consultants of Westchester is affiliated with the Arden Hill Hospital, Benedictine Hospital, Bon Secours Hospital, Cornwall Hospital and Ellenville Hospital. It offers stress testing, peripheral vascular imaging and X-ray services. The clinic provides health-related education on various topics, such as blood pressure, heart attack signs, diabetes and cholesterol.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America is one of the world s largest and most trusted voluntary family planning organizations. The organization maintains more than 120 affiliated health centers that provide reproductive health care and sexual health information to nearly 5 million women, men and teenagers throughout the United States. These health centers offer a range of services, including family planning counseling, birth control, emergency contraception, and pregnancy testing and counseling. The organization additionally provides gynecological care, HIV testing and counseling and information regarding safe sex. It also serves as a community resource for health care education and advocacy programs. Planned Parenthood Federation of America has a location in Hawthorne, N.Y.

Kerry A. Esquitin, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP, RPVI is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center with clinical expertise in general cardiology and cardiovascular imaging. Her academic work is dedicated to medical education. Dr. Esquitin is the Director of the Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship Program at CUIMC. She is an Associate Program Director of both the Cardiology Fellowship and Internal Medicine Residency Programs. At the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Esquitin is Section Director of Cardiology in The Body…in Health and Disease course. Dr. Esquitin’s clinical expertise in general cardiology includes management of hypertension, cholesterol disorders, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure and other cardiomyopathies. Dr. Esquitin provides comprehensive, individualized care to each of her patients and places an emphasis on nutrition and fitness as part of a heart-healthy lifestyle. At the medical center, Dr. Esquitin is an attending in the Cardiovascular Ultrasound Laboratory. She is highly skilled in transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), stress echocardiography, 3D imaging, and vascular ultrasound. Dr. Esquitin completed her undergraduate studies at Cornell University and was recognized as a Graduate with Distinction. She earned her medical degree at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed her residency training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she received the Eileen Gong Weiner Award for Compassionate Care. Dr. Esquitin pursued her fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Beth Israel Medical Center, followed by advanced training in echocardiography at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Esquitin holds leadership roles in the American College of Physicians (ACP): at the national level, she sits on the Internal Medicine Scientific Planning Committee to develop the cardiology content for the ACP Annual Meetings (2021, 2023). Regionally, she is an active member of the Education Committee for the New York chapter of the ACP. Dr. Esquitin has been invited to national and regional conferences hosted by the American College of Physicians and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation to speak on topics related to cardiovascular disease. As a highly regarded medical educator, Dr. Esquitin was awarded Teacher of the Year in the Division of Cardiology in 2016 and she is recognized as a Ewig Clinical Scholar in the Department of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.