Sanjay Divakaran

Dr. Divakaran, MD is a practicing Internist in Boston, MA. Dr. Divakaran graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2012 and has been in practice for 7 years. He completed a residency at Brigham & Womens Hospital. Dr. Divakaran accepts multiple insurance plans including Humana, Cigna, and Multiplan.

Specialties

• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Radiology

Clinical Interests

• Cardiac Sarcoidosis
• Cardio-Oncology
• Cardiovascular Imaging
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Peripheral Arterial Disease

Educatiion

Residency. Brigham & Womens Hospital

Medical School, 2012. Harvard Medical School. Boston, MA

Publications

Foote MB, DeFilippis EM, Rome BN, Divakaran S, Yialamas MA. Use of "Doctor" Badges for Physician Role Identification During Clinical Training. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Aug 26. PMID: 31449282.

Osborne MT, Divakaran S. Seeking clarity: Insights from a highly effective preparation protocol for suppressing myocardial glucose uptake for PET imaging of cardiac inflammation. J Nucl Cardiol. 2019 Aug 22. PMID: 31440977.

Divakaran S, Lakdawala NK, Blankstein R, Di Carli MF. Response by Divakaran et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Diagnostic Accuracy of Advanced Imaging in Cardiac Sarcoidosis: An Imaging-Histologic Correlation Study in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Transplantation". Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Aug; 12(8):e009622. PMID: 31412718.

Divakaran S, Sobieszczyk PS, Di Carli MF. The Potential of PET in the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Aug 08. PMID: 31422132.

Sorrentino A, Steinhorn B, Troncone L, Saravi SSS, Badole S, Eroglu E, Kijewski MF, Divakaran S, Di Carli M, Michel T. Reversal of heart failure in a chemogenetic model of persistent cardiac redox stress. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2019 Sep 01; 317(3):H617-H626. PMID: 31298558.

Berg DD, Divakaran S, Stern RM, Warner LN. Fostering Meaning in Residency to Curb the Epidemic of Resident Burnout: Recommendations From Four Chief Medical Residents. Acad Med. 2019 Jul 09. PMID: 31299672.

Divakaran S, Osborne MT. Preparation is everything: The impact of a structured preparation protocol on cardiac 18F-FDG PET imaging for cardiac sarcoidosis. J Nucl Cardiol. 2019 Jun 27. PMID: 31250323.

Divakaran S, Stewart GC, Lakdawala NK, Padera RF, Zhou W, Desai AS, Givertz MM, Mehra MR, Kwong RY, Hedgire SS, Ghoshhajra BB, Taqueti VR, Skali H, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Di Carli MF. Diagnostic Accuracy of Advanced Imaging in Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Jun; 12(6):e008975. PMID: 31177817.

Zhou W, Bajaj N, Gupta A, Sun YP, Divakaran S, Bibbo C, Hainer J, Taqueti V, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Shah P, Kaneko T, Adler D, O'Gara P, Di Carli M. Coronary microvascular dysfunction, left ventricular remodeling, and clinical outcomes in aortic stenosis. J Nucl Cardiol. 2019 May 01. PMID: 31044406.

Blankstein R, Divakaran S, Shaw L. When Can We Defer Testing for Patients With Stable Chest Pain? JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Sep; 11(9):1311-1314. PMID: 30190031.

DeFilippis EM, Singh A, Divakaran S, Gupta A, Collins BL, Biery D, Qamar A, Fatima A, Ramsis M, Pipilas D, Rajabi R, Eng M, Hainer J, Klein J, Januzzi JL, Nasir K, Di Carli MF, Bhatt DL, Blankstein R. Cocaine and Marijuana Use Among Young Adults With Myocardial Infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 06 05; 71(22):2540-2551. PMID: 29535062.

Divakaran S, Loscalzo J. The Role of Nitroglycerin and Other Nitrogen Oxides in Cardiovascular Therapeutics. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Nov 07; 70(19):2393-2410. PMID: 29096811.

Singh A, Collins B, Qamar A, Gupta A, Fatima A, Divakaran S, Klein J, Hainer J, Jarolim P, Shah RV, Nasir K, Di Carli MF, Bhatt DL, Blankstein R. Study of young patients with myocardial infarction: Design and rationale of the YOUNG-MI Registry. Clin Cardiol. 2017 Nov; 40(11):955-961. PMID: 28805969.

Divakaran S, Dellaripa P, Kobzik L, Levy B, Loscalzo J. All That Wheezes…. N Engl J Med. 2017 08 03; 377(5):477-484. PMID: 28767340.

Divakaran S, Vaidya A, Kobzik L, Dellaripa P. All That Wheezes... N Engl J Med. 2017 07 27; 377(4):e6. PMID: 28745993.

Singh A, Divakaran S, Blankstein R. Enhanced Education for Noninvasive Cardiac Testing. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 05 01; 177(5):746. PMID: 28460102.

Divakaran S, Singh A, Collins B, Vita T, Falk RH, Di Carli MF, Blankstein R. Role of Imaging in Evaluating Infiltrative Heart Disease. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2017 Jan; 19(1):3. PMID: 28150064. Bittencourt MS, Hulten EA, Ghoshhajra B, Abbara S, Murthy VL, Divakaran S, Nasir K, Gowdak LH, Riella LV, Chiumiento M, Hoffmann U, Di Carli MF, Blankstein R. Incremental prognostic value of kidney function decline over coronary artery disease for cardiovascular event prediction after coronary computed tomography. Kidney Int. 2015 Jul; 88(1):152-9. PMID: 25629550.

Thomas DM, Divakaran S, Villines TC, Nasir K, Shah NR, Slim AM, Blankstein R, Cheezum MK. Management of Coronary Artery Calcium and Coronary CTA Findings. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep. 2015; 8(6):18. PMID: 25960825.

Divakaran S, Cheezum MK, Hulten EA, Bittencourt MS, Silverman MG, Nasir K, Blankstein R. Use of cardiac CT and calcium scoring for detecting coronary plaque: implications on prognosis and patient management. Br J Radiol. 2015 Feb; 88(1046):20140594. PMID: 25494818.

Bittencourt MS, Christman MP, Hulten E, Divakaran S, Skali H, Kwong RY, Hainer J, Forman DE, Kirshenbaum JM, Dorbala S, Di Carli MF, Blankstein R. Comparison of the use of downstream tests after exercise treadmill testing by cardiologists versus noncardiologists. Am J Cardiol. 2014 Jul 15; 114(2):305-11. PMID: 24874162.