Mathew Maurer, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
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Overview
Mathew S. Maurer, MD - Dr. Maurer is a general internist and geriatric cardiologist with advanced training in heart failure and cardiac transplantation.  He is the Arnold and Arlene Goldstein Professor of Cardiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, where directs the Clinical Cardiovascular Research Laboratory for the Elderly (CCRLE). Dr. Maurer is a member of the Advanced Cardiac Care Center at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia Campus.  He is the Director of the Cardiac Amyloidosis Program. 
He has published over 300 articles including peer reviewed manuscripts, reviews and book chapters. He was Chair of the American College of Cardiology’s Geriatric Cardiology Member Section, which is the largest organization dedicated to advancing the care of older adults with cardiovascular disease. He was co-chair of the Steering Committee of the ATTR-ACT trial showing tafamidis was a safe and effective therapy for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. Throughout his career, he has promulgated an approach to older adults with cardiovascular disease that offers the best of both geriatric and cardiovascular medicine in which a comprehensive holistic approach to enhance functional capacity and quality of life is at the forefront of emerging techniques to address cardiovascular physiologic derangement that disproportionately afflict older adults.
He has published over 300 articles including peer reviewed manuscripts, reviews and book chapters. He was Chair of the American College of Cardiology’s Geriatric Cardiology Member Section, which is the largest organization dedicated to advancing the care of older adults with cardiovascular disease. He was co-chair of the Steering Committee of the ATTR-ACT trial showing tafamidis was a safe and effective therapy for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy. Throughout his career, he has promulgated an approach to older adults with cardiovascular disease that offers the best of both geriatric and cardiovascular medicine in which a comprehensive holistic approach to enhance functional capacity and quality of life is at the forefront of emerging techniques to address cardiovascular physiologic derangement that disproportionately afflict older adults.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Adult Cardiology
 - Amyloidosis
 - Clinical Cardiology
 - Geriatric Cardiology
 - Heart Failure
 - Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
 - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Left Ventricular Assist Device
 - Pulmonary Hypertension
 
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Medicine at CUMC
 
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
 
Languages
- Spanish
 
Gender
- Male
 
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Location(s)
173 Fort Washington Avenue
  Room 617, Floor 4, Suite 617
  New York, NY 10032
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
 - EPO
 - HMO
 - Medicare Managed Care
 - NY Signature
 - POS
 - PPO
 - Student Health
 
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
 - Medicaid Managed Care
 
Amida Care
- Special Needs
 
Cigna
- EPO
 - Great West (National)
 - HMO
 - Medicare Managed Care
 - POS
 - PPO
 
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
 - PPO
 
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
 - EPO
 - Essential Plan
 - HMO
 - Medicaid Managed Care
 - Medicare Managed Care
 - POS
 - PPO
 - Select Care (Exchange)
 - Vytra
 
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
 - HMO
 - Medicare Managed Care
 - PPO
 
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
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 - Medicaid Managed Care
 
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 - Essential Plan
 - Medicaid Managed Care
 - Medicare Managed Care
 
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 - Leaf (Exchange)
 - Medicaid Managed Care
 - Medicare Managed Care
 
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- Local 1199
 
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- MagnaCare
 
Medicare
- Railroad
 - Traditional Medicare
 
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MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
 - Essential Plan
 - HMO
 - Medicaid Managed Care
 
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
 
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
 - Compass (Exchange)
 - Empire Plan
 - HMO
 - Medicaid (Community Plan)
 - Medicare Managed Care
 - Oxford Freedom
 - Oxford HMO
 - Oxford Liberty
 - POS
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- Medicare Managed Care
 - SelectHealth
 - Special Needs
 
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- Medicaid Managed Care
 - Medicare Managed Care
 
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
 
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  Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine CUNY
 - Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
 - Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
 - Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
 
Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease
 - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
 - Internal Medicine
 
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Research
I am interested in understanding how age related changes in cardiovascular structure and function contribute to cardiovascular disorders that disproportionately afflict the elderly.
