Prakash Krishnan, MD
- PROFESSOR | Medicine, Cardiology
- PROFESSOR | Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology
Specialties:
Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease), Cardiology (Heart), Interventional CardiologyPrakash Krishnan, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Prakash Krishnan of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has a dual academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Medicine - Cardiology and Radiology. He also serves as the Director of Endovascular Interventions at The Mount Sinai Hospital's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and is Co-Director of the annual Live Symposium of Complex Coronary & Vascular Cases. In addition, he is the Director of Mount Sinai’s Peripheral Interventions Live Web Cast, a monthly interactive presentation of a complex endovascular case that is broadcasted live on the web teaching interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists, and vascular surgeons around the world the latest data, approaches, and techniques in the management of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
Dr. Krishnan has earned and maintained board certifications in the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, and Endovascular Interventions; and the State University of New York Medical License.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), a well recognized leader in his field, and often invited to lecture at both national and international conferences.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Focus
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Angiography
- Atherectomy/Angioplasty Of Noncoronary Vessel
- Atrioventricular Septal Defect
- Balloon Angioplasty / Stent
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Carotid Artery Endarterectomy
- Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Stenting
- Heart Attack/Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renovascular Hypertension
Education
MD, umd26
Residency, Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital Medical Center-Staten Island
Fellowship, Cardiology, Ochsner Foundation Hospital
Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology, Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
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Dr. Krishnan did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2022 and/or 2023: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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