Craig R. Narins, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 275-6161

Fax: (585) 242-9663

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Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 679
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Medicine , Cardiology (SMD)
Associate Professor - Department of Surgery , Vascular (SMD) - Joint
Associate Professor - Department of Imaging Sciences (SMD) - Joint

Patient Care Settings

Cardiology, Surgery

Biography

Dr. Narins is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and holds joint appointments in Vascular Surgery and Imaging Sciences. His subspecialty interests include interventional cardiology, peripheral vascular disease, valvular heart disease and echocardiography. He performs coronary artery angioplasty and stenting as well as catheter-based treatment of peripheral vascular and carotid artery disease. He is a member of the URMC multidisciplinary Transcatheter Aortic Valve Intervention (TAVI) team that performs less invasive aortic valve replacement. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology.

Professional Background

Dr. Narins received his medical degree from SUNY Buffalo. He completed his internal medicine residency at Duke University, his cardiology fellowship at the University of Rochester Medical Center and his interventional cardiology fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic. He joined the faculty in 2001 and holds secondary appointments in the Department of Imaging Sciences and the Division of Vascular Surgery.

Credentials

Education

1990
MD | SUNY at Buffalo-School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (USA)

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1996 - 06/30/1998
Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic Foundation

07/01/1993 - 06/30/1996
Fellowship in Cardiology at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/1991 - 06/30/1993
Residency in Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center

07/01/1990 - 06/30/1991
Internship in Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center

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Awards

Teaching Award, URMC Interventional Cardiology. 2006 & 2010

Patient and Family-Centered Care Award, URMC. 2011 & 2012

Publications

Journal Articles

8/18/2021
Narins CR, Aktas MK, Chen AY, McNitt S, Ling FS, Younis A, Zareba W, Daubert JP, Huang DT, Rosero S, Kutyifa V, Goldenberg I. "Arrhythmic and Mortality Outcomes Among Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients Receiving Primary Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy." JACC. Clinical electrophysiology.. 2021 Aug 18; Epub 2021 Aug 18.

2/4/2021
Morris JH, Lee JA, McNitt S, Goldenberg I, Narins CR. "Variability of Activated Clotting Time by Site of Sample Draw During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective Single-Center Study." Angiology.. 2021 Feb 4; :3319721992237. Epub 2021 Feb 04.

5/12/2020
Simon BV, Gu Y, Wyrobek JA, Narins CR, Prasad SM. "Direct right ventricular Impella LD implantation enables postoperative ambulation and may avoid sternal re-entry." Journal of cardiac surgery.. 2020 May 12; Epub 2020 May 12.

Books & Chapters

2012
Chapter Title: Restenosis and Percutaneous Options
Book Title: 1001 Questions: An Interventional Cardiology Board Review
Author List: Narins CR
Edited By: D Mukherjee, L Cho, and DJ Moliterno
Published By: Lippincott-Williams and Wilkins 2012

2012
Chapter Title: Preoperative Coronary Intervention
Book Title: Textbook of Interventional Cardiology, 6th edition
Author List: Narins CR
Edited By: EJ Topol and PS Teirstein
Published By: Elsevier 2012

2012
Chapter Title: Vascular Diseases
Book Title: Peripheral and Aorta, in Manual of Outpatient Cardiology
Author List: Narins CR, Pacos J, Hirokawa T.
Edited By: J Bisognano, R Beck, R Connell
Published By: Springer 2012

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