Lauren Sharan Ranard, MD, MS
Interventional Cardiology
Cardiovascular Disease
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Overview
Lauren Sharan Ranard, MD, MS is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, echocardiography and cardiovascular computed tomography. Dr. Ranard has expertise in complex coronary interventions and structural heart disease with a focus on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), percutaneous mitral valve repair and replacement, atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale closure, and left atrial appendage closure.
Dr. Ranard is an attending physician at the Columbia Structural Heart and Valve Center and Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Ranard is a full-time faculty member and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Dr. Ranard is a faculty member of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. As a member of the CT Core Lab, she evaluates the cardiac imaging for multiple ongoing clinical trials for structural interventions. She also has extensive experience in testing novel transcatheter devices in preclinical studies at the Skirball Center for Innovation. In addition, Dr. Ranard is actively involved in several first-in-human and early feasibility studies.
Dr. Ranard is an attending physician at the Columbia Structural Heart and Valve Center and Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Ranard is a full-time faculty member and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Dr. Ranard is a faculty member of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. As a member of the CT Core Lab, she evaluates the cardiac imaging for multiple ongoing clinical trials for structural interventions. She also has extensive experience in testing novel transcatheter devices in preclinical studies at the Skirball Center for Innovation. In addition, Dr. Ranard is actively involved in several first-in-human and early feasibility studies.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Left Atrial Appendage Closure
- Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Stenting Coronary Arteries
- TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR)
- Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Valvular Heart Disease
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Gender
- Female
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Location(s)
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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1111 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604
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Insurance Accepted
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
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Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, 2016 Thomas Jefferson University
- Residency: 2019 Duke University Medical Center
- Fellowship: 2024 Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Fellowship: 2025 Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Committees, Societies, Councils
- Faculty Member, Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Echocardiography
- Internal Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Research
Selected Publications
- Ranard LS, Bonow RO, Nishimura R, Mack MJ, Thourani VH, Bavaria J, O'Gara PT, Bax JJ, Blanke P, Delgado V, Leipsic J, Lang RM, Michelena HI, Cavalcante JL, Vahl TP, Leon MB, Rigolin VH; Heart Valve Collaboratory. Imaging Methods for Evaluation of Chronic Aortic Regurgitation in Adults: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Nov 14;82(20):1953-1966. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.08.051. PMID: 37940233.
- Vahl TP, Thourani VH, Makkar RR, Hamid N, Khalique OK, Daniels D, McCabe JM, Satler L, Russo M, Cheng W, George I, Aldea G, Sheridan B, Kereiakes D, Golwala H, Zahr F, Chetcuti S, Yadav P, Kodali SK, Treede H, Baldus S, Amoroso N, Ranard LS, Pinto DS, Leon MB. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with high-risk symptomatic native aortic regurgitation (ALIGN-AR): a prospective, multicentre, single-arm study. Lancet. 2024 Apr 13;403(10435):1451-1459. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02806-4. Epub 2024 Mar 26. PMID: 38552656.
- Rucinskas K, Ranard LS, Stella S, Hildick-Smith D, Price MJ, Bapat V, Denti P. Early Feasibility Study with the SATURN Transapical Mitral Valve Replacement Device. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2024 Jun 28;2(4):765-771. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2024.06.011. PMID: 39790611; PMCID: PMC11708713.
- Ranard LS, Cheng Y, Yi G, Ordanes D, McBride M, Butziger J, Forde S, Righini G, Denti P, Vahl T. Procedural performance and healing response of a novel low profile transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement system. EuroIntervention. 2024 Feb 19;20(4):e261-e263. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-23-00478. PMID: 38389470; PMCID: PMC10883316.
- Ranard LS, Grizzell BE, Vahl TP, Granada JF, Chehab BM. Transfemoral Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation With a Dedicated Device in a Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis Patient. JACC Case Rep. 2023 Aug 14;22:101986. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101986. PMID: 37790763; PMCID: PMC10544295.
- Ranard LS, Guber K, Khalique OK, Leb J, Hamid N, Donald E, Hahn RT, Forman J, Ng V, Leon MB, Sommer R, Vahl TP. Improved Left Atrial Appendage Closure With the New-Generation WATCHMAN FLX by Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography at 45 Days Postimplant. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Apr;15(4):e011727. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.121.011727. Epub 2022 Mar 22. PMID: 35313734.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov