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Ajay Kirtane

Cardiology

Ajay Kirtane, M.D., S.M.

Director, Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care; Chief Academic Officer, Division of Cardiology; Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, NY

Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM, is the Director of Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care and Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is an internationally recognized leader in interventional cardiology, specializing in complex coronary and peripheral vascular interventions. Dr. Kirtane treats conditions including coronary heart disease, heart attack, aortic valve stenosis, hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease, aortic dissection, heart failure, and necrosis.

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25+

Years in Practice

Credentials

Board Certifications

  • Cardiovascular Disease (National Board of Physicians and Surgeons)
  • Internal Medicine (National Board of Physicians and Surgeons)
  • Interventional Cardiology (National Board of Physicians and Surgeons)

Education & Training

  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons — M.D., 1998
  • Harvard School of Public Health — S.M.
  • Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2005
  • Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2002-2005
  • University of California-San Francisco Medical Center — Residency, Internal Medicine, 1998-2002

Peer Recognition

  • Castle Connolly — Top Doctor

    2017-2026 (10 years)

  • Healthgrades — Daniel V. Kimberg Junior Faculty Teaching Award, Columbia University Department of Medicine

    2010

  • Healthgrades — Appointed to Phi Beta Kappa

    1994

  • Healthgrades — Marie Nercessian Memorial Award for Humanism in Medicine

    1998

  • New York Magazine — Top Doctor

    2016-2025 (10 years)

Recognition & Leadership

Leadership Roles

  • Chief Academic Officer, Division of Cardiology
  • Director, Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care

Clinical Focus

Subspecialties

Interventional Cardiology

Conditions & Treatments

Coronary Artery DiseaseHeart Attack & Acute Coronary SyndromeCoronary InterventionPeripheral Vascular DiseaseValvular Heart Disease

Practice Details

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Languages

English

Experience

25+ years in practice

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