Dr. Iyengar was born and raised in New Jersey. He attended Rutgers University followed by medical school at Ross University. He completed his Internal Medicine training at the Jewish Hospital/University of Cincinnati, which included a year as Chief Resident. This was followed by a four-year fellowship at the Ohio State University in cardiovascular medicine which included a self-obtained grant-supported year in Heart Failure/Cardiac Transplantation research. After completing this fellowship, Dr. Iyengar continued on to a two-year advanced fellowship in Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Endovascular training at Columbia University. Dr. Iyengar has first-authored over twenty manuscripts in such journals such as Circulation, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, and Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. He has also written a number of book chapters and on-line presentations, as well as actively contributing and participating in national medical meetings and live-case presentations. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, and Interventional Cardiology. His primary interest revolves around the use of percutaneous endovascular therapies and their further development in both the academic and clinical settings."