Dr. Abraham B. Bornstein, MD, FACC: Cardiologist, Educator and Advocate for Integrative Medicine
Dr. Abraham B. Bornstein, MD, FACC, is an Adjunct Professor of Integrative Health and Ayurvedic Medicine at Maharishi International University and a veteran attending cardiologist whose career spans two decades of clinical practice and more than four decades of medical education.
As an adjunct professor of Integrative Health and Ayurvedic Medicine at Maharishi International University since 2015, Dr. Bornstein has achieved success. Prior to this position, he held the positions of assistant professor of public health at Weill Cornell Medical College from 2008 to 2010 and assistant professor of science education at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine from 2010 to 2014.
He obtained additional experience as a clinical instructor of medicine at New York Medical College from 1981 to 1985, associate clinical professor of medicine at New York Medical College from 1985 to 1988, assistant clinical professor of medicine at New York Medical College from 1981 to 1985, and assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine from 2001 to 2008. From 1975 to 1978, Dr. Bornstein served as a clinical instructor of medicine at Tufts New England Medical Center.
Dr. Bornstein served as an attending cardiologist for 20 years in addition to his roles as an educator. Between 1978 and 1998, he worked for Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County and was the associate director of the Heart Institute at St. Joseph Medical Center. He also worked for Stanford Hospital and Practice in addition to these positions.
Dr. Bornstein attended Boston University to prepare for his career in healthcare, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) in 1969. He received his Doctor of Medicine, cum laude, from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1973. He completed his higher education and received his internal medicine board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1974.
Dr. Bornstein belongs to the American Heart Association and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He was honored with numerous teaching awards from Stanford Hospital and Practice in recognition of his outstanding professional accomplishments.
Dr. Bornstein intends to remain successful in integrative medicine in the upcoming years and join forces with the Sophie Davis Medical School to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds. He likes to go skiing and ride a motorcycle in his free time.