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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Residency Program

Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY
Continued AccreditationACGME #1593514046J1J-1

Westchester Medical Center is an ACGME-accredited Advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology residency program in Valhalla, NY. It has 1 PGY-1 position per year. It reports J-1 visa sponsorship and a PGY-1 salary of $87,996. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
1
0 residents · 1 approved
PGY-1 salary
$88.0k
IMG percentage
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed

Accredited since 2014 · 1 years · Last ACGME review 2016

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3–4
Reference letters needed
Visa
J-1
Application service
ERAS

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match data pending

Multi-year applicants, interviews, and positions filled.

Training tracks

No tracks listed

No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.

Residents

Cohort composition

Cohort composition — data pending

Cohort composition hasn't been reported for this program yet.

Affiliated medical schools

Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
55
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
24
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
6
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
5.0
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
2
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
4
Support team size

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Unknown

The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is the pre-eminent provider of integrated health care in New York’s Hudson Valley region, serving nearly 2.5 million residents across more than 6,000 square miles. A 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, including nine hospitals on seven campuses and 60 ambulatory care sites, WMCHealth is home to the region’s only Level I (adult and pediatric) trauma center and the only Academic Medical Center between New York City and Albany. The Network employs more than 13,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians – seeing nearly 300,000 unique patients every year, and is the State’s largest Medicaid provider north of New York City, serving 1 in 3 Medicaid patients in the region. WMCHealth also features Level II and Level III trauma centers, a nationally renowned pediatric hospital that is the region’s only acute care children’s hospital and leading pediatric hospital across the country, the region’s only Level IV NICU, the region’s only Organ Transplant Center, several community hospitals, and dozens of specialized institutes and centers. The Network also includes Comprehensive and Primary Stroke Centers, Burn Center, skilled nursing, and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State. For more information about WMCHealth, visit WMCHealth.org or follow WMCHealth on Facebook.com/WMCHealth or Instagram.com/WMCHealth.

Star Rating
1 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
915
Tertiary care
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care3 better · 4 same · 1 worse
Mortality0 better · 7 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 8 same · 3 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 10 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeC
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$134K
Research
$0
Payments
30

Top payer: Stryker Corporation ($15K)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
28,830
ED visits
13,100
Inpatient surgeries
7,782
Outpatient surgeries
14,755
Births
759
Daily census
677
Full-time staff
5,900

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Westchester Medical Center · Valhalla, NY

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Westchester Medical Center

Primary
Valhalla, NY915 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,034/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~34.1% of pay
Take-home$4,034/mo
Rent (1BR)$2,500/mo
State tax$799/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $87,996 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 10.9% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Rental market & livability

Median 1BR rent
~$2,500
Median 2BR rent
~$2,650

23 days on market0% rental listings MoM

Listings and market data via Realtor.com. Directional — verify before signing a lease.

Livability

County figures for Westchester County, New York (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
10.9%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$118,411
+$40k vs US median
Avg Commute
35 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Gregg M Lanier, MD

Director, Pulmonary Hypertension; Program Director

Program Director

Ms. Tracy Curtiss

Academic Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Westchester Medical Center located?
Westchester Medical Center is located in Valhalla, NY.
Is Westchester Medical Center ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Westchester Medical Center holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How much is rent near Westchester Medical Center?
Median rent near Valhalla, NY is ~$2,500/month for a 1BR and ~$2,650/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Westchester Medical Center accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Westchester Medical Center has not reported an IMG resident percentage to FREIDA, so MatchPath publishes none for this program — the figure is missing at the source, not withheld. Its visa sponsorship and PGY-1 salary are shown on this page wherever the program reports them. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does Westchester Medical Center sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Westchester Medical Center reports sponsoring J-1 visas. It does not currently report H-1B sponsorship. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Westchester Medical Center require?
Westchester Medical Center does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at Westchester Medical Center?
Westchester Medical Center reports a PGY-1 salary of $87,996. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to Westchester Medical Center?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Westchester Medical Center to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Westchester Medical Center have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology residency program positions as they appear.