About Me
Before pursuing a career in medicine, I earned a master’s degree in pharmacology. The knowledge I gained from this degree, combined with prior research experiences during college and summers, inspired me to become a doctor. My interest in cardiology was developed during medical school and clinical experiences.
I treat patients with various heart conditions, including hypertension, heart failure, valve disease, coronary disease, cardiomyopathy, and related medical conditions, such as diabetes. I use my imaging background to guide proper diagnosis and treatment. I engage my patients in their treatment by providing education about their particular condition in language they can understand. I also discuss their other conditions and how they affect their heart disease and its management.
I attempt to individualize patient therapies with my background in pharmacology and knowledge of medicine, combined with evidence-based treatments. I enjoy spending time with my patients so they feel comfortable with their treatment process, while also getting to know them as individuals. I participate in clinical research as an echocardiologist for multiple percutaneous valve implant studies.
My practice includes many physicians who are experts in many aspects of heart disease, which allows us to draw from each other’s strengths and work as a team to provide outstanding patient care.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- abnormal heart rhythms
- acute coronary syndrome
- angina
- aortic disease
- aortic valve disease
- aortic valve insufficiency
- aortic valve stenosis
- arteriosclerosis
- atherosclerosis
- atrial fibrillation & atrial flutter
- bradycardia
- cardiomyopathy & heart failure
- chest pain
- claudication
- congestive heart failure
- coronary artery disease
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- endothelial dysfunction
- fainting
- familial hypercholesterolemia
- heart attack
- heart disease
- heart murmur
- heart muscle disease
- heart throbbing
- heart valve disease
- high blood pressure
- high cholesterol level
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
- ischemic cardiomyopathy
- mitral valve disease
- mitral valve prolapse
- mitral valve regurgitation
- mitral valve stenosis
- myocardial disease
- myocarditis
- orthostatic hypotension
- pericardial disease
- pericardial effusion
- peripheral vascular disease
- pulmonary stenosis
- pulmonary valve regurgitation
- rapid heartbeat
- rheumatic heart disease
- shortness of breath
- tricuspid valve disease
- valvular heart disease
- venous insufficiency
- ventricular arrhythmias
Treatments
- aortic valve replacement
- diagnostic imaging
- exercise stress test
- heart imaging
- heart rate monitoring
- heart ultrasound
- nuclear medicine imaging procedure
- vascular ultrasound
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Aortic Valve Disease , Atrial Fibrillation & Atrial Flutter , Bradycardia , Cardiomyopathy & Heart Failure , Coronary Artery Disease , High Blood Pressure , Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy , Mitral Valve Disease , Ventricular ArrhythmiasCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease), 1995
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 1991
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Winthrop-University Hospital, Cardiovascular Dis, 1995
- DO from NY College Of Osteopathic Med, 1987
- Residency, Winthrop University Hospital, Internal Medicine,
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Insurance Plans Accepted
This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem BCBS CT PPO
- Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Centerlight Healthcare
- CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT
- CenterLight Healthcare PACE
- CenterLight Healthcare Select
- Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna - Humana
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna Oscar
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- Kaiser Permanente
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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Connecticare
- Connecticare Bridge
- Connecticare Commercial
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Emblem
- Emblem Select Care Bronze Small Group
- Emblem Select Care EPO
- Emblem Select Care Gold Small Group
- Emblem Select Care HMO
- Emblem Select Care PPO
- Emblem Select Care Platinum Small Group
- Emblem Select Care Silver Small Group
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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GHI
- American Plan Administrators
- GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
- GHI Emblem Health EPO
- GHI Emblem Health PPO
- GHI HMO
- GHI HMO Medicare
- GHI Medicare PPO
- GHI Medicare Supplement
- GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
- GHI Network Access - Humana
- GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
- IUOE Local 14-14B
- Wlny-TV Inc.
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HIP
- Emblem Essential Plan 1
- Emblem Essential Plan 2
- Emblem Essential Plan 3
- Emblem Essential Plan 4
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Bridge
- HIP Child Health Plus
- HIP EPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP Medicaid Enhanced Care
- HIP Medicare Supplement
- HIP POS
- HIP PPO
- HIP Prime Basic Exchange
- HIP Prime Bronze
- HIP Prime Bronze Exchange
- HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange
- HIP Prime Gold
- HIP Prime Gold Exchange
- HIP Prime Platinum
- HIP Prime Platinum Exchange
- HIP Prime Silver
- HIP Prime Silver Exchange
- HIP VIP Medicare Bold
- HIP VIP Medicare Prime
- Vytra HMO
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Hamaspik Choice
- Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
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Longevity Health Plan
- Longevity Health Plan Medicare
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Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
- Oxford Metro
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Partners Health Plan Inc
- Partners Health Plan FIDA
- Partners Health Plan Medicaid
- Partners Health Plan Medicare
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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Sedgwick WTC
- World Trade Center - Sedgwick
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Tricare
- TriWest
- Tricare
- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Bind Benefits inc
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UMR
- United Health Care Charter
- United Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare CareCore
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Simon
- United Healthcare Compass Exchange
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Healthscope
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Nexus
- United Healthcare Nexus (Amex Employees)
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
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VNS Choice Advantage
- VNS Medicare Advantage
- VNS NY Choice Select Health
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Village Care
- VillageCare
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WTC Health Program
- NY Fire Department - WTC
- WTC Health Program
Richard B. Jacaruso, DO does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Island Cardiac Specialists-Garden City
1401 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Site for WUH APOLLO TRIAL: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement with the Medtronic Intrepid TMVR System in patients with severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation APOLLO Trial
Publications
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King, D B; Bair, W E; Jacaruso, R B
Journal of experimental zoology. Supplement. 1987 Aug ; 1:291-8
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THE USE OF CELL-LYSIS AS AN INDEX OF OCULAR IRRITATION POTENTIAL
HUTAK, CM; JACARUSO, RB; CARSON, S; BARLETTA, MAJournal of toxicology. Cutaneous & ocular toxicology. 1986; 5:143-161
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AN INVITRO METHOD FOR ASSESSING CORNEAL OPACIFICATION POTENTIAL USING A RABBIT CORNEAL CELL-LINE
JACARUSO, RB; BARLETTA, MA; CARSON, S; HARDIG, WJournal of toxicology. Cutaneous & ocular toxicology. 1985; 4:49-58