Craig R. Narins, M.D.

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

Specialties

Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine
Interventional Cardiology - American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine

Education

1986
BS | Coll of William And Mary
Biology

1990
MD | Univ at Buffalo SUNY School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Medicine

1993
Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine | Duke University Medical Center

1996
Fellowship in Cardiology | University of Rochester School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease

1998
Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Interventional Cardiology

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 Hospital

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

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Awards

Teaching Award, URMC Interventional Cardiology. 2006 & 2010

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

Publications

Journal Articles

9/2016
Narins CR, Lee J, Cole M, Ling FS. "Pneumopericardium Following Pericardiocentesis." The American journal of medicine.. 2016 Sep 0; 129(9):e181-2. Epub 2016 Apr 22.

4/11/2016
Alkhouli M, Morad M, Narins CR, Raza F, Bashir R. "Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis." JACC. Cardiovascular interventions.. 2016 Apr 11; 9(7):629-43. Epub 2016 Mar 04.

4/2016
Alkhouli M, Porter J, Waits B, Ling FS, Narins CR. "Distal Embolization During Percutaneous Subclavian Artery Intervention." Vascular and endovascular surgery.. 2016 Apr 0; 50(3):175-9. Epub 2016 Mar 18.

Books & Chapters

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: Springer2012

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 Wilkins2012

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: Elsevier2012

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