- Cardiology
Locations
Accepted Insurances
Always check with your health insurance carrier before scheduling any type of service. You can learn the details of your individual health insurance plan, including the amount of your copay, deductible, and coinsurance by visiting your health insurance company's website or by calling their customer service department. Click here to review our list of accepted insurance plans.
- Aetna Medicare PrimeAetna Signature Administrators
- HMO
- Meritain
- Open Access
- POS
- AHS - SMG is Tier 1
- APCN - Aetna Premier Choice Network
- Axcel Choice POS II
- Axcel Open Access
- Choice POS II
- EPO Select
- HNO - Health Network Option
- Liberty - SMG is Tier 1
- Medicare Advantage - HMO, PPO
- Choice
- PPO
- Signature PPO
- Assure Premier Plus
- EPO
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- Open Access
- Open Access Plus
- Local Value
- Tiered Advantage
- Advantage
- HMO Plus
- POS Plus
- Regional Preferred
- Horizon BCBS NJ
- Empire/Anthem BCBS PPO
- Federal Program
- Medicare Advantage
- Out-of-State BCBS PPO Blue Card
- PPO
- HMO
- Open Access
- Cigna Health Plan (CHP)
- Choice Fund
- Indemnity
- International
- Open Access Plus
- All Plans
- All Plans with First Health Logo
- PPO
- Traditional Medicare
- Railroad Medicare
- Medicare Supplemental Plans
- Medicare Advantage PPO
- All plans PPO
- Multiplan/PHCS logo on card - PPO
- Freedom
- Liberty
- Medicare Advantage
- Qualcare logo on card
- OSCAR NJ Individual and Family Plan
- OSCAR NJ PPO Plan
- Qualcare logo on card
- PPO
- EPO
- Community Care Network
- Emblem Health (with Qualcare logo)
- HIP Prime (with Qualcare logo)
- Traditional Plan
- AARP Medicare Complete - HMO, PPOChoice
- Choice Plus
- HMO
- Navigate - EPO, HMO, POS
- NY SHIP
- PPO
Training and Education
Board Certification
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, ABIM
- Cardiovascular Disease, ABIM
- Internal Medicine, ABIM
Medical School
- University of Florence Medical School, Florence, Italy
Fellowship
- Immunology, University of Florence Medical School, Florence, Italy
- Cardiac Disease, Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
- Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai - NYU Medical Center, New York, NY
About Me
Francesco Santoni-Rugiu, MD is a member of Summit Medical Group's Cardiology team. Dr. Santoni-Rugiu is a cardiac electrophysiologist who specializes in heart rhythm disorders with a focus on complex implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers and implantable defibrillators along with the analysis and correction of the triggers of atrial fibrillation. He treats heart rhythm issues, performs pacemaker and defibrillator implants, and completes upgrades of pacemakers and defibrillators. Dr. Santoni-Rugiu’s care philosophy is to provide individualized precision medicine to advance quality of life. “My goal is for my patients to find their optimal quality of life and reach their functional capacity. To aid in that process, I encourage open communication and actively involve my patients in their care,” says Dr. Santoni-Rugiu.
Dr. Santoni-Rugiu is an accomplished researcher and presenter in his field as well as a member of the Heart Rhythm Society. He has been involved for some time in the development of heart rhythm services on the island of Jamaica as part of a large academic center project. He enjoys studying languages and is conversant in English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Russian. In his spare time, he likes to garden.