Karan Wats, MD
Overview
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.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Heart Failure
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary Hypertension
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- Student Health
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- POS
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Medicare Managed Care
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Leaf (Exchange)
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
VNSNY CHOICE
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
- Internship: Maimonides Medical Center
- Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
- Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center
- Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Fellowship: Westchester Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Internal Medicine, Hypertension
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology