Jeremiah M. Gelles MD, Internist
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Jeremiah M. Gelles MD

Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology

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8714 5th Avenue Brooklyn New York, 11209
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Dr. Jeremiah Gelles is a cardiologist practicing in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Gelles specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Gelles also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.

Education and Training

New York University School of Medicine

New York University School of Medicine 1966

Board Certification

Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular Disease

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 59 years of experience
Jeremiah M. Gelles MD
Jeremiah M. Gelles MD's Expert Contributions
  • What is an echocardiogram?

    An echocardiogram is a test in which high frequency sound waves are bounced off your heart and create an image of your heart and its functioning. It is the safest imaging test we have in cardiology and extremely informative. A technician will place a transducer on your chest wall with some goo on it. The technician will then slide it around to find the best sites for imaging your heart. Sometimes the tech may press a little hard and you can tell them it is uncomfortable. The technician will be looking at a video screen to assess the quality of the images. READ MORE

  • How long is recovery after coronary bypass surgery?

    Recovery after CABG varies depending on the extent and complexity of the bypass, the patient's underlying condition, and the patients overall physical fitness and cardiac status. For a simple, straightforward bypass in an otherwise healthy patient with no significant comorbidities, recovery to modified activity should be a few weeks. It will take a few months for the sternum to heal. That is your chest bone; like any bone, it requires longer to heal than soft tissue. What I have written so far assumes an uncomplicated surgery. If there are complications, I would not be able to give any time for recovery. The key issue is having an excellent cardiologist who refers you for bypass after discussing it with an interventional cardiologist. They should be able to explain to you why you are not a candidate for an angioplasty, possibly including stents. They should refer you to a surgeon who would explain exactly what the operation entails and the risks. The surgeon should be able to give you some idea of what the recovery will be like and especially what the immediate postoperative period is like when you are in a cardiac surgery ICU. It would be best if you asked how many bypasses the surgeon does per year. This is an informative website: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=how+many+bypass+surgery+per+year&mid=B07A94CF5D90107C3946B07A94CF5D90107C3946&FORM=VIRE. Here are some questions to ask your surgeon: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/6-questions-to-ask-your-surgeon-if-you-need-coronary-bypass-surgery. As you can see, surgical experience is significant. Several choices must be made in bypass surgery. Some examples are off-pump vs. on-pump and arterial grafts vs. vein grafts. These decisions depend on the surgeon's experience. Good luck! READ MORE

  • Feel like going to pass out go unconscious

    I disagree that it is not bad enough to go to the hospital. Your vital signs need to be taken during an episode. A careful history must be taken. What time of day does this occur? What are you doing? What did you have to eat the day it happened? What have you had to drink? What GI problems do you have? Are they the ones that might cause a vaso-vagal episode? You have to be examined by a doctor, preferably during an episode. You may need a variety of tests. This is a very nonspecific symptom and has many possible causes, some benign and some more serious. READ MORE

  • Chest pains

    This sounds musculoskeletal to me. I suggest seeing a sports medicine specialist. They may refer you for physical therapy. They might also consider sending you to a neurologist if they think this might be a pinched nerve or something similar. It does not sound life-threatening. READ MORE

  • Need help

    First and foremost, you need to see a health care provider, such as a physician to have your heart checked to see if anything is wrong with it and if it is not beating normal. If everything is ok when you get checked, see if someone can get hold of the records of the nurse (hopefully she documented her findings). Once we ascertain a problem, we would have to determine whether that problem could have been caused by the beating you took. So, much must be done before we can see what kind of recourse you have towards those who inflicted this punishment on you. That would be determined by a lawyer, not a doctor. READ MORE

  • Can you explain my Holter monitor results please

    I cant read what you posted. The images are too blurry. Sorry. You need to include the images so that I can read them. READ MORE

  • chf

    Yes. Right ventricular failure results primarily in fluid in the pleural cavities, the virtual space between the visceral pleura, directly lining the lungs, and the parietal pleura, lining the chest wall. Left ventricular failure is what causes fluid directly in the lungs. Usually, right ventricular failure is a result of left ventricular failure but not always. If you have fluid in the pleural space, you will generally have congestion of the liver, dilated veins in your neck, and swelling of the legs. You can even have fluid in the abdominal cavity causing swelling of the abdomen in severe right ventricular failure. Sometimes, right ventricular failure relieves a failing left ventricle so that there is less or very little fluid in the lungs. Pleural fluid can have many causes and you must be evaluated and treated by a doctor for it. This is a complicated condition! READ MORE

  • Comcerns aboit pain in my shoulder

    Is the pain related to movement or position of the shoulder? If so, it is very unlikely to be cardiac in origin. If it is related to exertion and relieved by rest, then it might be cardiac. (I am not talking about exertion with the shoulder.) Your doctor should check you. In any case, at your age, a cardiac evaluation by your doctor would be a good idea. READ MORE

  • Atorvastatin

    Take the metoprolol now and resume taking it tomorrow morning. Take the atorvastatin tomorrow at any time and in the future at any time daily. READ MORE

  • Heart attack?

