Karan Wats, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, more

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CUIMC/Vivian & Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center

173 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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    Aetna Signature Administrators
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    Student Health
    Great West (National)
    Vytra
    Select Care (Exchange)
    POS
    ConnectiCare
    EPO
    Medicaid Managed Care
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    Child/Family Health Plus
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
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    Multiplan
    Essential Plan
    Quality Health Management
    Oxford Liberty
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    Oxford HMO
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    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
    SelectHealth
    World Trade Center Health Plan
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    NYP Employee Plan
    NY Signature
    Student Health
    Great West (National)
    Vytra
    Select Care (Exchange)
    POS
    ConnectiCare
    EPO
    Medicaid Managed Care
    PPO
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Railroad
    Traditional Medicare
    Multiplan
    Essential Plan
    Quality Health Management
    Oxford Liberty
    Empire Plan
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    Compass (Exchange)
    Oxford HMO
    Oxford Freedom
    Medicare Managed Care
    Special Needs
    SelectHealth
    World Trade Center Health Plan

About Karan Wats, MD


Dr. Karan Wats is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Cardiologist, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with advanced heart failure. His practice includes those requiring left ventricular assist device or heart transplantation. He also attends as a cardiac intensivist. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Hypertension and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology.


Dr. Wats received his medical degree from Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, India. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center. He then went on to do Hypertension Research fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai followed by Cardiology fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center and Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant fellowship at Westchester Medical Center. He is particularly interested in infiltrative cardiomyopathy and currently serves as an associate director for amyloid program.


Board Certifications

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Internal Medicine, Hypertension

Specialties & Expertise

  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Pulmonary Hypertension

Education

  • Medical School: Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
  • Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center
  • Internship: Maimonides Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Fellowship: Westchester Medical Center

Leadership, Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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