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Sheila Kar, MD, Cardiology, Beverly Hills, CA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

SheilaKarMDFACC

Cardiology Beverly Hills, CA

Echocardiography, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology

Past-Clinical Chief, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute President, Sheila Kar Health Foundation

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Education & Training

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1994 - 1996
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1994
  • NRS Medical College Calcutta
    NRS Medical College CalcuttaClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1994 - 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Beverly Hills Certificate of Recognition for Efforts in Improving the Health of the Community 2016
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Patient Chart Manager EHR, Prime Clinical Systems, 2012
  • Fellow American College of Cardiology, 2010
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Suspected nafcillin induced interstitial nephritis  
    Guharoy S, Kar S, McGalliard J, Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 1/1/1993
  • Short-term synchronized retroperfusion before reperfusion reduces infarct size after prolonged ischemia in dogs  
    Wakida Y, Nordlander R, Kobayashi S, Kar S, Haendchen RV, Corday E, Circulation, 1/1/1993
  • Coronary venous retroperfusion therapy  
    Corday E, Ryden L, Kar S, Corday SR, Haendchen RV, Nordlander R, Tadokoro H, Wakida Y, Primary Cardiology, 1/1/1993
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • The Edwards Pericardial Valve in the small aortic root: Hemodynamics and evidence for regression of hypertrophy.
    Khan S, Parikh A, Kar S, DeRobertis M, Chaux A, Siegel R, J Am College Cardiology, 1/1/1996
  • Short-term synchronized coronary venous retroperfusion reduced infarct size after prolonged ischemia in doges (abstr).
    Wakida Y, Nordlander R, Kobayashi S, Kar S, Fishbein MC, Haendchen RV, Corday E, European Heart Journal, 1/1/1991
  • Pathology of retroperfusion in experimental cerebral ischemia.
    Sinha UK, Hinton DR, Frazee JG, Jordan SE, Dion JE, Kar S, Norell EJ, Vinuela F, Corday E, XIIth International Congress Neuropathology, Kyoto, Japan, 1/2/1990
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Lectures

  • Lifestyle Modification and Non-Drug Therapy for Hypertension. 
    1/26/2016
  • The Cardiovascular Disease Burden 
    Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA - 1/14/2011
  • Head Neck Oncology on the Beach 
    Goa, India - 1/8/2011
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Other

  • Effects of Heart Failure on the Economy of the US. (Radio Interview by Frank Mottek) 
    Kar S, KNX 1070 AM
    1/12/2016
  • Effects of Sleep Disorders on the Economy of the US (Radio Interview by Frank Mottek) 
    Kar S, KNX 1070 AM
    1/13/2015
  • Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2 
    Kar S (Featured in documentary), Joe Cross Film by Reboot Media
    1/1/2014
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Bengali

Hospital Affiliations