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 seven 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.

Be a Lifesaver

Hands-only CPR saves lives.

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

The William W. Backus Hospital received Stroke Specialty Excellence Awards from Healthgrades.
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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 4.9 /5 126 surveys 860.522.4158	Endovascular Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford Mystic Norwich Show Less
Arora, Sabeena, MD 4.9 /5 88 surveys 860.972.1212	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Hartford Middletown Norwich Show Less
Atef, Amr Mohamed, MD 4.9 /5 248 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Norwich Willimantic Show Less
Ayach, Mouhanad, MD, RPVI 4.9 /5 112 surveys 860.223.0800	Vascular Surgery Endovascular Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Plainville New Britain Winsted Show Less
Bhatt, Paras Satish, MD 4.9 /5 140 surveys 860.889.9180	Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Norwich Branford Show Less
Brennan, Paige James, MD 4.9 /5 246 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Norwich Mystic Show Less
Casey, David Madigan, MD, FACC 4.9 /5 380 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Norwich Mystic Plainfield Show Less
Chokshi, Moulin Y., MD 4.9 /5 103 surveys 203.678.1050	Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiovascular Medicine Show Less	Bloomfield Enfield New Britain Wallingford West Hartford Show Less
Clancy, Jude Francis, MD, FHRS 4.9 /5 101 surveys 203.678.1050	Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiovascular Medicine Show Less	Middletown Old Lyme Show Less
Decena, Katharine T., MD 4.8 /5 248 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Internal Medicine Show Less	Norwich
Fiengo, Mark Nicholas, DO, FACC, FSCAI 4.9 /5 320 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine	Norwich Old Lyme Show Less
Fucci, Michael, DO, FACC 4.9 /5 141 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Norwich Mystic Plainfield Show Less
Gifford, Edward D., MD, FSVS, FACS, RPVI 4.9 /5 103 surveys 860.522.4158	Vascular Surgery Endovascular Surgery Show Less	Hartford Mystic Norwich Show Less
Glotzer, Owen, MD 4.7 /5 79 surveys 860.522.4158	Vascular Surgery	Hartford Mystic Show Less
Godfrey, Mark Spencer, MD 4.8 /5 100 surveys 860.696.4603	Pulmonary Medicine Critical Care Medicine Internal Medicine Thoracic Surgery Show Less	Hartford
Gowd, Pampana, MD 860.456.2898	Cardiovascular Medicine Hospital Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Willimantic
Jain, Akhilesh Kumar, MD, FACS, RPVI 4.9 /5 112 surveys 860.522.4158	Vascular Surgery Endovascular Surgery General Surgery Show Less	Hartford Norwich Show Less
Joshi, Saurabh, MD, FACC, FSCAI 860.524.3081	Interventional Cardiology Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Hartford
Kalinchak, Jillian M., APRN 5.0 /5 193 surveys 860.889.9180	Cardiac Electrophysiology	Norwich Branford Cheshire Wallingford Show Less
Kegel, Jeffrey Glen, MD, FACC, FACP 4.8 /5 195 surveys 860.456.2898	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Willimantic
Li, Ting, MD, PhD, FACC 4.8 /5 194 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Norwich Mystic Plainfield Show Less
Mirecki, Francis Joseph, MD, FACC 4.9 /5 143 surveys 860.434.4975	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Old Lyme Norwich Show Less
Niedelman, Adam Fredric, MD, FACC, RPVI 4.9 /5 375 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Norwich Mystic Plainfield Show Less
Pawar, Sumeet Sanjeev, MD 4.8 /5 237 surveys 860.572.5400	Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Mystic Old Lyme Westerly Show Less
Radojevic, Joseph Anthony, MD 860.972.1212	Cardiovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Show Less	Hartford
Scatola, Andrew, MD 4.9 /5 46 surveys 860.972.1212	Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Echocardiography Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Hartford Bloomfield Hartford Winsted Show Less
Shah, Parth S., MD, MPH, FACS 5.0 /5 158 surveys 860.223.0800	Vascular Surgery Endovascular Surgery Show Less	Plainville New Britain Show Less
Thompson, Craig Alan, MD 860.524.3081	Interventional Cardiology Cardiovascular Medicine Endovascular Medicine Internal Medicine Vascular Medicine Show Less	Hartford
Whang, Brian B., MD, FACS 4.9 /5 44 surveys 475.210.5780	Thoracic Surgery	Bridgeport
Worth, Jennifer, MD, MBA, FACS 4.8 /5 104 surveys 860.886.4330	Thoracic Surgery	Norwich