Heart & Vascular Institute at Backus Hospital

The beat goes on: Top notch cardiac care close to home.

As part of Hartford HealthCare, Backus Hospital is able to bring the outstanding care of the Heart & Vascular Institute – a national leader in heart disease prevention, treatment, surgery and research – to our patients in eastern Connecticut.

We know that comfort and convenience is important, and we’ve combined skilled clinicians and state-of-the-art technology to offer comprehensive cardiovascular care that includes:

Electrocardiogram
Echocardiogram (transthoracic and transesophageal)
Holter and 30-day test monitoring
Stress testing (ETT, stress nuclear, stress echo pharmacologic)
Vascular testing arterial, vascular testing for PVD, venous testing and CT angiography
Pacemaker insertion and follow-up care
Full outpatient device clinic
Cardiac rehabilitation
Heart failure resource center

In addition, patients needing advanced care such as bypass and transplant can be transferred seamlessly to Hartford Hospital, often in less than an hour with LIFE STAR, which is stationed at Backus.

Heart & Vascular Services Provided at Backus Hospital

Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services
Electrical Cardioversion
E-4 cardiology inpatient unit

Left Heart Catheterization
Pacemaker
Right Heart Catheterization
Radial Cardiac Catheterization
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)

Hartford HealthCare

Heart & Vascular Institute Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

Treatments

Our Heart & Vascular Specialists:

	Specialties	Location
McAree, Patrick C., PA-C 4.7 /5 123 surveys 860.456.2898	Cardiovascular Medicine	Willimantic
Bleich, Steven, MD 860.522.0604	Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Glastonbury
Padegimas, Allison Seinmetz, MD, FACC 203.265.9831	Cardiovascular Medicine	Wallingford Cheshire West Hartford Show Less
Pousatis, Sheelagh, MD 4.9 /5 82 surveys 860.696.5520	Cardiac Surgery	Hartford
Carroll, Lenore Ann, APRN 4.8 /5 187 surveys 860.636.2010	Cardiovascular Medicine	Middletown Old Saybrook Show Less
Altszuler, David Jay, MD 203.265.9831	Cardiovascular Medicine	Glastonbury Wallingford Show Less
Barbour, Mohamad Firas, MD 4.9 /5 177 surveys 860.242.8756	Cardiovascular Medicine	Bloomfield
Holub, Meredith Sullivan, DO 4.9 /5 192 surveys 860.524.4550	Pulmonary Medicine Critical Care Medicine Show Less	Hartford Glastonbury Wethersfield Show Less
Srinivasan, Aparna, MD 203.845.2160	Cardiovascular Medicine	Norwalk
Panetta, Andrew David, PA-C 860.696.5520	Cardiac Surgery	Hartford
Pawar, Sumeet Sanjeev, MD 4.9 /5 295 surveys 860.572.5400	Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Mystic Old Lyme Westerly Show Less
Dada, Marcin R., MD 4.8 /5 34 surveys 860.224.5694	Cardiovascular Medicine	New Britain Plainville Prospect Show Less
Nasir, Usama Bin, MD 4.8 /5 126 surveys 860.242.8756	Cardiovascular Medicine	Bloomfield Enfield Show Less
Alter, Eric Louis, MD, FACC, RPVI 203.254.2452	Cardiovascular Medicine Echocardiography Internal Medicine Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Fairfield Fairfield Milford Stratford Show Less
Prisco, Jessica L., APRN 4.7 /5 125 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine	Norwich
Diamond, Kristen Murrone, PA-C 860.242.8756	Cardiovascular Medicine	Bloomfield
Patel, Boskey, DO, FACC 860.524.3070	Interventional Cardiology Echocardiography Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Hartford
Vlismas, Peter Paul, MD 860.972.1212	Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiovascular Medicine Show Less	Hartford Bridgeport Show Less
Jaffer, Osman Arif, MD, RPVI 4.7 /5 37 surveys 203.732.7455	Interventional Cardiology Echocardiography Nuclear Cardiology Show Less	Derby
Cole, Jennifer L., APRN, FNP-C 860.972.1212	Cardiovascular Medicine	Fairfield Trumbull Show Less
Peckham, Elizabeth Nicole, APRN 4.9 /5 54 surveys 860.886.0023	Cardiovascular Medicine	Norwich Plainfield Show Less
Martin-Beaulieu, John, APRN 860.972.1506	Cardiac Electrophysiology	West Hartford
Jaiswal, Abhishek, MD 5.0 /5 75 surveys 860.972.1212	Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiovascular Medicine Show Less	Hartford Bridgeport Fairfield Hamden Hartford Show Less
Shippee, Jessica L., APRN 860.972.1695	Cardiovascular Medicine	Hartford
Beach, Yan, APRN 860.276.5107	Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant	Southington