Heart and Vascular Institute | Backus Hospital

A national leader in heart disease treatment, surgery and research.

As a patient or family member, there are many reasons to choose the Hartford HealthCare Heart and Vascular Institute. Whether you enter our system through one of our board-certified cardiologists in an outpatient setting, in an emergency by way of LIFE STAR helicopter, or at one of our five hospitals, including a tertiary care level teaching hospital, we provide the coordinated, evidence-based care that you need to get back on your feet again.

Mitral Valve Repair

Our results, and multiple studies, confirm that repair is better than replacement...

Our Outcomes Report

Our programs and the outcomes of our patients

Cardiac & Vascular Diagnostics

Before prescribing a test to diagnose heart disease, your doctor needs more information.

Programs & Classes

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Heart & Vascular Institute Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

Treatments

Service Locations

A leader in the prevention and treatment of heart disease.

Conditions

It's not always easy to tell if you're having problems with blood vessels in your heart and your body. You can't feel plaque building up in your arteries. That's a scary thought for anyone concerned about high blood pressure or high cholesterol.

Departments & Services

A breakdown of some of the services at The Heart & Vascular Institute.

Programs & Classes

Take a class, attend an upcoming event or join a support group. Browse our calendar to view our ongoing classes and events.

News

See the latest news from the Heart and Vascular Institute.

Meet our Heart & Vascular Institute Team:

	Specialties	Location
Aitcheson, Elizabeth, MD, MPH, RPVI 860.522.4158	Endovascular Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford Glastonbury Mystic Norwich Show Less
Arora, Sabeena, MD 4.9 /5 63 surveys 860.972.1212	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Hartford
Atef, Amr Mohamed, MD 4.9 /5 222 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Norwich Willimantic Show Less
Ayach, Mouhanad, MD, RPVI 860.522.4158	Vascular Surgery Endovascular Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford Plainville Show Less
Bhatt, Paras Satish, MD 4.9 /5 153 surveys 860.889.9180	Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Norwich Hartford Mystic Show Less
Brennan, Paige James, MD 4.9 /5 193 surveys 860.572.5400	Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Mystic Norwich Show Less
Casey, David Madigan, MD, FACC 860.572.5400	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Plainfield Mystic Norwich Old Lyme Show Less
Decena, Katharine T., MD 4.7 /5 216 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Internal Medicine Show Less	Norwich
Fiengo, Mark Nicholas, DO, FACC, FSCAI 4.9 /5 297 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine	Norwich Old Lyme Show Less
Fucci, Michael, DO, FACC 4.9 /5 89 surveys 860.572.5400	Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Mystic Norwich Plainfield Show Less
Gifford, Edward D., MD, RPVI 4.9 /5 107 surveys 860.522.4158	Vascular Surgery Endovascular Surgery Show Less	Hartford Glastonbury Mystic Norwich Waterford Show Less
Gowd, B.M. Pampana, MD 860.423.5000	Cardiovascular Medicine Hospital Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Willimantic
Jain, Akhilesh Kumar, MD, FACS 4.9 /5 81 surveys 860.522.4158	Vascular Surgery Endovascular Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford Norwich Show Less
Joshi, Saurabh, MD, FACC, FSCAI 860.972.5048	Interventional Cardiology Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Hartford
Kachala, Stefan, MD, FACS 4.9 /5 70 surveys 860.696.4923	Thoracic Surgery General Surgery Show Less	New Britain Hartford Meriden Show Less
Kalinchak, Jillian M., APRN 4.9 /5 186 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiac Electrophysiology	Norwich
Kegel, Jeffrey Glen, MD, FACC, FACP 4.7 /5 201 surveys 860.456.2898	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Willimantic
Li, Ting Kai, MD, PhD, FACC 4.8 /5 138 surveys 860.572.5400	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Mystic Norwich Plainfield Show Less
Mirecki, Francis Joseph, MD, FACC 4.8 /5 195 surveys 860.434.4975	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Old Lyme Norwich Show Less
Moskowitz, Craig Barry, MD, FACC, FHRS 4.8 /5 118 surveys 860.972.1506	Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Internal Medicine Show Less	Hartford Hartford Wallingford Waterbury Show Less
Nadig, Vidya, MD 4.9 /5 157 surveys 860.456.2898	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Willimantic
Niedelman, Adam Fredric, MD, FACC, RPVI 5.0 /5 224 surveys 860.572.5400	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Mystic Norwich Plainfield Show Less
Parikh, Raj, MD, MPH 860.524.4550	Pulmonary Medicine Critical Care Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Hartford Hartford Show Less
Pawar, Sumeet Sanjeev, MD 4.9 /5 91 surveys 860.572.5400	Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Mystic Westerly Show Less
Sablani, Naveen, MD 4.9 /5 187 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Norwich
Scatola, Andrew, MD 860.972.1212	Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Echocardiography Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Hartford Hartford Show Less
Scheiber, Jon F., MD 4.9 /5 243 surveys 401.596.4499	Cardiovascular Medicine	Westerly Mystic Show Less
Seltzer, Jeffrey Paul, MD, FACC 4.8 /5 92 surveys 860.572.5400	Cardiovascular Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Mystic Norwich Plainfield Show Less
Shah, Parth S., MD, FACS 4.9 /5 156 surveys 860.223.0800	Vascular Surgery Endovascular Surgery Show Less	Plainville Farmington Southington Show Less
Walker, Daniel, MD 860.696.4306	Thoracic Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Worth, Jennifer, MD, MBA, FACS 4.9 /5 44 surveys 860.425.5305	Thoracic Surgery	Norwich