Meet Dr. Sarswat
Nitasha Sarswat, MD, is a board certified cardiologist that specializes in advanced heart failure and heart transplantation. Dr. Sarswat has a particular expertise in cardiac amyloidosis, pulmonary hypertension and cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Along with her clinical pursuits, Dr. Sarswat also researches a variety of cardiology topics, investigating ways to improve the treatment and management of heart failure. She has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Echocardiography, American Journal of Medicine and Hospital Practice.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Cardiac Synchronization Therapy (CRT)
- Cardiac Amyloidosis
- Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Failure
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cardiac Critical Care
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Women's Heart Disease
Memberships & Medical Societies
- Heart Failure Society of America
- American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
- American Society of Echocardiography
- American College of Cardiology
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- American Heart Association
Practicing Since
- 2013
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
- Hindi
- Punjabi
Medical Education
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency
- New York University Langone Medical Center
Fellowship
- UMDNJ-University Hospital, NJ; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital
News & Research
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- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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