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Our Leadership Team
The Cardiovascular Center's (CVC's) nationally recognized leadership team is committed to providing clinical excellence, innovation and compassionate patient care. Fully integrating cardiovascular medicine, cardiac surgery, interventional radiology and vascular surgery, the Center's executive leadership committee includes: Wilson Colucci, MD, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine; Alex Norbash, MD, Chair of the Department of Radiology; and Alik Farber, MD, Chief of Vascular Surgery.
A few facts about the CVC
- Comprehensive, state-of-the-art Arrhythmia Center, with magnetic navigation system, opened in early 2009. Offering ablation to cure abnormal heart rhythms, including atrial fibrillation, and supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias; implantation of pacemakers and cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to treat slow heart rates, reverse heart failure and protect against sudden cardiac death; and consultation and evaluation of syncope and palpitations with one-stop, cutting-edge care.
- New 12-bed coronary care unit designed to care for critically ill cardiovascular patients, including those with acute coronary syndromes, decompensated heart failure, severe valvular disease, and uncontrolled arrhythmias, as well as those suffering from acute cerebrovascular disease or following cerebrovascular procedures, opened in July 2009.
- CVC physicians are consistently ranked among the nation's top doctors by leading consumer publications.
- More than 8,000 cardiac and vascular procedures performed in fiscal year 2008.
- Ranked second in the country for its rapid treatment of heart attack patients with blocked arteries by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Hospital Quality Alliance.
- Certified by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts as a Blue Distinction CenterSM for Cardiac Care.
Innovation
Boston Medical Center has a long history of offering its patients leading-edge cardiovascular care and has been a pioneer in the use of new cardiac and vascular surgical techniques for the past 60 years. The CVC continues to expand its range of innovative procedures. The da Vinci? Surgical System allows a BMC surgeon to use three dime-sized incisions to treat coronary artery disease. Abdominal aortic aneurysms can be repaired without surgical incisions and, instead, be accessed through a small puncture site. Now physicians can fix defects within the heart's inner structures that previously required open heart surgery. Individuals suffering from recurrent strokes can be treated without entering a BMC operating room.
Coordinated patient care
The CVC is large enough to offer clinical excellence but small enough for team members to get to know each patient and family. CVC attending physicians, physician assistants and dedicated CVC nurse practitioners take a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to managing patient care. The CVC developed and uses multidisciplinary clinical pathways for cardiovascular diagnoses and procedures that the American Heart Association has recognized as providing high-quality best practices, based on cost-effective care for patients.
Our commitment to collaborative patient care goes beyond the walls of Boston Medical Center, however. CVC clinicians are committed to physician-to-physician communication and referring and primary care physicians participate in all decisions regarding their patients' care. The CVC physician communicates with the referring physician to discuss any significant events that develop during the hospital stay and to consult about discharge planning. CVC nurse practitioners provide personalized care management and are available by telephone to patients and their families after discharge.
Full spectrum of care for the heart
The CVC takes a comprehensive approach, providing patients with expert medical management and a full range of cardiac and vascular therapies, procedures and operations. All of our physicians hold academic appointments at Boston University School of Medicine. As part of our academic mission, the CVC offers patients access to the newest treatments through clinical research, before such treatments become available to the public. The CVC currently participates in numerous clinical trials for state-of-the-art therapies that focus on all aspects of cardiac and vascular care. Our dedication to the prevention, treatment and cure of cardiovascular disease has lead to innovations in care and better quality of life for our patients.
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Alphbetical Listing
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- Awtry, Eric, MD
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- Balady, Gary, MD
- Benjamin, Emelia J., MD, ScM
- Berger, Clifford, MD
- Bernard, Sheilah, MD
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- Cadigan, John III, MD
- Clancy, Mary, MSN, RNC
- Colucci, Wilson S., MD
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- Davidoff Ravin, MD
- Dermovsesian, Arlene, NP
- Dobroski, David R., MD
- Downing, Jill, MD
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- Eberhardt, Robert, MD
- Eckstrom, Denise, MSN, NP
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- Farber, Alik, MD
- Fernando, Hiran C., MBBS
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- Garstka, Alan E., MD
- Gavras, Haralambos, MD
- Gavras, Irene, MD
- Gauthier, Diane, MS, RNP-BC
- Gokce, Noyan, MD
- Gopal, Deepa M., MD, MS
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- Habershaw, Geoffrey, DPM
- Miguel Haime, MD
- Hamburg, Naomi, MD
- Helm, Robert, MD
- Hochberg, Claudia, MD
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- Jacobs, Alice, MD
