Christopher J. Cove, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 341-7800

Office: (585) 275-2475

Fax: (585) 341-4213

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Accepting New Patients

Locations

2400 Clinton Ave
Building G, First Floor
Rochester, NY 14618

Faculty Appointments

Professor of Clinical Medicine - Department of Medicine , Cardiology (SMD)
Director - Department of Medicine , Cardiology (SMD)

Patient Care Settings

Cardiology, Hospital Medicine

Biography

Dr. Cove is Associate Professor of Medicine and Assistant Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories. Dr. Cove's main clinical activities take place in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories where he performs diagnostic and interventional procedures. His clinical interests include complex coronary interventions, and primary angioplasty for acute infarcts. He also specializes in the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by alcohol septal ablation. Dr. Cove is an expert in arteriovenous malformation tumor ablation. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.

Professional Background

Dr. Cove received his M.D. from Cornell University School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency in 1989, and a cardiology fellowship and interventional cardiology fellowship in 1993 at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He joined the faculty at the University of Rochester Medical Center in 1998.

Credentials

Education

1985
MD | Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1990 - 06/30/1993
Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/1986 - 06/30/1989
Residency in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/1985 - 06/30/1986
Internship in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

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Awards

1992 - 1993
John C. Stable Memorial Heart Fund Research Grant University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY 14642

Videos

Treatment of a Rare Heart Tumor

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