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Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD

(12 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Professional interests include: cardiomyopathy, consultation, cholesterol problems (lipid disorders), and more.

2 Bon Air Road Suite 100
Larkspur, CA 94939

(415) 927-0666

Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD is a cardiologist in Larkspur, CA specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD is affiliated with Sutter Health.

Office Locations

Sutter Health

2 Bon Air Road Suite 100
Larkspur, CA 94939

(415) 927-0666

(415) 927-6168

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Sutter Health

75 Rowland Way Suite 140
Novato, CA 94945

(415) 878-2910

(415) 878-2916

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Some issues Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD treated as a cardiologist in Larkspur, CA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	115
doctor visit	1072
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
stress testing	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	102

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD treated as a cardiologist in Larkspur, CA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	15
cardiac procedures	140
doctor visit	1030
hospital care	98
inpatient care	98
stress testing	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	125

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	175
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD treated as a cardiologist in Larkspur, CA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	35
cardiac procedures	168
doctor visit	1038
hospital care	67
inpatient care	67
stress testing	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	133

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD.

**Gender**
Male	435
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	776
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	305
85 and over	212
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD treated as a cardiologist in Larkspur, CA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	43
cardiac procedures	167
doctor visit	1122
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
stress testing	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	124

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1144
Female	1254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2116
Black	40
Hispanic	124
Asian	82
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	840
From 75 to 84	794
85 and over	632
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD treated as a cardiologist in Larkspur, CA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	19
cardiac procedures	134
doctor visit	1030
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	115

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	617

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	988
Black	28
Hispanic	50
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	401
From 75 to 84	372
85 and over	304
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD treated as a cardiologist in Larkspur, CA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	127
doctor visit	836
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	116

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD.

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	432

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	730
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	303
From 75 to 84	289
85 and over	204
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD treated as a cardiologist in Larkspur, CA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	168
doctor visit	805
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
stress testing	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	154

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	607
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	182
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD treated as a cardiologist in Larkspur, CA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	30
cardiac procedures	217
doctor visit	896
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
stress testing	85
ultrasound (sonogram)	160

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD.

**Gender**
Male	455
Female	443

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	791
Black	13
Hispanic	36
Asian	30
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	355
85 and over	231
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD treated as a cardiologist in Larkspur, CA during 2020 were stress testing, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	69
doctor visit	543
stress testing	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	439
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD treated as a cardiologist in Larkspur, CA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	23
cardiac procedures	145
doctor visit	930
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
stress testing	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	117

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD.

**Gender**
Male	436
Female	453

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	20
Non-Hispanic White	787
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	43
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	316
85 and over	215
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	307

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. He completed residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is certified by the Cardiovascular Disease - Board Certified and has a state license in California.

Medical School: SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center

Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease - Board Certified

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.58 out of 5 stars based on 12 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Larkspur, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kent N. Gershengorn, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$462 XARELTO $462
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$294 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $294
Boston Scientific Corporation	$279 WATCHMAN $279
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$213 BRILINTA $144	CRESTOR $69
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$190 Welchol $57	Benicar $54	Effient $40	Azor $28	Tribenzor $11
Other	$1,311 Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $156	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $144	ENTRESTO $116	Definity $99	ELIQUIS $86	Other $710

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,745
Education	$3

Biography

Dr. Kent Gershengorn is an adult cardiology specialist. He is rated 4.5 stars (out of 5) by his patients. His areas of expertise include the following: holter monitoring, heart valve disease, and dilated cardiomyopathy. Dr. Gershengorn is affiliated with Sutter Health. He has a closed panel according to Sutter Health. He is a graduate of SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and a graduate of Mount Sinai Medical Center's residency program.