Icilma V. Fergus, MD
Director of Cardiovascular Disparities
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Icilma V. Fergus, MD is Director of Cardiovascular Disparities at Mount Sinai Medical
Center, has served as Chief of the Division of Cardiology at Columbia University
Harlem Hospital Center, and Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology of New York
Hospital Queens. As Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical
Center in New York, New York, Dr. Fergus is board certified in Internal Medicine and
Cardiology. She has authored numerous articles related to heart disease and
congestive heart failure and a co-author of the new book entitled “Cardiovascular
Disease in Ethnic Minorities.” Her current research interests involve cardiovascular
disparities, Hypertension and Diastolic Dysfunction as well as heart disease in
women. She is an active member of Jack and Jill Incorporated; featured in numerous
articles and magazines including Essence, Heart and Soul and Girlfriends Magazines.
She has also been a guest speaker on several radio and TV stations including the
CNN’s Black in America Part 1. Dr. Fergus continues to be very active in communities
where health care disparities are present.