Biographical summary
Barry L. Karon, M.D., is a noninvasive cardiologist with special interest in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.  His clinical focus includes:
    - Evaluation and management of patients with heart failure and cardiomyopathies
- Providing care in the Cardiac Amyloid Clinic
- Interpreting transthoracic and performing transesophageal echocardiograms
In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Karon is the physician director of the Mayo Medical Center Rochester Campus Echo Lab quality assurance process.
Dr. Karon is a faculty member in the Mayo Medical School and either directs or serves as faculty on many cardiac imaging and heart failure programs offered by Mayo Clinic Continuing Professional Development.
        Conditions treated
        Procedures performed
        Interests
- Cardiomyopathies
- Heart failure
- Medical management of coronary artery disease
- Echocardiography
Mayo Clinic locations
        Education
- 1988ResidentCardiovascular Disease, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 1988Fellow - CardiologyMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 1985Resident - Internal MedicineMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 1982MDNew York Medical College 
- 1978Other - Graduate StudentUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities 
- 1976BA - Political ScienceUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities 
- 1976BS - PhysiologyUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities 
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 1987Cardiovascular DiseasesAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
- 1985Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
Awards and honors
- 1976MemberPhi Beta Kappa Honor Society 
Professional memberships
- 2005 - presentMemberQuality and Safety Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases 
- 2004 - presentFellowAmerican Society of Echocardiography 
- 2003 - 2005MemberEcho in the Nation's Capital, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
- 2002 - presentFellowAmerican College of Chest Physicians 
- 2002 - 2005MemberAnnual Mountain Course Success With Heart Failure, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
- 2002 - 2005MemberInpatient Hospital Practice Committee, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
- 2002MemberStrategic Planning Task Force, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
- 2001 - presentMemberAmerican College of Chest Physicians 
- 2000 - 2004ChairTransthoracic Echo Subcommittee, Echocardiography Accreditation Committee, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases 
- 1998ChairHospital Service Task Force, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
- 1996 - presentMemberHeart Failure Society of America 
- 1995 - 2000Committee ChairMinnesota Chapter News Letter, Minnesota Chapter, American College of Cardiology 
- 1994 - presentFellowCouncil on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association 
- 1994 - 1997CouncilorMinnesota Chapter, American College of Cardiology 
- 1994 - 1997OfficerMinnesota Chapter, American College of Cardiology 
- 1990 - presentFellowAmerican College of Cardiology 
- 1990 - presentMemberAmerican College of Cardiology 
- 1990 - 1995MemberAmerican College of Physicians 
- 1987 - presentMemberAmerican Society of Echocardiography 
-  Associate ChairHeart Failure In-Patient and Out-Patient Practice, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
-  Co-ChairEchocardiography Information Technology Committee, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
-  ChairEchocardiography Quality Assurance Committee, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
-  MemberCardiovascular Divisional Quality Control Committee, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
-  MemberEchocardiography Clinical Practice Committee, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
-  MemberClinical Practice Committee, Congestive Heart Failure Clinic, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases 
-  MemberExecutive Committee, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
-  MemberEchocardiography Executive Committee, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine 
Publications