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Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

University of Sarajevo Faculty of Medicine (1985)

Professional interests include: carotid stenosis, carotid artery disease, arteriosclerosis, and more.

150 Bergen Street Room I-125 Echo Lab
Newark, NJ 07103

(212) 263-5665

Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD is a cardiologist in Newark, NJ specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Sarajevo Faculty of Medicine in 1985 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD is affiliated with New York University and NYU Langone Health.

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150 Bergen Street Room I-125 Echo Lab
Newark, NJ 07103

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550 1st Avenue 11th Floor
New York, NY 10016

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97-77 Queens Boulevard
City of New York, NY 11374

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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 Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

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.

In The News

“Nobody realized the magnitude of the problem before, said Dr. Muhamed Saric, a cardiologist and director of the electrocardiology laboratory at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in...”—"Antibiotic poses heart attack risk", New Haven Register, July 2017

“Nobody realized the magnitude of the problem before, said Dr. Muhamed Saric, a cardiologist and director of the electro-cardiology laboratory at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New...”—"Study Links Antibiotic to Higher Risk of Heart Attack", Los Angeles Times, September 2004

“"If truly confirmed by another study it would be a major advancement in the treatment of asystole," said Dr. Muhamed Saric, director of echocardiography and cardiac stress testing at University of...”—"Drug may be cardiac care breakthrough", Troy Record, January 2004

cardiac procedures	866
minimally invasive procedures	110
stress testing	91
ultrasound (sonogram)	820

**Gender**
Male	437
Female	467

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	745
Black	49
Hispanic	49
Asian	36
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	322
85 and over	219
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	22

cardiac procedures	945
minimally invasive procedures	159
stress testing	159
ultrasound (sonogram)	865

**Gender**
Male	492
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	786
Black	67
Hispanic	52
Asian	29
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	270
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	19

cardiac procedures	638
minimally invasive procedures	132
stress testing	70
ultrasound (sonogram)	602

**Gender**
Male	744
Female	730

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1186
Black	76
Hispanic	92
Asian	54
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	526
85 and over	396
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	21

cardiac procedures	685
minimally invasive procedures	155
stress testing	113
ultrasound (sonogram)	627

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	36
Hispanic	31
Asian	29
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	174
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	19

cardiac procedures	712
minimally invasive procedures	115
stress testing	109
ultrasound (sonogram)	657

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	44
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	161
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

cardiac procedures	534
minimally invasive procedures	124
stress testing	91
ultrasound (sonogram)	489

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	391
Black	37
Hispanic	35
Asian	28
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	124
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	742
minimally invasive procedures	146
stress testing	130
ultrasound (sonogram)	677

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	45
Hispanic	39
Asian	32
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	175
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

cardiac procedures	581
minimally invasive procedures	82
stress testing	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	523

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	413
Black	48
Hispanic	34
Asian	19
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	112
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	19

cardiac procedures	1106
minimally invasive procedures	250
stress testing	198
ultrasound (sonogram)	1007

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD treated as a cardiologist in Newark, NJ were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and stress testing.

cardiac procedures	756
minimally invasive procedures	141
stress testing	119
ultrasound (sonogram)	696

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	40
Asian / Pacific Islander	22
Non-Hispanic White	517
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	37
Other	28

**Age**
75 to 84	228
85 and over	163
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	214

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Cancer	15
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD graduated from University of Sarajevo Faculty of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at New York University (NYU) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in New Jersey.

Medical School: University of Sarajevo Faculty of Medicine (1985)

Residency: New York University (NYU) Affiliated Hospitals (1996)

Licensed In: New Jersey

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

New York University

NYU Langone Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: GHI HMO, Aetna Medicare, CIGNA PPO, PHCS PPO, EmblemHealth, WellCare Medicare, Local 1199 PPO, GHI CBP, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, Aetna, Railroad Medicare, Aetna Indemnity, Aetna POS, Oxford Liberty, United Healthcare, HIP Child Health, HIP Access II, HIP Access I, Medicare, Medicaid, Oxford Freedom, Fidelis Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Fidelis Care, TRICARE, HIP PPO, HIP POS, Healthfirst, HIP Medicaid, HIP HMO, MagnaCare PPO, HIP Medicare, Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO, MetroPlus Medicare, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Oxford Medicare Advantage, MetroPlus Medicaid, MetroPlus Health, Aetna HMO, The Empire Plan and WTC Health Program.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Muhamed Saric, PhD, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

GHI HMO

Aetna Medicare

CIGNA PPO

PHCS PPO

EmblemHealth

WellCare Medicare

Local 1199 PPO

GHI CBP

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

United Healthcare EPO

Aetna

Railroad Medicare

Aetna Indemnity

Aetna POS

Oxford Liberty

United Healthcare

HIP Child Health

HIP Access II

HIP Access I

Medicare

Medicaid

Oxford Freedom

Fidelis Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Fidelis Care

TRICARE

HIP PPO

HIP POS

Healthfirst

HIP Medicaid

HIP HMO

MagnaCare PPO

HIP Medicare

Empire BlueCross BlueShield PPO

MetroPlus Medicare

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Oxford Medicare Advantage

MetroPlus Medicaid

MetroPlus Health

Aetna HMO

The Empire Plan

WTC Health Program

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$135,500 CoreValve Evolut $126,604	Transcatheter Valve Systems $3,200	CG Future $178	Heart Valves $145	3F $104	Other $5,269
Abbott Laboratories	$41,628 AMPLATZER AMULET $29,056	Mitra Clip system $6,776	AMPLATZER TALISMAN $3,500	Vascular $1,215	MitraClip $490	Other $590
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$23,897 Non-Product Specific $8,028	SC2000 $1,890	US - Ultrasound Systems $272	Z6M SC2000(PRIME 4.0) $30	Z6M SC2000 (PRIME 4.0) $24	Other $13,652
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$8,149 US Undivided Serv $3,648	EPIQ 7C $2,627	US Undivided $1,030	US Enabling function $401	Ultrasound Undivided $284	Other $160
LivaNova USA, Inc.	$6,966 TMVR $6,966
Other	$14,281 WATCHMAN $5,156	COREVALVE EVOLUT R $2,631	Definity $2,110	PASCAL $2,023	CoreValve Evolut $1,500	Other $861

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$172,035
Travel and Lodging	$21,827
Consulting Fee	$21,625
Food and Beverage	$10,933
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$4,000

Biography

Dr. Muhamed Saric's specialty is adult cardiology. These areas are among his clinical interests: rheumatic heart disease, mitral valve prolapse, and heart tumor. Dr. Saric can accept Blue California, Healthfirst, and TRICARE, as well as other insurance carriers. He graduated from the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Medicine. He trained at a hospital affiliated with New York University (NYU) for residency. His professional affiliations include NYC Health + Hospitals and NYU Langone Medical Center.