Overview of Dr. Kar
Dr. Saibal Kar is a cardiologist in Thousand Oaks, CA and is affiliated with Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center. He received his medical degree from NRS Medical College Calcutta and has been in practice 29 years. He specializes in interventional cardiology and is experienced in aortic stenosis, mitral valve disease, mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation, and tricuspid regurgitation.
Education & Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1998 - 2001
UCLA-VA Greater Los AngelesResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1998
NRS Medical College CalcuttaClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citations
1-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair in Anatomically Complex Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation Patients.
Smith, R., Lim, D., Gillam, L., Zahr, F., Chadderdon, S., Rassi, A., Makkar, R., Goldman, S., Rudolph, V., Hermiller, J., Kipperman, R., Dhoble, A., Smalling, R., Lati...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 Dec 11 - 1 citations
Regurgitant Volume to LA Volume Ratio in Patients with Secondary MR: The COAPT Trial.
Coisne, A., Scotti, A., Granada, J., Cohen, D., Lim, D., Bax, J., Kotinkaduwa, L., Redfors, B., Stone, G., Grayburn, P., Mack, M., Kar, S., Lindenfeld, J., Weissman, N...> ;European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2023 Dec 7 - 1 citations
One-Year Outcomes From the CLASP IID Randomized Trial for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation.
Firas Zahr, Robert L Smith, Linda D Gillam, Scott Chadderdon, Raj Makkar, Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, Tobias Friedrich Ruf, Robert M Kipperman, Andrew N Rassi, Molly...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 Oct 26 - Join now to see all
Journal Articles
Structural 3-Year Outcomes of the Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve for Conduit Failure in the Pulmonary Position from the COMPASSION Multicenter Clinical Trial
Gregory A Fleming, Girish S Shirali, Mark A Fogel, Julie Vincent, Vasilis C Babaliaros, Dennis W Kim, Evan M Zahn, John F Rhodes, Saibal Kar, Aimee K Armstrong, ScienceDirectTranscatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients with Heart Failure
JoAnn Lindenfeld, Saibal Kar, Michael J Mack, Samir R Kapadia, Gregg W Stone, Ian J Sarembock, William T Abraham, Andreas Brieke, David J Cohen, Steven O Marx, Brian W..., The New England Journal of Medicine
Lectures
Recurrent MR After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair: How Often? Will Another Clip Work?
CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/14/2019LAA Occlusion Complications I: If It Can Happen, It Will (With Case Examples)
CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/13/2019WATCHMAN: Device Characteristics, Procedural Technique, Clinical Outcomes, Ongoing Studies, and Evolution to WATCHMAN FLX
CRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/26/2019- Join now to see all
Press Mentions
Peijia Medical Engages Professor Saibal Kar as Exclusive ConsultantSeptember 6th, 2021
Confirmed: Watchman FLX LAAC Device Safe for Nonvalvular AFib PatientsJuly 23rd, 2021
Boston Scientific Heart Implant Linked to Steep Drop-off in AFib-Related Stroke Risk: StudyJuly 21st, 2021
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Professional Memberships
Hospital Affiliations
Insurance Accepted
Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
Blue Shield California PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Health Net California Large Group PPOHealth Net HMO - Employer Group
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO - Kaiser
Multiplan PPO
Pacificare HMO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
WEA Trust Preferred Provider Plan - Trust Pref- Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
