About Me
Unni Krishnan Marar, MD, is an assistant professor of clinical medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Dr. Marar earned his medical degree in internal medicine and cardiology at The University of Mumbai in Mumbai, India. He completed his residency in internal medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and his residency in internal medicine and geriatrics at Kettering General Hospital in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. Dr. Marar also completed fellowships in cardiology at the University of Mumbai and at Ohio State’s College of Medicine.
Dr. Marar is a member of several professional societies, including the Royal College of Physicians in London, England and the American Heart Association—Basic Life Support Program and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Program. He is fluent in Hindi and English, and his focus is on clinical cardiology.
Additional Languages I Speak
Procedures and Conditions I Treat
- Cardiology
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Echocardiography
- Nuclear Medicine
- Coronary Care Units
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hypertension
Locations Where I Practice
181 Taylor Ave.
Columbus, OH 43203
614-257-3000
in East Hospital
181 Taylor Ave.
Tower 12th Floor, Suite 1201
Columbus, OH 43203
614-293-7677
Please note: Not all physicians schedule patients at each listed location.
Education and Training
Education History
Medical School
University of Bombay, Lokmanya Tilak, Bombay 400022
6/1/1973 - 10/1/1977
Internship
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College/Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400 022, India
3/7/1978 - 3/6/1979
Residency
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College/Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400 022, India
4/1/1979 - 2/28/1982
Fellowship
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College/Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400 022, India
3/1/1982 - 3/31/1985
Residency
Kettering Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Dayton, OH
7/1/1988 - 11/30/1990
Residency
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
1/1/1991 - 4/20/1993
Fellowship
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
7/1/2004 - 6/30/2007
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular
10/31/2007
Academic Information
My Department
Internal Medicine
My Division
Cardiovascular Medicine
Reviews
The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the six doctor communication related questions shown below from the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page.
The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
131 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Overall
4.8 out of 5
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Explains Things Carefully
4.8 out of 5
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Listens Carefully
4.9 out of 5
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Gives Understandable Instructions
4.8 out of 5
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Knows My Medical History
4.7 out of 5
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Shows Respect
4.9 out of 5
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Time Spent Together
4.9 out of 5
Consulting and Related Relationships
At The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, we support a faculty member’s research and consulting in collaboration with medical device, research and/or drug companies because a faculty member’s expertise can guide important advancements in the practice of medicine and improve patient care. In order to provide effective management of these relationships, the University requires annual disclosures from all faculty members with external interests related to their University responsibilities.
As of 09/30/2024, Dr. Marar has reported no relationships with companies or entities.
I enjoyed my provider and he was easy to talk to. He answered the question I presented to him. He is a very caring person.
Excellent care, he is concerned about my health condition
Friendly understanding
Very good
Overall it was a good experience first time seeing a cardiologist he was very nice he has a lot of questions which was good about about my health
Good
Dr. Is an excellent cardiologist. I am very pleased with him
Professional and informative
He is a very good doctor and has concern for my health.
I consider myself lucky to have such a great provider and health team.
Very good
Explain things thoroughly
Very good v
We prompted the discussion on review of medications.
I always have a very positive and friendly experience.
Good good
My care provider took time to explain my test results. He was respectful and answered all my questions.
Very nice
He is a great cardiologist
Doctor was excellent.
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Good
Nothing to complain about
Good
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Good
Very polite and informed.
Spent more time with me and spoke more about my condition than any other MD that I can remember. Very informative
Overall it was a great experience with courtesy and great hospitality.
Doctor explained everything to me and he was very nice and pleasant
Very good with explaining my medical condition and listened to my concerns.
He is good
The whole staff were professional behavior.
Dr. Unni Marar was clear, concise, and listened to my description of problems related to my heart ejection fraction. He ordered the test that I need.
All good
Seems to care a lot about what I say.
It was great to get answers to my questions.
Good
Very thorough
This was the first yime I'd seen this doctor. He had thoroughly reviewed my case history.
Great.
All the care I was proved was wonderful always. I my heart Dr. Maras straight to the point about thing but does it in a kind way.
It was nice seeing Dr. Marar, he takes his time with me and that means a lot to me.
He is excellent.
Very good.
Good
Very good.
All good
We really appreciate Dr. Marar for the opportunity to help solve my issues.
Dr. Marar is a great doctor. Hs is very pleasurable and he actually listen to me and provides excellent alternatives based on my priorities.
He was through, gave immediate results from previous test, friendly and explained everything clearly.
Dr. Marar is very caring physician.
Very good listener very good explainer.
Dr. Marar is always kind, patient and caring, I appreciate his thoughtfulness in my care.
Good experiences all around in this office, heart specialty clinic outpatient East.