Obituary of Stephen J. Gulotta, MD

Stephen J. Gulotta, MD passed away peacefully on April 3, 2024. He was 91 years old.

Dr. Gulotta was born on March 5, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of five children to Dora and Vito Gulotta. An outstanding student, he excelled at Brooklyn College where he earned a BS in Biology in 1954, and won a full scholarship to the SUNY Downstate Medical Center School of Medicine, where he earned his MD degree in 1958. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Montefiore Hospital in 1961,and completed a fellowship in Cardiology at New York Hospital/Cornell in 1962. He joined the medical staff at Montefiore Hospital in 1962, and was appointed the Director of the Cardiopulmonary Laboratory at Triboro Hospital that same year.

In 1970, Dr. Gulotta was recruited as the Chief of Cardiology at North Shore University Hospital, a position that he held until 1979, when he was appointed the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center in Roslyn, NY, where he was an instrumental force behind St. Francis’ rise to national prominence. He was active in the American Heart Association throughout his career, serving on the Board of Directors for the Westchester Heart Association, the Nassau Heart Association, and the NY State Affiliate of the AHA,  ultimatelyserving as President of the NY State Chapter from 1982-1983. In recognition of his tireless services to the AHA, he was honored with their Distinguished Service Award in 2000. He remained at St. Francis until his retirement at the end of 2014, just shy of his 82nd birthday, and was beloved by his colleagues, hospital staff, and patients alike.

In 1954, Dr. Gulotta married his high school sweetheart, Lee, and together they raised three sons, traveled extensively, and enjoyed the arts, skiing and anything that placed them in the company of family and friends. He was a loving and supportive husband and father, doting grandfather and great grandfather and an intensely loyal friend.

Dr. Gulotta is survived by his three sons, Stephen Jr., Ronald and Eric, their wives, Danielle, Carolyn and Judy, eight grandchildren, Nicole Underwood (and husband Scott), Alex (and wife Sydney), Andrew, Michael, Caileigh, Christian, Christina and Caroline, and great grandsons, Daniel, Charlie and Remy. 

Friends are invited to visitation at Fairchild Sons Funeral Chapel in Manhasset on Sunday, April 7th, from 2:00-4:00 pm and 6:00-8:00 pm, and Monday, April 8th, from 5:00-8:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial for Dr. Gulotta will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 9th, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Peter of AlcantaraChurch, Port Washington, NY. Entombment at Gates of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla, New York will be private. 

In lieu of flowers, donations in Dr. Gulotta's memory can be made to The St. Francis Hospital Foundation. Donate to St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center® (catholichealthli.org)