The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) is able to manage complex heart and vascular cases in its hybrid procedure room, a state-of-the-art suite that allows vascular surgeons, electrophysiologists and invasive cardiologists to perform procedures guided by real-time images. The multidisciplinary team at HOCC treats patients who have a wide range of circulatory (vascular) issues and irregular heart rhythms in this advanced environment.

HOCC is part of the Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute, which provides the coordinated, evidence-based care that you need to get back on your feet again.

The HOCC care team includes board-certified cardiologists, medical and surgical intensivists (doctors who specialize in intensive care), cardiac care nurses, respiratory therapists, cardiac rehabilitation specialists, nutritionists and other specially trained staff members. These units work closely with other departments, including echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and the cardiac catheterization lab. The community has access to an outpatient Heart Failure Program and Infusion Center for Heart Failure. As part of the cardiac rehabilitation program, a highly specialized peripheral vascular disease exercise program is offered. 

The Hospital of Central Connecticut offers the latest cardiac MRI technology, which allows physicians to see in great detail the structure and function of the heart, including scarring or inflammation in the heart noninvasively.

Additionally, the hospital includes telemetry units staffed by board-certified cardiologists and specially trained nurses and technicians. Telemetry allows caregivers to simultaneously monitor the hearts of multiple patients at once. Blood-oxygen level, blood pressure and heart rates and rhythms are continuously measured and data relayed to computers. Information is continually monitored, allowing staff to react quickly to changes in a patient’s condition.

The Hospital of Central Connecticut's Limb Preservation Program provides specific treatment plans for every patient. The program offers early intervention to help you maintain as much mobility and function in your daily activity as possible, avoiding amputation and promoting health to prevent future issues. Learn more.

Hartford HealthCare

Heart & Vascular Institute Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

Treatments

Meet our Heart & Vascular Specialists:

Name Specialties Location
Allison Seinmetz Padegimas, MD, FACC Allison Seinmetz Padegimas, MD, FACC 203.265.9831
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Wallingford
  • Cheshire
  • West Hartford
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Mohamad Firas Barbour, MD Mohamad Firas Barbour, MD
4.9 /5
177 surveys
860.242.8756
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Bloomfield
Marcin R. Dada, MD Marcin R. Dada, MD
4.8 /5
34 surveys
860.224.5694
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • New Britain
  • Plainville
  • Prospect
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Boskey Patel, DO, FACC, FSCAI Boskey Patel, DO, FACC, FSCAI 860.524.3070
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Hartford
Chikezie Alvarez, MD Chikezie Alvarez, MD 860.889.9180
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Norwich
Edward D. Gifford, MD, FSVS, FACS, RPVI Edward D. Gifford, MD, FSVS, FACS, RPVI
4.9 /5
84 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Mystic
  • Norwich
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Elizabeth Aitcheson, MD, MPH, RPVI Elizabeth Aitcheson, MD, MPH, RPVI
4.9 /5
112 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Mystic
  • Norwich
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Julia Vanasse, PA-C Julia Vanasse, PA-C 860.224.5694
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • New Britain
  • Plainville
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Owen Glotzer, MD Owen Glotzer, MD
4.7 /5
105 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Manchester
  • Norwich
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Mohiuddin Cheema, MD Mohiuddin Cheema, MD
4.9 /5
188 surveys
860.696.5520
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Hartford
Adam Fredric Niedelman, MD, FACC, RPVI Adam Fredric Niedelman, MD, FACC, RPVI
4.9 /5
390 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Norwich
  • Plainfield
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Jude Francis Clancy, MD, FHRS Jude Francis Clancy, MD, FHRS
5.0 /5
118 surveys
203.678.1050
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Middletown
  • Old Saybrook
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Sarfaraz Memon, MD Sarfaraz Memon, MD 860.524.3070
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Hartford
  • Norwich
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Akhilesh Kumar Jain, MD, FACS, RPVI Akhilesh Kumar Jain, MD, FACS, RPVI
4.9 /5
108 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Norwich
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Eric Joseph Oligino, MD, FACC Eric Joseph Oligino, MD, FACC
4.9 /5
327 surveys
860.522.5712
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hartford
  • Farmington
  • Manchester
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Craig Barry Moskowitz, MD, FACC, FHRS Craig Barry Moskowitz, MD, FACC, FHRS
5.0 /5
142 surveys
860.972.1506
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • West Hartford
  • Bristol
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Manny Christos Katsetos, MD Manny Christos Katsetos, MD 860.229.6811
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • New Britain
Meir Friedman, MD, FACC, FHRS Meir Friedman, MD, FACC, FHRS
4.8 /5
99 surveys
860.972.1506
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • West Hartford
  • Wethersfield
  • Hartford
  • New Britain
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Parth S. Shah, MD, MPH, FACS Parth S. Shah, MD, MPH, FACS
5.0 /5
120 surveys
860.223.0800
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Plainville
  • New Britain
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Joshua Lee Rock, DO Joshua Lee Rock, DO 860.628.3600
  • Nuclear Cardiology
  • Southington
Heather Hunt Swales, MD Heather Hunt Swales, MD 860.224.5694
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • New Britain
Arun Agarwal, MD Arun Agarwal, MD 860.223.0220
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • New Britain
James Gallagher, MD James Gallagher, MD
4.9 /5
114 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Meriden
  • Hartford
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Craig Alan Thompson, MD Craig Alan Thompson, MD 860.524.3070
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Hartford
Robert Douglas Malkin, MD Robert Douglas Malkin, MD 860.229.6811
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • New Britain
James Francis St. Pierre, MD James Francis St. Pierre, MD 860.229.6811
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • New Britain
Faisal F. Hasan, MD Faisal F. Hasan, MD 860.524.3070
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hartford
Paige James Brennan, MD Paige James Brennan, MD
4.9 /5
253 surveys
860.886.0023
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Norwich
  • Mystic
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Andre Elias Ghantous, MD, FACC Andre Elias Ghantous, MD, FACC
4.9 /5
155 surveys
203.269.3791
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Wallingford
Henry Nadim Ward, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA Henry Nadim Ward, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA
4.8 /5
302 surveys
860.628.0703
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Southington
Steven Lloyd Zweibel, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS Steven Lloyd Zweibel, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS
4.8 /5
96 surveys
860.972.1506
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • West Hartford
  • Middletown
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Eric Michael Crespo, MD, FACC, FHRS Eric Michael Crespo, MD, FACC, FHRS
4.9 /5
160 surveys
860.972.1506
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • West Hartford
  • Wethersfield
  • Hartford
  • Avon
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Paras Satish Bhatt, MD Paras Satish Bhatt, MD
4.9 /5
149 surveys
860.889.9180
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Norwich
  • Branford
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Aneesh Vikram Tolat, MD, FACC, FHRS Aneesh Vikram Tolat, MD, FACC, FHRS
4.9 /5
97 surveys
860.972.1506
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • West Hartford
  • Manchester
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Thomas V. Divinagracia, MD, FACS, MPH, RPVI Thomas V. Divinagracia, MD, FACS, MPH, RPVI
4.9 /5
75 surveys
860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Glastonbury
  • Plainville
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Melissa D. Shah, MD Melissa D. Shah, MD 860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Bloomfield
  • Plainville
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Mohammed Al-Damluji, MD Mohammed Al-Damluji, MD 860.636.2010
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Middletown
  • Old Saybrook
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Mouhanad Ayach, MD, RPVI Mouhanad Ayach, MD, RPVI
4.9 /5
118 surveys
860.223.0800
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Plainville
  • New Britain
  • Winsted
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Saurabh Joshi, MD, FACC, FSCAI Saurabh Joshi, MD, FACC, FSCAI 860.524.3070
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Hartford
Mark Spencer Godfrey, MD Mark Spencer Godfrey, MD
4.8 /5
113 surveys
860.696.4306
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Hartford
Moulin Y. Chokshi, MD Moulin Y. Chokshi, MD
4.8 /5
131 surveys
203.678.1050
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Bloomfield
  • Wallingford
  • New Britain
  • West Hartford
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William Henry Perucki, MD William Henry Perucki, MD 860.522.0604
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Glastonbury
Andrew Scatola, MD Andrew Scatola, MD
5.0 /5
44 surveys
860.972.1212
  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant
  • Hartford
  • Winsted
  • Bloomfield
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Jennifer E. Taylor, MD, PhD Jennifer E. Taylor, MD, PhD 203.867.5300
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Branford
  • New Britain
  • Wallingford
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Stephanie J. Saucier, MD, FACC, RPVI Stephanie J. Saucier, MD, FACC, RPVI
4.9 /5
204 surveys
860.972.1695
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hartford
  • Southington
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Wael El Mallah, MD, PhD Wael El Mallah, MD, PhD 860.223.0220
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • New Britain
David Yaffee, MD David Yaffee, MD
4.9 /5
135 surveys
860.696.5520
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Hartford
Amandeep Juneja, MD Amandeep Juneja, MD 860.522.4158
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Hartford
  • Manchester
  • Norwich
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Saheli Nandi, MD Saheli Nandi, MD 860.696.1566
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Enfield
  • Bloomfield
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Ninad Zaman, DO Ninad Zaman, DO 860.628.0703
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Southington