    Without knowing anything more about your medical history, it is impossible to be 100% certain. If you dont smoke and are premenopausal and have not suffered from uncontrolled blood pressure for years, a very bad lipid profile or diabetes, or a family history of premature coronary disease, it is very unlikely. To be sure, you would have to go to an emergency room or urgent care center and have an EKG and blood test. READ MORE

  • What activities to avoid after heart artery bypass?

    Avoid smoking, foods high in saturated fat, and stressful activities. Avoid the things that got you here in the first place and adopt a healthy lifestyle. As for immediate post-operative activities, your practitioner should advise you on that. READ MORE

  • What drinks should I avoid with high blood pressure?

    Many canned beverages like V8, for example, have a lot of salt. You must look at labels and see how much sodium is in anything you eat or drink. Other than that, the main thing you need to do is adhere to a healthy diet. Examples are the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet. There is a lot of controversy about alcoholic beverages. Try to limit the intake of alcoholic drinks. I cant quantitate this recommendation. Some people would say no alcohol. I would say as little as possible, consistent with a relaxed life. READ MORE

  • How long should I take medications for high blood pressure?

    Take your blood pressure every morning while you relax, say at the breakfast table. I hope you eat a hearty breakfast with lots of high-fiber foods. Limit your daily salt intake. Try to optimize your weight and exercise regularly. A good walk, say 2-3 miles, is good exercise, so you dont have to swim 100 laps, climb a mountain, or run a marathon! If your blood pressure is consistently under 120, you can start modifying your BP med(s). If you take more than one daily, ask your doctor which one you can try stopping. Then, see what happens to your morning BP. If it exceeds 140, you must resume what you took. If you only take one pressure med, then try reducing the dose. Once again, see what happens to your pressure. If it goes up over 140, resume your previous dose. A couple of things you must get out of your mind. One is that taking medications is bad, and you should do everything possible to get off them. The other is that taking medications means that something is wrong with you. You should be thankful we have these lifesaving medications that help prevent strokes, heart attacks, and peripheral vascular disease. Please inform the prescribing physician of what I have written and what you do. I am not a substitute for your doctor! READ MORE

  • What high blood medications are the safest?

    A lot depends on whether you have any other conditions and how old you are. If hypertension is your only problem and it is systolic, diastolic, or both, I would start with a calcium channel blocker like amlodipine or an angiotensin receptor blocker, most likely losartan or valsartan, but there are six others: candesartan, irbesartan, telmisartan, Olmesartan, azilsartan, and eprosartan. Adding a thiazide diuretic would be next, although I might add a thiazide right from the start in some patients. Treating hypertension is one of the arts of medicine. It involves finding a combination of meds that is efficacious and reasonably well-tolerated. It involves trying as much as possible to get the patient to modify their eating habits and lifestyle to minimize stress (very difficult in the USA), and get more exercise and relaxation. READ MORE

  • How can you treat heart palpitations?

    First, they must be diagnosed. That usually involves wearing a monitor for up to a month, depending on how often they occur unless you are lucky enough to have an EKG while you are having the palps. READ MORE

  • When can I exercise after a heart attack?

    This depends on the nature of your heart attack. Your cardiologist and/or primary caregiver knows this and should give you advice on exercise, diet, meds, and lifestyle. READ MORE

  • When can you drink alcohol after heart transplant surgery?

    Probably never. Alcohol is toxic to the heart, liver, muscles, and brain. In moderation, we normal people get away with it, but for someone with a heart transplant? Why take a chance! This is just my opinion, and I believe your friend should ask their transplant cardiologist. READ MORE

  • Heart test what does it all mean

    Looks like a pretty normal echo. The comments about mildy sclerotic are hard to evaluate without actually seeing the images. Cardiologists read things differently. I doubt that this finding, if real, has anything to do with fen-phen, fenfluramine/phentermine. READ MORE

  • i don't understand whats wrong with me

    Obviously you should see a doctor about this and get some tests if their history and physical exam does not suggest what I think is most likely that you strained a muscle or did something related to your musculoskeletal system. Thats what it sounds like to me. It does not sound like a heart attack but there are other possibilities as there always are when it comes to the human body and that is why you need to be examined. READ MORE

  • CAC scoring

    I am assuming in my response that you are not a smoker and have not smoked for at least 15 years. I also am assuming that you are post menopausal but that your menopause was at a normal age. I am also assuming you do not have diabetes. Given all that there is no need for aspirin. I think if you can diet and exercise for a few months and check your lipid profile again, that would be a good idea. If your LDL remains significantly above 100 you can decide if you want to take a low dose of a statin. Probably 10mg of atorvastatin or rosuvastatin would get your LDL under 100 with no side effects. Thats what I would recommend but this is not an absolute recommendation. It is your decision. I am not sure what Vitamin k2 has to do with this. Lots of anti-oxidants are important and most women are advised to take Vit D3 and Calcium but that is also a matter to discuss with your doctor. READ MORE

Expert Publications

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Areas of expertise and specialization

Cardiac ArrhythmiasHeart FailureHypertensionMyocardial Infarction

Treatments

  • High Cholesterol
  • Heart Disease
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
  • Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
  • Vascular Disease

Internships

  • Mount Sinai Hospital, New York

Fellowships

  • Mount Sinai Hospital, New York

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Heart Association, Kings County Medical Society

Articles and Publications

  • Dr. Gelles has contributed to several articles on cardiac electrophysiology.

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