His areas of clinical interest consist of cardiac catheterization and stent. AARP, Medicaid Managed Care, and POMCO are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Kirtane takes. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Dr. Kirtane attended medical school at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Kirtane has received the following distinctions: One of America's Top Doctors; Columbia University Medical Center; and Ewig Clinical Teaching Award (three-year funded award), Department of Medicine.