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NYU Langone Provider

Shaline D. Rao, MD

NYU Langone Provider
  • Specialty: Heart Failure
  • Treats: Adults
  • Languages: English, Spanish
  • Phone: 516-663-4480
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I decided to specialize in cardiology because heart disease is a leading cause of death around the world, and there are a growing number of medical advances in the field. I also found it remarkable that the heart can be diseased but recover well.

As the director of heart failure services at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, I care for patients who have a variety of cardiac conditions. These include heart failure, in which the heart does not pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. I also manage cardiac amyloidosis, which occurs when a protein builds up in the heart, interfering with its ability to pump blood. Additionally, I treat people who have cardiac sarcoidosis, which is when there is inflammation in the heart, and complex heart valve disease.

I also care for patients who are hospitalized with heart failure and cardiogenic shock, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the heart suddenly cannot pump enough blood to the body. This condition requires intensive care or advanced cardiac interventions to help a patient recover. After these patients are discharged, I provide follow-up care.

I prescribe medication and provide comprehensive care for patients who have had a heart transplant. At the NYU Langone Transplant Institute, people who need a heart transplant spend less time on the waitlist than at any other hospital in the Northeast. We do not have age cutoffs for transplants; we consider each person’s health status. In addition, our team offers unparalleled access to dual organ transplantation—heart–lung, heart–liver, and heart–kidney transplants—as well as care that is close to home.

I evaluate patients to determine if they are good candidates for NYU Langone’s LVAD Program, in which a left ventricular assist device is implanted in the heart to help it pump blood to the rest of the body. LVADs are placed at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, allowing patients to remain close to home and their support system. I also offer patients access to clinical trials focused on new devices and medications.

If a patient who has heart failure cannot come to my office for frequent appointments, I can monitor them remotely. I use a sensor that monitors changes in pulmonary artery pressure, which can be a sign of worsening heart failure. I can partner with a person’s local care team on their heart failure care, increasing the chance that the patient will remain well and stable at home.

When people learn they have heart failure, they are usually afraid. But with the right care and attention, they can have a good quality of life. I take the time to explain the condition and offer guidance about treatment options. I want patients to feel supported, and I encourage them to ask questions. Their opinions and values are an important part of creating a treatment plan.

My goal is to help patients achieve the best possible heart health and live well. I enjoy getting to know them and their families. It is rewarding to help people get through a difficult time in their lives and see them achieve their goals.

As the program director of the heart failure fellowship at NYU Langone, I train the next generation of cardiologists. It is rewarding to teach these doctors how to provide high-quality care for people who have heart failure.


Conditions and Treatments

Conditions
  • abnormal heart rhythms
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • amyloidosis
  • angina
  • aortic valve disease
  • aortic valve insufficiency
  • aortic valve stenosis
  • aortoiliac occlusive disease
  • arteriosclerosis
  • atherosclerosis
  • atrial fibrillation & atrial flutter
  • bradycardia
  • cardiac amyloidosis
  • cardiac disease in pregnancy
  • cardiomyopathy & heart failure
  • carotid artery disease
  • carotid stenosis
  • cerebrovascular disorder
  • chest pain
  • chronic venous insufficiency
  • claudication
  • congestive heart failure
  • coronary artery disease
  • dilated cardiomyopathy
  • endothelial dysfunction
  • fainting
  • heart attack
  • heart disease
  • heart murmur
  • heart muscle disease
  • heart throbbing
  • heart tumor
  • high blood pressure
  • high cholesterol level
  • hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • inflammation of the heart valve
  • inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
  • ischemic cardiomyopathy
  • lipid disorders
  • lipid metabolism
  • metabolic syndrome
  • mitral valve prolapse
  • mitral valve regurgitation
  • mitral valve stenosis
  • myocardial disease
  • myocarditis
  • obesity
  • occlusive vascular disease
  • peripheral vascular disease
  • rapid heartbeat
  • renal artery stenosis
  • renal vascular disorder
  • rheumatic heart disease
  • sarcoidosis
  • ventricular arrhythmias
  • ventricular fibrillation
  • ventricular tachycardia
Treatments
  • heart transplant
  • left ventricular assist device

Positions
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
  • Chief of Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
  • Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Services, NYU Langone Hospital- Long Island
  • Director of Heart Failure Services, NYU Langone Hospital- Long Island
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Adv Heart Failure & Transplant Cardio), 2016
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease), 2014
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 2010
Education and Training
  • Fellowship, Columbia University, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, 2015
  • MD from New York University, 2015
  • Fellowship, Columbia University, Cardiovascular Disease, 2014
  • Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2010

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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.

