L. Karpenos, MD
Graduated from Fair Lawn High School, Fair Lawn, NJ in 1982
Graduated from Cornell University in 1986 with distinction
Graduated from New York University School of Medicine (NYU) in 1990
Completed Residency in Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein in 1993
Completed training in Cardiology in 1996 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Manhattan and has been in private practice in Westport, Connecticut since then.
Board Certified in Cardiovascular Diseases in 1997 and re-certified in 2007.
Dr. Karpenos has extensive experience in: prevention of coronary disease, cholesterol plaque stabilization and reduction in patients with established coronary and vascular disease, complicated cases of lipid management as well as resistant hypertension. Calcium Scoring utilizing a rapid CAT scan technique allows assessment for early cholesterol plaque build up in many patients and can guide cholesterol therapy to optimize results.