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  • Yale Physicians Building
    800 Howard Avenue
    New Haven, CT 06519
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    325 Boston Post Road
    Ste 1C
    Orange, CT 06477

Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD, FACC

Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Medicine
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Patient type treated
Adult
Accepting new patients
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Referral required
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Board Certified in
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease , and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology

Biography

Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD, is a cardiovascular medicine specialist with sub-specialty training in advanced heart failure, including congestive heart failure (CHF), heart transplantation, cardiomyopathies, and mechanical circulatory support. He manages patients needing heart transplantation, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and temporary mechanical circulatory support devices as well as patients with heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction and cardiomyopathies. He is also a specialist in the Yale Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of Excellence.

Dr. Sikand is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and a clinician educator. He is associate program director of the Yale General Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship and associate program director of the fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology. He has received awards for his teaching and commitment to medical education.

His research interests include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, quality improvement in medical education and systems-based approaches to improving heart failure outcomes. He is the principal investigator or sub-investigator on several ongoing clinical trials at Yale.

Dr. Sikand completed medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine followed by residency training at Yale University-Yale-New Haven Hospital and fellowship training at New York University School of Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, and Comprehensive Echocardiography.

Titles

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
  • Associate Program Director, General Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship , Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Associate Program Director Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship Program, Cardiovascular Medicine

Education & Training

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellow
    New York University School of Medicine (2022)
  • Cardiovascular Disease Fellow
    New York University School of Medicine (2019)
  • Resident
    Yale University Traditional Medicine Residency Program (2016)
  • Intern
    Yale University Traditional Medicine Residency Program (2014)
  • MD
    Tufts University School of Medicine (2013)
  • BA
    Trinity College

Additional Information

Locations
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Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519
1 of 2
  • Yale Physicians Building
    800 Howard Avenue
    New Haven, CT 06519
  • Yale Heart and Vascular Center
    325 Boston Post Road
    Ste 1C
    Orange, CT 06477

Biography

Nikhil Victor Sikand, MD, is a cardiovascular medicine specialist with sub-specialty training in advanced heart failure, including congestive heart failure (CHF), heart transplantation, cardiomyopathies, and mechanical circulatory support. He manages patients needing heart transplantation, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and temporary mechanical circulatory support devices as well as patients with heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction and cardiomyopathies. He is also a specialist in the Yale Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of Excellence.

Dr. Sikand is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and a clinician educator. He is associate program director of the Yale General Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship and associate program director of the fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology. He has received awards for his teaching and commitment to medical education.

His research interests include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, quality improvement in medical education and systems-based approaches to improving heart failure outcomes. He is the principal investigator or sub-investigator on several ongoing clinical trials at Yale.

Dr. Sikand completed medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine followed by residency training at Yale University-Yale-New Haven Hospital and fellowship training at New York University School of Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, and Comprehensive Echocardiography.

Titles

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
  • Associate Program Director, General Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship , Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Associate Program Director Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship Program, Cardiovascular Medicine

Education & Training

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellow
    New York University School of Medicine (2022)
  • Cardiovascular Disease Fellow
    New York University School of Medicine (2019)
  • Resident
    Yale University Traditional Medicine Residency Program (2016)
  • Intern
    Yale University Traditional Medicine Residency Program (2014)
  • MD
    Tufts University School of Medicine (2013)
  • BA
    Trinity College

Additional Information

Locations
1
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519
1 of 2
  • Yale Physicians Building
    800 Howard Avenue
    New Haven, CT 06519
  • Yale Heart and Vascular Center
    325 Boston Post Road
    Ste 1C
    Orange, CT 06477
1
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519
1 of 2
  • Yale Physicians Building
    800 Howard Avenue
    New Haven, CT 06519
  • Yale Heart and Vascular Center
    325 Boston Post Road
    Ste 1C
    Orange, CT 06477