Torsten Peter Vahl, MD
Torsten Peter Vahl, MD

Torsten Peter Vahl, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
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Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, more

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26 Indian Rock
Suffern, NY 10901
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1086 North Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
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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
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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)

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Education

  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

  • Internship: Mount Sinai Medical Center

  • Medical School: Philipps-Universitaet Marburg

  • Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center

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Languages

  • German
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Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC

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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