Texas Tech University, Distinguished Alumnus Award 1996
Helen Keller Services for the Blind Achievement Award, Contributions in the Medical Sciences, April 1997
Phi Gamma Delta Outstanding Alumnus Award, Texas Tech University, October 1998
National Marfan Foundation, Hero with a Heart Award, December 2000
Bugher Foundation Award, February 8, 2000
2001 Humanitarian Award, NYSAE Education and Research Foundation and Larry King Cardiac Foundation
Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service Award, April 2004
Distinguished Service Award 2007, American Heart Association
Castle Connolly 2011, National Physician of the Year Award for Clinical Excellence
Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award 2011
One of 20 Champions of Heart & Stroke, June 2012
American Heart Association's distinguished 'Bugher Foundation Award for Achievement in Cardiovascular Science and Medicine'
Hero with a Heart Award from the National Marfan Foundation (2000)
Humanitarian Award from the Larry King Cardiac Foundation and the New York Society of Association Executives Education Research Foundation
One of America's Top Doctors
America's Top Doctors (2001-2011)
America's Top Doctors, 2004-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, 2004-2014
New York Magazine: Top Doctors, 2002-2013
Good Housekeeping: Top Heart Centers for Women, 2004