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About Jason Roh, MD, MHS
Dr. Jason Roh received his MD and MHS from Yale University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, followed by a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Dr. Roh’s clinical interests focus on cardiovascular care in the elderly, and he runs an inter-disciplinary geriatric-cardiology clinic in collaboration with the MGH Senior Health practice. His translational research explores the intersection between aging and cardiovascular disease, combining proteomics discovery-based investigations in humans with mechanistic work in animal models of cardiac aging and heart failure.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Cardiovascular disease
- Echocardiography
- Geriatric medicine
- Non-invasive cardiology
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Heart Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 866-644-8910
Medical Education
- MD, Yale University School of Medicine
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.