Tara Narula talks about why 75% of Americans’ heart age is older than they are. All about her medical career
- Dr. Narula is a board-certified cardiologist. She is also an Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Hofstra University NSLIJ School of Medicine
- Also an Associate Director of the Cardiac Care Unit at Lenox Hill Hospital/NSLIJ in Manhattan
- She talks about why 75% of Americans’ heart age is older than they are
It’s definitely a big challenge if we think our fitness level is pretty darn good.
You spring from bed early each morning eager to knock down the dominoes erected the night before. No task will go unfinished.
You have the necessary energy. You’re in shape. If that’s your perception, may it be true? One very important organ that’s sure a sign of health is older than you are.
As reported by various news organizations, such as this one by CBS News, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) released a study on September 2, 2015.
This estimates that in the United States, 3 out of 4 adults have a predicted “heart age” older than their chronological age.
More about her
Dr. Narula is a board-certified cardiologist. She is an Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Hofstadter University Northwell School of Medicine.
Not only that she is Associate Director of the Cardiac Care Unit at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.
She joined Lenox Hill Heart & Vascular Institute of New York in 2010 and provides outpatient consultative care as well as inpatient cardiac critical care.
In Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, and Internal Medicine, she is additionally board certified. After graduating from Stanford University with degrees in Economics and Biology, she was the founder and CEO of her own small business, Sun Juice Inc.
Subsequently, she graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha Society Honors. At USC Keck School of Medicine, she obtained her medical degree.
Dr. Narula completed her residency in internal medicine at Harvard University/Brigham and Women’s Hospital and her fellowship training in cardiology at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center. As one of the fellows of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Dr. Narula is currently working.
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Her associations
She serves as a member of both the NYC Go Red for Women Committee and is a national spokesperson for the AHA. Dr. is also a member of the Women’s Health Program of Lenox Hill Hospital.
She is a CBS News Medical Contributor and also has appeared on segments for CNN, CBS, FOX, and NBC news. She is also a frequent contributor to O, Oprah Magazine.
Her interests include preventive cardiology, women’s health, and the management of coronary artery & valvular disease.
Awards
She was awarded Super Doctors in 2014, 2015, and 2016 as ‘New York Rising Stars’.
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Short bio on Tara Narula
Dr. Narula is a board-certified cardiologist. She is famous as the CBS News medical contributor and the medical show presenter on CBS, Tara Narula. More bio…
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Posted on: Saturday, July 21 2018
