Dr. Afsana Rahman
Overview
Dr. Afsana Rahman is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and an Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Transplant Cardiologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She also serves as the leader of the Advanced Heart Failure program at Englewood Health Medical Center. Dr. Rahman specializes in taking care of patients with heart diseases, mainly heart failure. She takes care of patients with any form of heart failure, whether it be genetic, valvular, coronary disease etc. She also has extensive knowledge about advanced therapies, such as mechanically circulatory support devices, intensive cardiac care, left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and heart transplantation. Her clinical interest includes heart failure, advanced heart failure therapies, cardiomyopathies, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiovascular hemodynamics. Her research interests include exercise hemodynamics, cardiogenic shock, and transplant immunology/medicine. Dr. Rahman spends time between inpatient care and outpatient care, as well as, performing procedures in the heart catheterization lab where she does advanced invasive hemodynamic studies and endomyocardial biopsies. Dr. Rahman is a native New Yorker and did all of her training in this wonderful city. She attended New York University, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and Political Science. She then graduated medical school from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She did her Internal Medicine Residency at Montefiore Medical Center at the Moses and Weiler Campus, then completed her Cardiovascular Disease fellowship at NorthShore/LIJ at Northwell Health. She finished her training with an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology fellowship at Columbia University.Finally, Dr. Rahman is a member of the American College of Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America, American Transplant Society, Women in Mechanical Circulatory Support and the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation.
Her clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock and Cardiomyopathy.
Dr. Rahman is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Rahman is currently accepting new patients.
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Locations
173 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Rahman has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Afsana Rahman
What conditions does Dr. Afsana Rahman specialize in?
While Dr. Afsana Rahman is a Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, they have specific expertise in Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiomyopathy. MediFind analyzes a doctor's articles and referral patterns to identify their specific areas of focus within Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
Does Dr. Afsana Rahman accept my insurance?
Dr. Afsana Rahman accepts most major insurance plans, including Aetna and Anthem BCBS. We recommend calling the office directly to verify that your specific plan is currently accepted before your visit.
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