Dr. Krishna Aragam is a cardiologist and cardiovascular geneticist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). He is a core faculty member within the MGH Cardiovascular Genetics Program and the MGH Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center. Dr. Aragam received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and his medical doctorate and graduate training in clinical research at the University of Michigan. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, followed by a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine and subspecialty training in Clinical Cardiovascular Genetics at MGH. Additionally, he completed post-doctoral training in computational biology and population genetics at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
As co-director of the MGH Cardiomyopathy and Atherosclerosis Genetics Clinics, Dr. Aragam specializes in the care of patients and their relatives with a family history of cardiovascular disease and/or a confirmed genetic predisposition. His clinical focus includes the management of coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, and heart failure.
In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Aragam leads an NIH-funded research program at MGH and the Broad Institute, investigating the population genetic determinants of cardiovascular diseases and the implementation of genomic data to improve cardiovascular prevention and management.
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Mass General Heart Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 866-644-8910
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Dr. Aragam is excellent. He takes the time to spend with you to explain every aspect of your health care, your medication. He is a fabulous doctor and he is one of the reasons why that I as a black male go to Mass General. He is fabulous.
It was the first time I saw him. He was very nice. He listened and he sounded like he really cared. I liked him.
This was only my second visit to the doctor. He was well prepared to address my issue. He was very caring, asked several questions about my day-to-day health, to help him evaluate my condition. He ordered a follow up test and future appointment. I am so happy I was referred to him.
Dr Aragam was an excellent explainer, putting medical concepts into layman's terms without being condescending about that at all. He was respectful of my questions and concerns also.
Dr. Aragam is an excellent doctor.
Dr. Aragam is an exceptional doctor. It was one of my most thorough, informative first visits ever. He listened, explained and was very thoughtful, kind and extremely knowledgeable. I feel like I've found my cardiologist for life.
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My visit with Dr. Aragam gave me hope that the pain I have been living with can be resolved. He was caring, empathetic, and truly concerned about improving the quality of my life. He spent a great deal of time going over all of my issues.
Very professional
The care provider was very professional, courteous, could understand his care, listened to my concerns, addressed me in a way I could understand, did take the time, did not rush me, was on time, very thorough, and made me very comfortable.