Dr. Hernando Torres-Ortiz is a board-certified non-invasive cardiologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Dr. Torres-Ortiz earned his medical degree from Universidad de Cuenca Facultad de Ciencias Medicas in Cuenca, Ecuador, graduating with honors as Valedictorian of his class and receiving the highest academic recognition, known as the Benigno Malo Award. He completed his internal medicine residency training at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, FL, where he served as Chief Internal Medicine Resident. Following his residency, he completed his cardiovascular disease fellowship training at the Columbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Throughout his training, Dr. Torres-Ortiz received numerous awards and recognitions, including Intern of the Year, Resident of the Year, and the Paul J. Furlong, M.D., Internist of the Year Award. He was also honored as a Clinical Vignette Winner multiple times by the Internal Medicine Department at Mount Sinai and the Florida State Chapter. He was also part of the Jeopardy Medical Knowledge team that won the Florida State Championship in 2017.

Dr. Torres-Ortiz specializes in non-invasive cardiology and cardiovascular diseases. He has contributed to teaching, research, publications, and presentations on topics, such as non-valvular atypical papillary fibroelastomas, coronary artery fistulas, and the assessment (non-invasive) of left ventricular pressure.

Dr. Torres-Ortiz is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the National Board of Echocardiography, and the National Board of Nuclear Cardiology.

He is fluent in English and Spanish.

Areas of Clinical Interest:

Preventive cardiology, lipid disorders, infiltrative cardiomyopathies, cardio-oncology

*This physician is employed by Mount Sinai Medical Center