Publications
2025
Lionel Chong, Gazi Husain, Daniel Nasef, Prince Vathappallil, Mihir Matalia, Milan Toma PhD. “Machine Learning Strategies for Improved Cardiovascular Disease Detection,” European Society of Medicine Medical Research Archives. 2025.
Lionel Chong, John Christopher Magnotto, Pradyumna Simha, Shahzabe Mann, Gazi Husain, Jacob Fomin, Alexis Kim, Brian Beatty PhD. “Exploring variations across distinct segments of cadaveric left anterior descending arteries: a multimodal imaging analysis,” Developmental Dynamics. 2025.
Lionel Chong, Rick Volleberg MD, Doosup Shin MD, Christian Calistro, Adil Ansari, Christopher Chieh Yang Koo MD, Emma Caron, Matthew Cannata, Yasemin Ciftcikal, Roosha Parikh MD, Jonathan Weber MPH, Fernando Sosa MS MBA, David Cohen MD MSc, Jeffrey Moses MD, Jaffar Khan MD PhD, Carlos Collet MD, Evan Shlofmitz DO, Richard Shlofmitz MD, Allen Jeremias MD MSc, Niels van Royen MD, Omar Khalique MD, Ziad Ali MD PhD. “Photon-Counting Versus Energy-Integrating Detector-Computed Tomography for the Identification of Coronary High-Risk Plaques,” Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025.
Ziad Ali MD DPhil, Rick Volleberg MD, Doosup Shin MD, Lionel Chong, Christian Calistro, Adil Ansari, Fernando Sosa MS MBA, Richard Shlofmitz MD, Evan Shlofmitz DO, Jeffrey Moses MD, Allen Jeremias MD MSc. “Intravascular Imaging in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention,” Interventional Cardiology Clinics. 2025.
Christian Calistro, Roosha Parikh MD, Doosup Shin MD, Lionel Chong, Adil Ansari, Koshiro Sakai MD, Mandeep Singh, Emma Caron, Matthew Cannata, Yasemin Ciftcikal, Jonathan Weber MPH, Rick Volleberg MD, Karli Pipitone, Jane Cao MD MPH, Lu Chen MD, Fernando Sosa MS MBA, Krishna Patel MD, Mary Elizabeth Duggan, Jaffar Khan MD PhD, David Cohen MD MSc, Jeffrey Moses MD, Richard Shlofmitz MD, Carlos Collet MD, Evan Shlofmitz DO, Allen Jeremias MD MSc, Ziad Ali MD DPhil, Omar Khalique MD. “Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography for Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease in Older Adults,” Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025.
Doosup Shin MD, Rick Volleberg MD, Roosha Parikh MD, Adil Ansari, Christian Calistro, Lionel Chong, Christopher Chieh Yang Koo MD, Matthew Cannata, Emma Caron, Yasemin Ciftcikal, Koshiro Sakai MD, Jane Cao MD MPH, Lu Chen MD, Fernando Sosa MS MBA, Jonathan Weber MPH, Jaffar Khan MD PhD, David Cohen MD MSc, Jeffrey Moses MD, Niels van Royen MD, Carlos Collet MD, Richard Shlofmitz MD, Evan Shlofmitz DO, Allen Jeremias MD MSc, Omar Khalique MD, Ziad Ali MD DPhil. “Photon-Counting Detector Computed Tomography for the Assessment of Coronary Stents and In-Stent Restenosis.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025.
Rick Volleberg MD, Doosup Shin MD, Ruben van der Waerden, Simone Saitta, Jos Thannhauser, Joske van der Zande, Thijs Luttikholt, Pierandrea Cancian, Xiaojin Gu, Leah Heil, Clara Sánchez, Bram van Ginneken, Ivana Išgum, Christian Calistro, Lionel Chong, Adil Ansari, Richard Shlofmitz MD, Evan Shlofmitz DO, Allen Jeremias MD MSc, Fernando Sosa MS MBA, David Cohen MD, Jeffrey Moses MD, Niels van Royen MD, Ziad Ali MD DPhil. “Deep Learning-Derived Plaque Burden for Intracoronary Optical Coherence Tomography: an Intravascular Ultrasound-Based Validation Study.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025.
