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.

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Heart & Vascular Institute Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

 

Treatments

 
 
 
 

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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:

Name Specialties Location
Pawar, Sumeet Sanjeev, MD Pawar, Sumeet Sanjeev, MD
4.9 /5
295 surveys
860.572.5400
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Mystic
  • Westerly
  • Old Lyme
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Alvarez, Chikezie, MD Alvarez, Chikezie, MD 860.886.0023
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Norwich
Gifford, Edward D., MD, FSVS, FACS, RPVI Gifford, Edward D., MD, FSVS, FACS, RPVI
4.9 /5
84 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Mystic
  • Norwich
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Aitcheson, Elizabeth, MD, MPH, RPVI Aitcheson, Elizabeth, MD, MPH, RPVI
4.9 /5
112 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Mystic
  • Norwich
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Glotzer, Owen, MD Glotzer, Owen, MD
4.7 /5
105 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Manchester
  • Norwich
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Li, Ting, MD, PhD, FACC Li, Ting, MD, PhD, FACC
4.8 /5
198 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
  • Mystic
  • Plainfield
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Casey, David Madigan, MD, FACC Casey, David Madigan, MD, FACC
4.9 /5
348 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
  • Mystic
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Kutz, Stephen M., MD, FACC Kutz, Stephen M., MD, FACC
4.9 /5
307 surveys
401.596.4499
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Westerly
  • Mystic
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Arora, Sabeena, MD Arora, Sabeena, MD
4.9 /5
79 surveys
860.972.1212
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hartford
  • Norwich
  • Middletown
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Niedelman, Adam Fredric, MD, FACC, RPVI Niedelman, Adam Fredric, MD, FACC, RPVI
4.9 /5
390 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
  • Plainfield
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Fucci, Michael, DO, FACC Fucci, Michael, DO, FACC
4.8 /5
183 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
  • Plainfield
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Clancy, Jude Francis, MD, FHRS Clancy, Jude Francis, MD, FHRS
5.0 /5
118 surveys
203.678.1050
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Middletown
  • Old Saybrook
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Jain, Akhilesh Kumar, MD, FACS, RPVI Jain, Akhilesh Kumar, MD, FACS, RPVI
4.9 /5
108 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Norwich
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Radojevic, Joseph Anthony, MD Radojevic, Joseph Anthony, MD 860.972.1212
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hartford
Kalinchak, Jillian M., APRN Kalinchak, Jillian M., APRN
4.9 /5
199 surveys
860.889.9180
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Norwich
  • Wallingford
  • Branford
  • Cheshire
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Scheiber, Jon F., MD, FACC Scheiber, Jon F., MD, FACC
4.9 /5
273 surveys
401.596.4499
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Westerly
  • Mystic
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Kegel, Jeffrey Glen, MD, FACC, FACP Kegel, Jeffrey Glen, MD, FACC, FACP
4.8 /5
205 surveys
860.456.2898
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Willimantic
Shah, Parth S., MD, MPH, FACS Shah, Parth S., MD, MPH, FACS
5.0 /5
120 surveys
860.223.0800
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Plainville
  • New Britain
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Atef Abdelalim, Amr Mohamed, MD Atef Abdelalim, Amr Mohamed, MD
4.9 /5
257 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
Thompson, Craig Alan, MD Thompson, Craig Alan, MD 860.524.3070
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Hartford
Richards, Kyle A., MD, FACC, FASNC, RPVI Richards, Kyle A., MD, FACC, FASNC, RPVI
4.7 /5
31 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
Brennan, Paige James, MD Brennan, Paige James, MD
4.9 /5
253 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Norwich
  • Mystic
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Bhatt, Paras Satish, MD Bhatt, Paras Satish, MD
4.9 /5
149 surveys
860.889.9180
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Norwich
  • Branford
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Hanretta, Kelly Colleen, DO Hanretta, Kelly Colleen, DO
4.9 /5
120 surveys
860.572.5400
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Mystic
  • Westerly
  • Willimantic
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Ayach, Mouhanad, MD, RPVI Ayach, Mouhanad, MD, RPVI
4.9 /5
118 surveys
860.223.0800
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Plainville
  • New Britain
  • Winsted
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Joshi, Saurabh, MD, FACC, FSCAI Joshi, Saurabh, MD, FACC, FSCAI 860.524.3070
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Hartford
Godfrey, Mark Spencer, MD Godfrey, Mark Spencer, MD
4.8 /5
113 surveys
860.696.4306
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Hartford
Chokshi, Moulin Y., MD Chokshi, Moulin Y., MD
4.8 /5
131 surveys
203.678.1050
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Bloomfield
  • Enfield
  • Wallingford
  • New Britain
  • West Hartford
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Decena, Katharine T., MD, FACC Decena, Katharine T., MD, FACC
4.8 /5
260 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
Scatola, Andrew, MD Scatola, Andrew, MD
5.0 /5
44 surveys
860.972.1212
  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant
  • Hartford
  • Bloomfield
  • Winsted
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Saltzberg, Stephanie Sharyn, MD Saltzberg, Stephanie Sharyn, MD 860.572.5400
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Mystic
  • Hartford
  • Glastonbury
  • Norwich
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Khan, Amna, MD Khan, Amna, MD 860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
  • Plainfield
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Lima, Neiberg, MD, FACC, FACP, CCDS Lima, Neiberg, MD, FACC, FACP, CCDS 860.456.2898
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
  • Willimantic
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Juneja, Amandeep, MD Juneja, Amandeep, MD 860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Manchester
  • Norwich
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Gonuguntla, Karthik, MD Gonuguntla, Karthik, MD 860.564.9240
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Plainfield
  • Norwich
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