Sanjay Divakaran, MD, MPH

Sanjay Divakaran, MD, MPH

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4.895495 average rating from 111 patient reviews

Specialties

Affiliation

Mass General Brigham

Provider Locations

  • Boston, MA

Sanjay Divakaran is Associate Chief and Clinical Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also the Director of the Cardiac Stress Laboratory, Director of the Cardiac Sarcoidosis Program, and Associate Director of Nuclear Cardiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He completed his undergraduate studies at MIT, MD and MPH at Harvard, and internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, and cardiovascular imaging training at the Brigham, where he was also selected to serve as chief medical resident. His research focuses on the use of perfusion and metabolic imaging of the myocardium and skeletal muscle to better understand the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, and inflammatory cardiomyopathies such as cardiac sarcoidosis and myocarditis.

Education & Training

  • Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular Imaging, 2020
  • Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular Disease (internal medicine), 2019
  • Residency: Brigham & Women's Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2015
  • Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, 2012

Board Certifications

  • Nuclear Cardiology, Alliance for Physician Certification and Advancement
  • Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography, National Board of Echocardiography
  • Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Languages Spoken

  • English

Age Group Treated

  • Adults

Patient Feedback

4.895495 average rating from 111 reviews

  • very good

    2026-08-07

  • My visit with my care provider and his staff provided me with the upmost care and information..

    2026-08-05

  • I was very pleased with how information was explained to me and the discussions about what i could do to help improve my health.

    2026-08-05

  • I am very pleased with my Doctor and his staff. He was wonderful.

    2026-07-22

  • Great

    2026-07-17

  • Able to assess my concerns quickly and provide best care plan moving forward

    2026-07-15

  • This MD is one of thee most kind, open, informative, tuned in, great listener, clear respondent, and best clinicians i have ever experienced. Says this NP who has worked in these Harvard hospitals her entire career :)

    2026-07-01

  • Sanjay is an excellent Dr

    2026-06-24

  • Dr. Divakaran was friendly, professional, explained his thoughts in easy to understand terms. It was an excellent appointment. My wife and I felt we were in good hands.

    2026-06-17

  • Dr. Divakaran is incredibly knowledgeable, takes the time to talk to you and personable. I am grateful that he is my cardiologist.

    2026-06-19

  • I was very impressed with the providers prep in advance of this appointment.

    2026-06-15

  • I had a wonderful experience with my doctor, my cardiologist. He gave me a time to ask questions, answer my questions, and I felt very, very good communicating with him. He is very, very nice. He knows how to treat patients.

    2026-06-13

  • I'm told (and I wholeheartedly concur) that I have some of the best physicians in Boston on my care team and none is better than Sanjay Divakaran. In addition to his impressive credentials and being brilliant, he is caring and insightful. I feel blessed to have him as my general cardiologist paired with my superb electrophysiologist, [redacted].

    2026-06-10

  • Sanjay is the most knowledgeable and compassionate caregiver I have ever experienced. He is kind beyond belief.

    2026-06-05

  • I appreciate the collaborative, conservative approach of this physician. He is warm, knowledgeable and professional.

    2026-05-26

  • Yes, he's an excellent doctor and I enjoy going to him and I intend to keep going to him.

    2026-05-15

  • Excellent experience very through

    2026-05-12

  • Extraordinary doctor, very caring, very responsive, makes great use of the portal. Couldn't be more pleased. Give him my highest recommendation.

    2026-05-01

  • Dr. Divakaran is an excellent physician. He truly cares about his patients and will go the extra mile for them. I consider myself very fortunate to blunder his care.

    2026-04-28

  • Very knowledgeable and listened to all my questions and answered them all promptly. Very good visit

    2026-04-23

  • My experience was one of the best I have ever had in my entire life. I am [redacted] years old. Dr. Sanjay and his team were first rate. I could not ask for better care. They explained everything. They listened. They responded and it was just an extremely positive experience. I greatly appreciate it.

    2026-04-17

  • Very professional

    2026-04-15

  • Professional, personable, knowledgeable. Treated my wife and I will dignity and respect. Spent a lot of time with us and engaged with us in a manner that we left with no questions.

    2026-04-06

  • Very professional.

    2026-03-28

  • Dr Divakaran is the most caring and kind doctor I have ever had.

    2026-03-25

  • The care is the best I have received anywhere.

    2026-03-22

  • Great!

    2026-03-18

  • Dr. Divakaran and the Dr. in training I saw were very nice. They listened to my concerns and took into account my lifestyle and advised me regarding continuing activities I enjoy in relation to my condition.

    2026-03-17

  • Great doctor

    2026-03-05

  • could not be better

    2026-03-04

  • The doctor was very kind and courteous about my concerns and questions and took his time with me

    2026-02-18

  • Doctor was kind and patient listening to my story of a visit to another doctor not in the MGH Brigham. I felt so much better when I left my visit!

    2026-02-18

  • Dr Divakaran has been my cartiologist for 9-10 years; always responds quickly to my requests for advice or any need; is knowledgeable, friendly, caring and professional..... so an excellent in every way.

    2026-02-17

  • Excellent doctor. Answered all my questions, walked me through my (future) options. I felt that I was in good hands.

    2026-02-05

  • Dr. Divakaran is very knowledgeable and attentive.

    2026-02-05

  • He is an amazing doctor and an amazing person. He is an incredibly busy doctor but he devotes the time with you that is needed and acts as if you are his only patient. He makes sure you understand what he has to say as well as making sure he understands what you have to say. He is unique, genuine and accessible. He is also a world class practitioner. Simply the best!

    2026-02-04

  • Dr Sanjay Divakaran has been my cardiologist for almost ten years, and I can say He is the best. Always ready when I needed him and, more importantly, very knowledgeable and professional.

    2026-01-30

  • Dr D is the very best in providing CV care!

    2026-01-15

  • Dr. Divakaran creates an environment of care, support and respect. He listens carefully to issues and concerns and provides helpful suggestions on how to address them. I always feel he is well prepared for our meeting and discussion.I appreciate his interest in my health and life and have confidence in his care.

    2026-01-14

  • Excellent listener, very knowledgeable about my condition, personable yet professional . Motivator and an excellent doctor

    2025-12-24

  • Super.

    2025-12-24

  • The doctor was fantastic in every way, very informative, very kind and helpful, and very knowledgeable about our case before we actually met him for the appointment. Thank you.

    2025-12-11

  • Excellent

    2025-12-11

  • Great experience

    2025-11-19

  • wonderful health care provider, friendly, respectful, gave me options.

    2025-11-13

  • Overall a very positive experience

    2025-11-13

  • It was great. I haven't been successful yet in getting my next years appointmentdate

    2025-11-07

  • He was very helpful and listened carefully.

    2025-10-30

  • Very good experience.

    2025-10-29

  • One of the best experiences. Dr Sanjay Divakaran is amazing.

    2025-10-29

  • fantastic

    2025-10-28

  • Dr. Divakaran seemed very knowledgeable. He was courteous and respectful. I'm glad to have him as my cardiologist.

    2025-10-23

  • An excellent Dr.

    2025-10-11

  • Excellent doctor who knew my heart history in detail. I I was delighted with my visit

    2025-10-08

  • Awesome

    2025-10-02

Accepted Insurance

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
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