Torsten P. Vahl, MD
Overview
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Torsten P. Vahl, MD is an attending physician at the Heart Valve Center and at the Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Vahl is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center.
Dr. Vahl is board certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, and internal medicine, and he specializes in the percutaneous treatment of coronary artery and structural heart disease, as well as cardiac catheterization.
Dr. Vahl attended medical school at the Philipps-University in Marburg, Germany. He did his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He also completed a fellowship in both interventional cardiology and structural interventional cardiology, with a focus on valvular heart disease, at Columbia University Medical Center.
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital
Gender
- Male
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- NYP Employee Plan
- POS
- PPO
- Signature Administrators
- Student Health
Affinity
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs Plan
Amida Care
- Special Needs Plan
Capital District Physician Health Plan
- Capital District Physician Health Plan
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West
- HMO
- 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
- Blue Access (Exchange)
- EPO
- Gatekeeper (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- Pathway (Exchange)
- POS
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare
- MagnaCare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Oxford Health Plans
- Freedom
- Liberty
- Medicare Managed Care
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs Plan
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- 1998 Philipps-Universitaet Marburg
- MD, Philipps University, Marburg (Germany)
- Internship: Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Internal Medicine
Research
Grants
INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (ICE) USING THE ACUSON ACUNAV V ULTRASOUND CATHETER (P&S Industry Clinical Trial)
Dec 10 2018 - Dec 10 2023
SERVICE AGREEMENT - VAHL/P02C320/220_JV06EFS_CIP (P&S Industry Clinical Trial)
Mar 30 2018 - Mar 30 2023
WATCHMAN FOR PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILATION UNDERGOING TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (P&S Industry Clinical Trial)
Jan 9 2018 - Jan 9 2023