Dr. Ruchika Shashank Karnik, MD

Dr. Ruchika Karnik specializes in cardiovascular disease and pediatrics, bringing together expertise in heart conditions that affect children. She earned her medical degree from Rajiv Gandhi Medical College And Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital and completed her residency training at University Of Miami Health System. With 17 years of experience in medicine, Dr. Karnik has developed extensive knowledge in treating complex heart conditions in young patients.

Dr. Karnik practices at The Mount Sinai Hospital and maintains locations throughout Connecticut, including New Haven, Trumbull, Bridgeport, New London, Old Saybrook, and Norwich. She focuses on treating congenital heart disease, which refers to heart problems present from birth. Her expertise includes caring for children with atrial septal defects, where there's an opening between the heart's upper chambers, and patent foramen ovale, a condition involving a natural opening that doesn't close properly after birth. Dr. Karnik …performs specialized heart tests including dobutamine stress echocardiograms to evaluate heart function under stress, doppler echocardiograms to assess blood flow, and angiograms to examine blood vessels.