Krishan Kumar Sharma, MD, MMSc
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Areas of Expertise
Conditions I Treat
- Cardiotoxicity and cardiotoxic effects of cancer treatment
- Heart failure
- Radiation-induced heart disease
My Specialties
- Preventive cardiology
- Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
- 3D transthoracic echocardiography
Get to Know Me
I’m a cardiologist who has special training in managing and preventing cardiovascular disease in people who have cancer and cancer survivors. Cardiovascular diseases are problems related to the heart and blood vessels.
I work closely with doctors who treat cancer and others on your treatment team to care for your heart health throughout the cancer journey. My goal is to reduce long-term cardiac risk for problems that may develop as a side effect of cancer treatments.
I see patients at Memorial Hospital, the main hospital at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), the David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at MSK, and the Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion.
My clinical and research interests focus on prevention of cardiac problems. This includes the study of lipids (fats) and their effect on heart health. I also focus on the cardiac effects of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP).
Clonal hematopoiesis, or CHIP, is an age-related condition where a blood stem cell starts making cells with the same genetic mutation. While clonal hematopoiesis is not cancer, it can increase the risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks or strokes. Through my work, I aim to better understand and reduce cardiac risk in this growing patient population.
Outside of the clinic, I am an avid cook and a dedicated fan of the New York Knicks.
I'm a cardiologist, which is a doctor with special training in the cardiovascular system (heart and blood vessels).
- Assistant Attending Physician
Conditions I Treat
- Cardiotoxicity and cardiotoxic effects of cancer treatment
- Heart failure
- Radiation-induced heart disease
- Late cardiac effects of cancer treatment
- Coronary artery disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac amyloidosis
My Specialties
- Preventive cardiology
- Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
- 3D transthoracic echocardiography
- Holter/cardiac event monitoring
- Preoperative cardiovascular assessment
- CAR T-cell therapy
- Cardiovascular evaluation before bone marrow transplant
Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School
- Master of Medical Sciences (MMSc), Harvard University
Residencies
- Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Fellowships
- Cardiovascular Disease, Mount Sinai Hospital (Academic Track)
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine (ABIM)
- Cardiovascular Disease (ABIM)
- Echocardiography (ASE)
- Nuclear Cardiology (APCA)
Insurance Information
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In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant
In Network Coverage Type
PPO
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO
In Network Coverage Type
HMO
This plan is in-network at our New York sites only.
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO
Your plan may not cover visits to our New York sites. Please call the number on the back of your insurance card to see what your health plan covers.
In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO
In Network Coverage Type
HMO
In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO
In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS
In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO
In Network Coverage Type
POS, HMO
In Network Coverage Type
State Government
In Network Coverage Type
State Government
This plan is in-network at our New York sites only.
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO
Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Emblem to learn more.
In Network Coverage Type
HMO
This plan is in-network at our New York sites only.
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO
In Network Coverage Type
HMO
This plan is in-network at our New York sites only.
In Network Coverage Type
PPO
In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO
Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Fidelis to learn more.
In Network Coverage Type
HMO
This plan is in-network at our New York sites only.
In Network Coverage Type
PPO
In Network Coverage Type
State Government
This plan is in-network at our New York sites only.
In Network Coverage Type
EPO, HMO, PPO, POS
Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Healthfirst to learn more.
In Network Coverage Type
HMO
This plan is in-network at our New York sites only.
In Network Coverage Type
PPO EPO
In Network Coverage Type
HMO
Your plan may not cover visits to our New York sites. Please call the number on the back of your insurance card to see what your health plan covers.
In Network Coverage Type
PPO
Your plan may not cover visits to our New York sites. Please call the number on the back of your insurance card to see what your health plan covers.
In Network Coverage Type
EPO
Your plan may not cover visits to our New York sites. Please call the number on the back of your insurance card to see what your health plan covers.
In Network Coverage Type
EPO
Your plan may not cover visits to our New York sites. Please call the number on the back of your insurance card to see what your health plan covers.
In Network Coverage Type
TBD
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO
In Network Coverage Type
Federal Government
In Network Coverage Type
HMO (City Employee Health Plans Gold and Gold Care Only)
In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental
In Network Coverage Type
PPO/OAP
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, EPO
In Network Coverage Type
State Government
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS
In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO
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