  • Aetna
     
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Indemnity
    • Aetna International
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Open Access EPO
    • Aetna Open Access HMO
    • Aetna POS
    • Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
    • Aetna PPO
    • Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
    • Aetna Student Plan
    • Allied
    • Chesterfield Resources Inc
    • Christian Brothers Services
    • CoreSource
    • Healthscope
    • Nippon Life of America-Aetna
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    • Starmark
    • WellNet
  • Amida Care
     
    • Amida Care Medicaid
  • Anthem BCBS Health Plus
     
    • BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1
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    • BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3
    • BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4
    • BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange
    • BCBS Healthplus Mediblue Advantage
    • BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY
    • BCBS Healthplus NY Medicaid Managed Care NY
    • BCBS Healthplus Special Needs
    • Empire Mediblue Healthplus Dual
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
     
    • Anthem BCBS CT HMO
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    • Anthem BCBS CT Pathway HMO
    • Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
    • BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
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    • BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
    • BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
    • BCBS EPO
    • BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
    • BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS Federal Program
    • BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
    • BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
    • BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
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    • BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
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    • BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
    • BCBS HMO
    • BCBS Indemnity
    • BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
    • BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
    • BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
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    • BCBS POS
    • BCBS PPO
    • BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
    • BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
    • BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
    • New York Hotel Trades
  • Centerlight Healthcare
     
    • CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT
    • CenterLight Healthcare PACE
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    • Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO
  • Centers Plan For Healthy Living
     
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    • Apwu Health Plan
    • Cigna - Humana
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    • Cigna HMO
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    • Cigna Medicare Advantage
    • Cigna NALC
    • Cigna Open Access
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    • Cigna Oscar
    • Cigna PPO
    • Cigna Premier Plus
    • Great West HMO
    • Kaiser Permanente
    • MVP-Cigna Network
    • Wellfleet-NYU Student
  • Connecticare
     
    • Connecticare Bridge
    • Connecticare Commercial
  • Elderplan
     
    • Elderplan
    • Elderplan FIDA
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  • Emblem
     
    • Emblem Select Care Bronze Small Group
    • Emblem Select Care EPO
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    • Emblem Select Care HMO
    • Emblem Select Care PPO
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    • Ambetter Fidelis Care Native American Exchange
    • Ambetter Fidelis Care Platinum Exchange
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    • Fidelis Care Child Health Plus
    • Fidelis Care Medicaid Managed Care
    • Fidelis Essential Plan 1
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    • Fidelis Essential Plan 4
    • Wellcare by Fidelis Care Medicare
  • GHI
     
    • American Plan Administrators
    • GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
    • GHI Emblem Health EPO
    • GHI Emblem Health PPO
    • GHI HMO
    • GHI HMO Medicare
    • GHI Medicare PPO
    • GHI Medicare Supplement
    • GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
    • GHI Network Access - Humana
    • GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
    • IUOE Local 14-14B
    • Wlny-TV Inc.
  • HIP
     
    • Emblem Essential Plan 1
    • Emblem Essential Plan 2
    • Emblem Essential Plan 3
    • Emblem Essential Plan 4
    • HIP Access I
    • HIP Access II
    • HIP Bridge
    • HIP Child Health Plus
    • HIP EPO
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    • HIP Medicare Supplement
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    • HIP VIP Medicare Bold
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    • Vytra HMO
  • Hamaspik Choice
     
    • Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP
  • Healthfirst
     
    • Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)
    • Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Child Health Plus
    • Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
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    • Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Medicaid
    • Healthfirst Medicare
    • Healthfirst Medicare/NYU Risk
    • Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan
    • Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Senior Health Partners
    • Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
  • Hotel Trades Council
     
    • Hotel Trades Council
  • Humana
     
    • Humana Medicare Advantage
  • Local 1199
     
    • Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
    • Local 1199 PPO
  • Longevity Health Plan
     
    • Longevity Health Plan Medicare
  • Magnacare
     
    • Bricklayers Ins and Welfare Fund
    • Magnacare PPO
  • Medicaid of New York
     
    • NYS Medicaid
  • Medicare
     
    • Medicare Part A and B
    • Medicare Part B
  • Metroplus
     
    • Metroplus Bronze Plus Plan Exchange
    • Metroplus Child Health Plus
    • Metroplus Essential Plan 1 and 2
    • Metroplus Essential Plan 3 and 4
    • Metroplus Gold
    • Metroplus Gold Care 2
    • Metroplus Gold Plus Plan Exchange
    • Metroplus Medicaid Managed Care
    • Metroplus Medicare
    • Metroplus Medplus Plan Exchange
    • Metroplus Platinum Plus Plan Exchange
    • Metroplus Silver Plus Plan Exchange
  • Multiplan
     
    • AXA Assistance USA
    • Administrative Concepts
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Diversified Administration Corporation
    • Fiserv Health
    • GEHA
    • Global Excel
    • Global Health
    • Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
    • Health Net Of California
    • Health Republic Of NJ
    • Humana Health Plan
    • Insurance Design Administrators
    • Kaiser Foundation
    • Kaiser Permanente
    • Meritain Health
    • Multiplan PPO
    • Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
    • Mutual Of Omaha
    • Nippon Life Ins Co
    • PHCS
    • Professional Benefit Admin
    • Qualcare Inc
    • Screen Actors Guild
    • Teamsters Allied Benefits
    • US Life Insurance Company
  • NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
     
    • NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
  • Oxford
     
    • Oxford Health Plans Freedom
    • Oxford Health Plans Liberty
    • Oxford Metro
  • POMCO Insurance Company
     
    • POMCO Insurance Company
  • Partners Health Plan Inc
     
    • Partners Health Plan FIDA
    • Partners Health Plan Medicaid
    • Partners Health Plan Medicare
  • Qualcare Inc.
     
    • Qualcare Direct
  • Railroad Medicare
     
    • Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
  • River Spring Health Plan
     
    • River Spring Medicare HMP SNP
  • Sedgwick WTC
     
    • World Trade Center - Sedgwick
  • Tricare
     
    • TriWest
    • Tricare
    • US Family Health Plan
  • United Healthcare
     
    • AARP Medicare Complete
    • AARP Medicare Complete Mosaic
    • Bind Benefits inc
    • Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
    • UMR
    • Unite Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
    • United Health Care Charter
    • United Healthcare AARP
    • United Healthcare All Savers
    • United Healthcare CareCore
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (Simon
    • United Healthcare Compass Exchange
    • United Healthcare EPO
    • United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
    • United Healthcare HMO
    • United Healthcare Indemnity
    • United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Medicare
    • United Healthcare Navigate
    • United Healthcare POS
    • United Healthcare PPO
    • United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Student Resources
    • United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
    • United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
    • UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
  • VA Community Care Network
     
    • VA CCN Optum
  • VNS Choice Advantage
     
    • VNS Medicare Advantage
    • VNS NY Choice Select Health
  • Village Care
     
    • VillageCare
  • WTC Health Program
     
    • NY Fire Department - WTC
    • WTC Health Program
  • Wellcare
     
    • WellCare Medicare
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Shaline D. Rao, MD does not accept insurance.

Locations and Appointments

NYU Langone Cardiology Associates—Mineola

212 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, NY 11501

NYU Langone Island Cardiac Specialists - Garden City

1401 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530

NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Garden City

1111 Franklin Avenue, 2nd Floor, Garden City, New York 11530

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