Michael Benz, MD
- Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
As a physician, the delivery of care and service to the best of my ability is what I proudly offer to my patients. No compromise.
Languages Spoken
- Hindi
- Telugu
Related Services
Related Practices
- Cardiology of Jersey City
Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated
Primary Areas of Practice
- Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
Other Areas of Practice
- Bloodless Medicine
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Preventive Cardiology
- Women and Heart Disease
Procedures
- Angiography
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Stent Placement
- Directional/Rotational Atherectomy
- Echocardiography
- Exercise Stress Testing
- Holter/Ambulatory Monitoring
- Mitral Clip
- Pacemaker Follow-Up
- PCI
- Percutaneous Repair of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Percutaneous Repair of Patent Foramen Ovale
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Peripheral Vascular Intervention
- Pharmacological Stress Test
- TAVR
- Thrombolytic Therapy
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
Conditions Treated
- Angina
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmias
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Attack
- Heart Failure/Cardiac Failure
- Heart Valve Disease
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Palpitations
- Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Shortness of Breath
- Syncope (Fainting)
Locations &
Appointments
Locations
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Englewood Health Physician Network Cardiology of Jersey City: Dr. Michael Benz
A142 Palisade Avenue Suite 215 The Heights, NJ 07306
Main: 201-222-1170Fax: 201-222-1159
Tuesday12:30 PM-5:30 PMWednesday12:30 PM-5:30 PMFriday12:30 PM-5:30 PM
Insurance
Insurances Accepted
Please contact your insurance company directly prior to receiving services or care to confirm your coverage. Although we have made every effort to ensure this list is accurate, only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.
1199 (SEIU)
- 1199 (SEIU)
Aetna
- Aetna Assure Premier Plus
- Aetna CCN
- Aetna CoreSource
- Aetna Coventry
- Aetna FIDE-SNP
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Whole Health HMO
- Aetna Whole Health PPO
- Medsolutions
- Meritan Health
Amerigroup
- Amerigroup Medicaid
- Amerivantage
AmeriHealth
- AmeriHealth Administrator
- AmeriHealth HMO
- AmeriHealth PPO
- Value Network (Exchange Plan)
APWU
- APWU Health Plan
Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Open Access Plus
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Supplemental
- Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
- Health Partners
Clover Health
- Clover Medicare Advantage
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth EPO
- EmblemHealth EPO2
- EmblemHealth FEHB
- EmblemHealth FEHBP
- EmblemHealth GHI CBP
- EmblemHealth GHI PPO
- EmblemHealth National
- EmblemHealth PPO1
- EmblemHealth PPO2
- EmblemHealth PPO3
- EmblemHealth Tri-State
- Vytra
Empire BCBS
- Blue Priority
- Empire BCBS EPO
- Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VJD)
- Empire BCBS Indemnity
- Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus
- Empire BCBS PPO
Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
- Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
First Health
- First Health
GEHA
- GEHA Health Plan
Horizon BCBS
- Federal Employee Program
- Horizon BCBS Braven Health
- Horizon BCBS EPO
- Horizon BCBS HMO
- Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
- Horizon BCBS PPO
- NJ Carpenters Fund
- OMNIA Tier 1
- Traditional
Horizon NJ Health
- Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
- Horizon NJ TotalCare (D-SNP)
MagnaCare
- Local 825
- MagnaCare PPO
Mail Handlers
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
Medicaid
- Medicaid NJ
Medicare
- Medicare NJ
MultiPlan/PHCS
- Beech Street
- MultiPlan Humana
- MultiPlan Worker's Comp
- PHCS
- Pomco
MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care PPO
NALC
- NALC Health Benefit Plan
Nippon Life Insurance Co of America
- Nippon Life Benefits
Oxford
- Freedom
- Garden State Network
- Liberty
- Metro
- Oxford Medicare
QualCare
- Choice Care
- HIP HMO
- HIP PPO
- HIP PRIME HMO
- HIP PRIME PPO
- Oscar
- QualCare EPO
- QualCare FEHB
- QualCare GHI PPO
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare Humana
- QualCare PPO
- QualCare Worker's Comp
Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare NJ
TRICARE North Region
- CHAMPVA
- DVA
UMR
- UMR
United Healthcare Community and State
- Dual Complete
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare)
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicare
UnitedHealthcare
- AARP
- Commercial and Marketplace
- Compass Benefit (Exchange)
- Medica
- River Valley
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
Wellcare
- Wellcare Ambetter
- Wellcare Medicaid Managed Care
- Wellcare Medicare Managed Care
About
About Michael Benz
Dr. Benz is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, with additional certifications as a registered physician in vascular interpretation (RPVI) and registered vascular technologist (RVT). His primary clinical interests are coronary, structural heart, and peripheral vascular interventions. Dr. Benz received his medical degree from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India. He did his internal medicine residency and cardiovascular disease fellowship at New Jersey Medical School (now Rutgers New Jersey Medical School), where he was chief medical resident and chief cardiology fellow. He did an interventional cardiology fellowship at St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York and advanced structural heart and endovascular interventional training at Prairie Heart Institute, in Springfield, IL, and at the German Heart Centre, in Munich, Germany. Dr. Benz is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and a member of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society for Vascular Medicine.
Honors & Awards
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Fellow, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
Professional Memberships
American Society of Echocardiography
Society for Vascular Medicine
Global Health and Community Health Activities
2016: Joined medical mission "Operasyon Puso" held at Phil Heart Center in Manila Philippines. Free complex coronary interventions performed to indigent patients with coronary artery disease.
Education &
Training
Education & Degrees
MBBS: Osmania Medical College
Residency
University Hospital, Rutgers University
Fellowship
University Hospital, Rutgers University, Cardiovascular Disease
St. Vincent's Hospital, Interventional Cardiology
Board Certifications
- Interventional Cardiology (American Board of Internal Medicine)
- Cardiovascular Disease (American Board of Internal Medicine)
- Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)
Other Certifications
- Nuclear Cardiology (Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology [CBNC])
- Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation [RPVI] (Alliance for Physician Certification and Advancement)
- Registered Vascular Technologist (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
- Vascular Medicine (American Board of Vascular Medicine [ABVM])