Rebecca R. Ascunce

Dr. Rebecca R. Ascunce is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, and an Assistant Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She specializes in general cardiology, cardiovascular disease, and women's heart health.

• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• M.D. from Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2005)
• B.A. from University of Michigan (2001)

Her clinical expertise includes managing coronary artery disease, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, valvular heart disease, and congestive heart failure, with a focus on preventive cardiology and post-operative care. She performs echocardiography at the institutional level.

Research areas span sex-based differences in cardiovascular outcomes, statin therapy management, and rare cardiac conditions like carnitine deficiency and angiosarcoma. Recent publications focus on aortic dissection, myocardial infarction, and cardiac arrest readmissions.

Dr. Ascunce has been recognized as one of America's Top Doctors and holds board certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology, and Echocardiography.