Evan Shlofmitz DO, Allen Jeremias MD MSc, Brian Bergmark, Ajar Kocher, David Gross, Dhruv Mahtta, Raghav Gattani, Zaid Almarzooq, Jay Khambhati, Jacob Burns, Adil Ansari, Lionel Chong, Christian Calistro, Fernando Sosa, Doosup Shin MD, Jeffrey Moses MD, Kevin Croce, Ziad Ali MD DPhil, Jonathan Hill, Richard Shlofmitz MD. “Combined DeepOCT+NIRS Imaging for Coronary Stent Optimization: Results from the Investigational Study of SpectraWAVE’s HyperVue Imaging System.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025.
2024
Lionel Chong, Caleb Sooknanan, Shawn Geffken, Tint Tha Ra Wun, Anoushka Guha, Pooja Jaiswal, Tamayo Kobayashi, Satoru Kobayashi PhD, Qiangrong Liang MD PhD. “PAK1 regulates cardiomyocyte autophagy through p62,” AMA Research Challenge. 2024.
Johnathan Yarbro, Lionel Chong, Caleb Sooknanan, Chris Mathew, Pritpaul Singh, Michelle Kim, Kinza Ahmed, Rohan Francis, Tamayo Kobayashi, Yuan Huang, Satoru Kobayashi PhD, Qiangrong Liang MD PhD. “P21-activated kinase 1 safeguards cardiac function from impairment during fasting,” Circulation. 2024.
Lionel Chong, Gazi Husain, John Christopher Magnotto, Shahzabe Mann, Pradyumna Simha, Brian Beatty PhD. “The effects of age and sex on luminal surface complexity in cadaveric left anterior descending arteries,” Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2024.
Lionel Chong, Gazi Husain, John Christopher Magnotto, Shahzabe Mann, Pradyumna Simha, Brian Beatty PhD. “Calcification alters the luminal surface of cadaveric left anterior descending arteries,” Circulation. 2024.
Lionel Chong, Nicholas Dushaj, Ani Rakoubian, Johnathan Yarbro, Satoru Kobayashi PhD, Qiangrong Liang MD PhD. “Unraveling the Roles of HIF-1, HO-1, GLUT-1 and GLUT-4 in Myocardial Protection,” International Journal of Drug Discovery and Pharmacology. 2024.
Presentations
“Exploring variations across distinct segments of cadaveric left anterior descending arteries: a multimodal imaging analysis.”
2025 Anatomy Connected Annual Conference – Portland, OR
2025 APSA Northeast Regional Meeting – Stony Brook, NY
2025 NYSOMS Poster Competition – White Plains, NY
2025 NYIT BRIIC Opening Ceremony – Old Westbury, NY
“Calcification alters the luminal surface of cadaveric left anterior descending arteries."
2024 AHA Annual Scientific Sessions – Chicago, IL
“The effects of age and sex on luminal surface complexity in cadaveric left anterior descending arteries.”
2024 CCS Canadian Cardiovascular Congress – Vancouver, BC
2024 AMA Research Challenge Symposium – Orlando, FL
"PAK1 regulates cardiomyocyte autophagy through p62."
2023 NYITCOM Research Symposium – Old Westbury, NY
"A Potential Case of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome as a Complication of COVID-19 Infection: A Case Study."
2024 NYITCOM Research Symposium – Old Westbury, NY
"Photon-Counting Versus Energy-Integrating Detector-Computed Tomography for the Identification of Coronary High-Risk Plaques."
2025 CRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics – San Francisco, CA
Awards & Honors
NYITCOM Research Award Nomination 2024 & 2025
CCS Trainee Research Award for Basic Sciences 2024
AHA Student Research Scholarship for Cardiovascular Disease 2024
NYITCOM Summer Research Fellowship 2025
NYITCOM Summer Research Fellowship 2024
NYITCOM Anatomy Lab Research Grant 2023
Meet the Team
Lionel Chong
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