Richard Karas
Distinguished in Heart Failure

Dr. Richard Karas

Cardiology
Tufts Medical Center
800 Washington St, 
Boston,, MA 
Distinguished in Heart Failure
Tufts Medical Center
800 Washington St, 
Boston,, MA 
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Overview

Richard Karas is a Cardiologist in Boston,, Massachusetts. Dr. Karas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), and Cardiogenic Shock.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 65 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 20 articles in the study of Heart Failure.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Tufts Medical Center
800 Washington St, Boston,, MA 02111
Call: 617-636-8776

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

65 Total Publications

Delaying reperfusion plus left ventricular unloading reduces infarct size: Sub-analysis of DTU-STEMI pilot study.
Delaying reperfusion plus left ventricular unloading reduces infarct size: Sub-analysis of DTU-STEMI pilot study.
Journal: Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions
Published: July 24, 2023
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