

Torsten Peter Vahl, MD
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - 26 Indian Rock
ColumbiaDoctors - 1086 North Broadway
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- Affinity Health Plan
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Torsten Peter Vahl, MD
Torsten P. Vahl, MD, is the Director of Translational Research and an attending physician at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.Dr. Vahl is board-certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, and internal medicine. He specializes in the percutaneous treatment of coronary artery disease and structural heart disease, including cardiac catheterization. His primary focus areas include transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement (TMVR), and left atrial appendage closure.Dr. Vahl is involved in preclinical and first-in-human studies through his work with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. He served as the national principal investigator for the ALIGN-AR trial, following his involvement in the device's preclinical research. He also proctors other interventional cardiologists on TAVR using the Trilogy valve and on TMVR with the Cephea valve. In the area of left atrial appendage closure, he has helped develop an intracardiac echo program that enables patients to undergo the procedure without general anesthesia or transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).Dr. Vahl earned his medical degree from Philipps-Universität in Marburg, Germany. He completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He then completed fellowships in interventional cardiology and structural interventional cardiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology
Expertise
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Disease
Heart Valve Disease
Heart Valve Repair
Heart Valve Replacement
Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Minimally Invasive Valve Repair
Mitral Valve Repair
Mitral Valve Replacement/Repair
Stenting Coronary Arteries
TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
Education
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Internship: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Medical School: Philipps-Universitaet Marburg
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Languages
- German
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Internship: Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Medical School: Philipps-Universitaet Marburg
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology
Languages Spoken
- German