Steven W. Werns, MD

Cardiology and Internal Medicine Physician

212.224.7993

HSS - Main Hospital 535 East 70th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212.224.7993
Fax: 917.260.4573

Steven W. Werns, MD Cardiology and Internal Medicine Physician

Call 212.224.7993

About Insurance Credentials For My Patients Publications Research Industry Relationships

About Dr. Werns

Dr. Steven W. Werns is an attending physician and the Director of Cardiology at HSS. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. He is a distinguished graduate of Cornell University and Cornell University Medical College. After completing his internal medicine residency at New York Hospital, Dr. Werns went on to complete his cardiology fellowship at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Werns has served on the faculties of the University of Michigan Medical School, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Wayne State University School of Medicine. He currently holds a faculty appointment at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Insurance

Aetna
BCBS Horizon (excluding OMNIA)
Cigna
EmblemHealth GHI
EmblemHealth HIP
EmblemHealth Medicare
EmblemHealth Select Care
Medicare Part B
UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare Compass

If your insurance is not listed, please call our office if you have questions regarding your insurance coverage. If you have out-of-network benefits, then your insurance may reimburse you for a portion of your office visit. We will work with you and your insurance to minimize your out-of-pocket costs. Financial assistance may be available for patients in need.

Credentials

Appointments

Director of Cardiology, Hospital for Special Surgery
Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery

Certifications

Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology

Education

Medical: Cornell University Medical College, 1979
Internship: New York Hospital, 1980
Residency: New York Hospital, 1982
Fellowship: University of Michigan, 1985

State Licensure

New York, New Jersey, Michigan

Languages

English

For My Patients

Publications by Dr. Werns

Patient Education

For all publications, please see the PubMed listing

Selected Books/Chapters

Werns, SW: Strategies to limit reperfusion injury. In: Acute Coronary Intervention. Topol, E.J. (ed.), Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, 1988, p. 271-291.

Werns, SW, Muller, DWM, and Bates, ER: The focal vein graft lesion In: Strategic approaches in coronary intervention. Ellis, SG and Holmes, DR (eds), Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 1996, p. 425-439.

Werns, SW: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery: postoperative complications. In: Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft Disease. Bates, ER and Holmes, DR (eds), Marcel Dekker, New York, 1998, p. 33-60.

Werns, SW: Percutaneous gene therapy for myocardial angiogenesis. In: Percutaneous Transluminal Endomyocardial Revascularization: Practical and Theoretical Approaches. Abela, GS (ed), Wiley-Liss, Inc., New York, 2002, p. 197-209.

Werns, SW: Stable angina. In: Practical Cardiology: Evaluation and Treatment of Common Cardiovascular Disorders. Eagle, KA (ed), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, New York, 2003.

Werns, SW: Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction. In: Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult (3rd edition). Parrillo, JE and Dellinger, RP (ed), Mosby, Inc., Philadelphia, 2008.

Ruwende, C, Werns, SW, Khaja, F: Stable angina. In: Practical Cardiology: Evaluation and Treatment of Common Cardiovascular Disorders. Baliga, RR and Eagle, KA (ed), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2008.

Mazzarelli, J and Werns, SW: Acute coronary syndrome. In: The Neuro ICU Book. Lee, K, McGraw-Hill, 2012. Werns, SW: Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction. In: Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult (4th edition). Parrillo, JE and Dellinger, RP (ed), Mosby, Inc., Philadelphia, 2013.

Werns, SW: Acute Coronary Syndromes and Acute Myocardial Infarction. In: Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult (5th edition). Parrillo, JE and Dellinger, RP (ed), Mosby, Inc., Philadelphia, 2019.

Selected Presentations

Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Adult Multiprofessional Critical Care Board Review Course, Chicago, Illinois, August 13, 2014

ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Adult Multiprofessional Critical Care Board Review Course, Chicago, Illinois, August 13, 2014

Vasopressor and Vasodilator Therapy, Critical Care 2010, American College of Physicians, Toronto, Canada, April 20, 2010

Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes, Critical Care 2010, American College of Physicians, Toronto, Canada, April 20, 2010

Pericardial Disease: Restriction, Constriction, Tamponade, Invasive Cardiac and Peripheral Diagnosis III, Philadelphia, PA, September 29, 2006

Cardiac Support in the Cath Lab: IABP and New Technologies, Invasive Cardiac and Peripheral Diagnosis II, Philadelphia, PA, October 1, 2005

Directional coronary atherectomy. Ninth International Postgraduate Course on Myocardial Infarction and Angina Pectoris, Davos, Switzerland. March, 1991.

Coronary restenosis. Ninth International Postgraduate Course on Myocardial Infarction and Angina Pectoris, Davos, Switzerland. March, 1991.

Regulatory influences on the coronary circulation. Seventh International Postgraduate Course on Myocardial Infarction and Angina Pectoris, Davos, Switzerland. March, 1987

Research

Clinical Trials / Research Studies

Industry Relationships

HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.

As of February 27, 2025, Dr. Werns reported no relationships with the healthcare industry.

HSS and its physicians make this information available to patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Further, the HSS Conflicts of Interest and Commitment Policy prohibits physicians from collecting royalties on products they develop that are used on patients at HSS.