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Office
750 Washington St
Boston, MA 02111Phone+1 617-636-5000Fax+1 617-636-6204- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Richard Karas, MD is a cardiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts. He is affiliated with Tufts Medical Center and is a Professor at Tufts Medical Center.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1989 - 1990
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1989 - 2016
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Delaying reperfusion plus left ventricular unloading reduces infarct size: Sub-analysis of DTU-STEMI pilot study.Navin K Kapur, Mohit Pahuja, Ajar Kochar, Richard H Karas, James E Udelson, Jeffrey W Moses, Gregg W Stone, Nima Aghili, Haroon Faraz, William W O'Neill> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2024 Mar 1
- 14 citationsIntermittent Occlusion of the Superior Vena Cava to Improve Hemodynamics in Patients With Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure: The VENUS-HF Early Feasibility Study.Navin K Kapur, Michael S Kiernan, Irakli Gorgoshvili, Rayan Yousefzai, Esther E Vorovich, Ryan J Tedford, Andrew J Sauer, Jacob Abraham, Charles D Resor, Carey D Kimme...> ;Circulation. Heart Failure. 2022 Feb 1
- 8 citationsThe mitochondrial regulator PGC1α is induced by cGMP-PKG signaling and mediates the protective effects of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibition in heart failure.Guangshuo Zhu, Kazutaka Ueda, Masaki Hashimoto, Manling Zhang, Masayuki Sasaki, Taro Kariya, Hideyuki Sasaki, Nina Kaludercic, Dong Ik Lee, Djahida Bedja, Matthew Gabr...> ;FEBS Letters. 2021 Nov 14
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Press Mentions
Abiomed Acquires preCARDIA, a Breakthrough Medical Device Company, to Improve Outcomes for Heart Failure PatientsJune 1st, 2021- Abiomed Übernimmt preCARDIA, Ein Bahnbrechendes Medizintechnikunternehmen, Um Die Behandlungsergebnisse Von Patienten Mit Herzinsuffizienz Zu VerbessernJune 1st, 2021
Muscle Damage from Statins May Evade Blood TestSeptember 11th, 2013
Hospital Affiliations
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts
