William L. Blau, MD

About Me

As a cardiologist, I am dedicated to caring for my patients. Early in my career, the chief of medicine asked, “What is your calling?” I chose cardiology, because medical advances allow such doctors to offer new therapies and individualize care.

At NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Lake Success, I care for adults of all ages. I manage heart disease with a focus on evaluating and modifying a person’s risk factors, including high blood pressure and lipid disorders, which involve abnormal levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, or other proteins and fats in the blood.

I have expertise in preventive cardiology, a specialty that aims to prevent heart disease. This led me to become part of the faculty at NYU Langone’s Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Doctors at the center treat patients at risk of developing heart disease as well as those who already have it.

I also offer my patients access to clinical trials through the center. It is participating in research to determine if patients who have heart disease and elevated levels of lipoprotein(a)—which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease—can benefit from new therapies that lower those levels.

Educating patients about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and good nutrition are key in preventing heart disease. I provide my patients with access to certified nutritionists, community programs, and lectures on heart health.

I collaborate with other specialists to care for patients who have conditions that can increase their risk for heart disease. I evaluate patients with diabetes and treat them with medications that help lower their risk of heart disease. I also care for people who have rheumatic conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and lupus. NYU Langone’s Cardio-Rheumatology Program offers therapies to help reduce these patients’ risk of heart disease and conducts research on new treatments.

Patients with high blood pressure during pregnancy or gestational diabetes may have an increased risk of developing heart disease later in life. I strive to improve their outcomes by educating them about their risks.

Cardiology gives me the opportunity to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Every day, I look forward to caring for my patients and helping them to live longer and better lives.

Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

abdominal aortic aneurysm
abnormal heart rhythms
acute coronary syndrome
acute respiratory failure
amyloidosis
aneurysm of aortic arch
angina
aortic aneurysm
aortic disease
aortic valve disease
aortic valve insufficiency
aortic valve stenosis
aortoiliac occlusive disease
arteriosclerosis
atherosclerosis
atrial fibrillation & atrial flutter
atrial flutter
atrial septal defect
bradycardia
cardiac amyloidosis
cardiac device implant
cardiac disease in pregnancy
carotid artery disease
carotid stenosis
cerebrovascular disorder
chest pain
chronic venous insufficiency
claudication
complications of diabetes mellitus
congenital heart disease
congestive heart failure
coronary artery anomaly
coronary artery disease
deep vein thrombosis
diabetes
dilated cardiomyopathy
endothelial dysfunction
fainting
familial hypercholesterolemia
heart attack
heart disease
heart murmur
heart muscle disease
heart throbbing
heart tumor
heart valve disease
high blood pressure
high cholesterol level
high triglycerides
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
hypocholesterolemia
inflammation of the heart valve
inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
ischemic cardiomyopathy
LGBTQ+ health
lipid disorders
lipid metabolism
metabolic syndrome
mitral valve disease
mitral valve prolapse
mitral valve regurgitation
mitral valve stenosis
myocardial disease
myocarditis
obesity
occlusive vascular disease
pericardial effusion
peripheral vascular disease
platelet disorder
polygenic hypercholesterolemia
prediabetes
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary stenosis
pulmonary valve regurgitation
rapid heartbeat
renal artery stenosis
renal vascular disorder
rheumatic heart disease
sarcoidosis
shortness of breath
takotsubo syndrome
thrombosis
varicose veins
vascular disease
venous insufficiency
ventricular arrhythmias
ventricular fibrillation
ventricular tachycardia

Treatments

angioplasty
antiplatelet therapy
aortic valve replacement
arterial stent
atrial septal defect repair
automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
cardiac catheterization
cardiac ct scan
cardiac lead extraction
cardiac monitors
cardiac pacemaker lead
cardiac rehabilitation
coronary arterial stent
heart imaging
heart rate monitoring
heart ultrasound
nuclear medicine imaging procedure
nutritional therapy
pacemaker care
permanent pacemaker
primary care
renal stent
stress management
vascular ultrasound

Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:

Aortic Aneurysm , Aortic Valve Disease , Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease , Atrial Fibrillation & Atrial Flutter , Bradycardia , Carotid Artery Disease , Chronic Venous Insufficiency , Coronary Artery Disease , Deep Vein Thrombosis , High Blood Pressure , Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy , Lipid Disorders , Mitral Valve Disease , Obesity , Renal Artery Stenosis , Sarcoidosis , Varicose Veins , Ventricular Arrhythmias

Credentials

Positions

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease), 1993
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 1989

Education and Training

Fellowship, North Shore University Hospital, Cardiology, 1993
Residency, North Shore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Medicine, 1990
MD from SUNY - Upstate, 1986

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Insurance Plans Accepted

This provider accepts the following insurance plans.

Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
Amida Care
- Amida Care Medicaid
Anthem BCBS Health Plus
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 2
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4
- BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange
- BCBS Healthplus Mediblue Advantage
- BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY
- BCBS Healthplus NY Medicaid Managed Care NY
- BCBS Healthplus Special Needs
- Empire Mediblue Healthplus Dual
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem BCBS CT PPO
- Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
Centerlight Healthcare
- CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT
- CenterLight Healthcare PACE
- CenterLight Healthcare Select
- Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO
Centers Plan For Healthy Living
- Centers Plan For Healthy Living
- Centers Plan For Healthy Living Medicaid Advantage Plus HMO D-SNP
Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna - Humana
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna Oscar
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- Kaiser Permanente
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
Connecticare
- Connecticare Bridge
- Connecticare Commercial
Elderplan
- Elderplan
- Elderplan FIDA
- Elderplan Medicare Advantage Plan
Fidelis Care
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Bronze Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Catastrophic Cvg Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Gold Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Native American Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Platinum Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Silver Exchange
- Fidelis Care Child Health Plus
- Fidelis Care Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Essential Plan 1
- Fidelis Essential Plan 2
- Fidelis Essential Plan 3
- Fidelis Essential Plan 4
- Wellcare by Fidelis Care Medicare
First Health
- First Health PPO

GHI
- American Plan Administrators
- GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
- GHI Emblem Health EPO
- GHI Emblem Health PPO
- GHI HMO
- GHI HMO Medicare
- GHI Medicare PPO
- GHI Medicare Supplement
- GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
- GHI Network Access - Humana
- GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
- IUOE Local 14-14B
- Wlny-TV Inc.
HIP
- Emblem Essential Plan 1
- Emblem Essential Plan 2
- Emblem Essential Plan 3
- Emblem Essential Plan 4
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Bridge
- HIP Child Health Plus
- HIP EPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP Medicaid Enhanced Care
- HIP Medicare Supplement
- HIP POS
- HIP PPO
- HIP Prime Basic Exchange
- HIP Prime Bronze
- HIP Prime Bronze Exchange
- HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange
- HIP Prime Gold
- HIP Prime Gold Exchange
- HIP Prime Platinum
- HIP Prime Platinum Exchange
- HIP Prime Silver
- HIP Prime Silver Exchange
- HIP VIP Medicare Bold
- HIP VIP Medicare Prime
- Vytra HMO
Healthfirst
- Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)
- Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Child Health Plus
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4
- Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Medicaid
- Healthfirst Medicare
- Healthfirst Medicare/NYU Risk
- Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan
- Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
Medicaid of New York
- NYS Medicaid
Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
- Oxford Metro

POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
River Spring Health Plan
- River Spring Medicare HMP SNP
Sedgwick WTC
- World Trade Center - Sedgwick
Tricare
- TriWest
- Tricare
- US Family Health Plan
United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Bind Benefits inc
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UHC Medicare Complete Choice Regional PPO
- UMR
- United Health Care Charter
- United Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare CareCore
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Simon
- United Healthcare Compass Exchange
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Healthscope
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Nexus
- United Healthcare Nexus (Amex Employees)
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
VNS Choice Advantage
- VNS Medicare Advantage
- VNS NY Choice Select Health
WTC Health Program
- NY Fire Department - WTC
- WTC Health Program
Wellcare
- WellCare Medicare

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