- Johnson, Eric, MD
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- Karlson, Karl J., MD
- Karnik, Ankur, MD
- Kase, Carlos S., MD
- Ketchedjian, Ara, MD
- Kim, Ducksoo, MD
- Klein, Michael, MD
- Kriegel, Andrew L., MD
- Kriegel, Bruce J., MD
- Kwan, Gene F., MD, MPH
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- Lala, Ravi, MD
- Lavey, Tracey, MS, RN, CS
- Lazar, Harold, MD
- Litvak, David, MD
- Luptak, Ivan, MD
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- Mazzini, Michael, MD
- Meier-Ewert, Hans K., MD, FACC
- Monahan, Kevin, MD, FACC
- Morabito, Mary A., MS, RN, CS
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- Nedeljkovic, Zoran S., MD
- Nguyen, Thanh, MD, FRCPC
- Norbash, Alexander, MD
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- Panagia, Marcello, MD, DPhil
- Pande, Ashvin, MD
- Paull, Nancy, NP
- Pham, Hau, DPM
- Pigeon, Ronald P., PhD, MD
- Pimentel, David, MD
- Podrid, Philip, MD
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- Raby, Khether, MD
- Ress, Richard, MD
- Ruberg, Frederick L., MD
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- Sam, Flora, MD
- Siddiqi, Omar, MD
- Silverman, Kenneth J., MD
- Soroff, Daniel A., MD
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- Traylor, Donald, RN
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- Valsky, Eugene, MD
- Vilvendhan, Rajendran, MBBS
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- Zachariah, Benoy, MD
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Listing By Department
- Amyloid Center
- Frederick L. Ruberg, MD
- Arrhythmia Center
- Kevin Monahan, MD, FACC Director
- John Cadigan III, MD
- Robert Helm, MD
- Michael Mazzini, MD
- Daniel A. Soroff, MD
- Arlene Dermovsesian, NP
- Tracey Lavey, MS, RN, CS
- Mary A. Morabito MS, RN, CS
- Amanda Woodruff, NP
- Cardiac Catheterization Lab
- Alice K. Jacobs, MD Director
- Eric Awtry, MD
- Clifford Berger, MD
- David Dobroski, MD
- Claudia Hochberg, MD
- David Litvak, MD
- Zoran S. Nedeljkovic, MD
- Ashvin Pande, MD
- Khether Raby, MD
- Richard Ress, MD
- Kenneth J. Silverman, MD
- Benoy Zachariah, MD
- Cardiac Surgery
- Miguel Haime, MD
- Harold Lazar, MD
- Karl J. Karlson, MD Chief
- Ara Ketchedjian, MD
- Mary Clancy, MSN, RCN
- Nancy Paull, NP
- Cardiology
- Wilson S. Colucci Chief
- MD Eric Awtry, MD
- Gary Balady, MD
- Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM
- Clifford Berger, MD
- Sheilah Bernard, MD
- John Cadigan III, MD
- Ravin Davidoff, MD
- David R. Dobroski, MD
- Jill Downing, MD
- Robert Eberhardt, MD
- Noyan Gokce, MD
- Alice K. Jacobs, MD
- Michael Klein, MD
- David Litvak , MD
- Andrew O. Maree, MD
- Michael Mazzini, MD
- Hans K. Meier-Ewert, MD, FACC
- Kevin Monahan, MD, FACC
- Zoran S. Nedeljkovic, MD
- Ronald P. Pigeon, PhD, MD
- David Pimentel, MD
- Philip Podrid, MD
- Khether Raby, MD
- Richard Ress, MD
- Cardiology
- Frederick L. Ruberg, MD
- Flora Sam, MD
- Kenneth J. Silverman, MD
- Benoy Zachariah, MD
- Diane Gauthier, MS, RN, CS
- Tracey Lavey, MS
- Mary A. Morabito MS, RN, CS
- Foot Care Specialists
- Geoffrey Habershaw, DPM
- Hau Pham, DPM
- Heart Failure/Cardiomyopathy
- Wilson S. Colucci, MD
- Michael Klein, MD
- Flora Sam, MD
- Diane Gauthier, MS, RN, CS
- Heart Valve Disease Program
- Ravin Davidoff, MD Co-Director
- MD Eric Awtry, MD
- Emelia J. Benjamin, MD
- Sheilah Bernard, MD
- Harold Lazar, MD
- Interventional Radiology
- Ducksoo Kim, MD Director
- Alex Norbash, MD Chief
- Thanh Nguyen, MD, FRCPC
- Rajendran Vilvendhan, MBBS
- Non-Invasive Cardiology
- Frederick L. Ruberg, MD
- Preventive Cardiology / Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Gary Balady, MD Director
- Thoracic Aortic Disease Center
- Ravin Davidoff, MD Co-Director
- Thoracic Oncology
- Hiran Fernando, MD
- Harold Lazar, MD
- Vascular Center
- Robert Eberhardt, MD Director
- Alik Farber, MD
- Naomi Hamburg, MD
Affiliated Practices
- Attleboro
- Sturdy Cardiology Associates
- Brookline
- Richard Ress, MD
- Brockton
- Brockton Cardiology Associates
- Carver
- Plymouth-Carver Primary Care
- New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Cardiology Consultants
- Norwood
- John Cadigan, III, MD
- Plymouth
- Scott D. James, DO
- Eric Johnson, MD
- Plymouth-Carver Primary Care
- Robert E, Timberlake, Jr., MD
- Rhode Island
- North Providence Center for Health Management
- Stoneham
- North Suburban Cardiology Associates
- Taunton
- Richard Ress, MD
Affiliated Hospitals
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Sturdy Memorial Hospital
211 Park Street
Attleboro, MA 02703-0963
Main number: 508-222-5200
Physician Referral line: 508-236-8500
Locations
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BMC Cardiovascular Center
One Boston Medical Center Place
Gambro-3
Boston, MA 02118
(800) 682-2862
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Arrhythmia Center
Newton Pavilion, H-2
88 East Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118
tel:617-638-8776
fax: 617-638-8772
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Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Newton Pavilion, 3rd Floor
88 East Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118
tel:617-638-8702
fax: 617-638-8770
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Cardiac Non-Invasive Testing Laboratory
Preston Family Buildling
732 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
tel:617-638-8745 or 1-800-819-1250
fax: 617-638-8735
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Cardiac Risk Reduction and Rehabilitation Program
Preston Family Buildling, 4th Floor
732 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
tel:617-638-8745
fax: 617-638-8735
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Cardiology Outpatient Clinic
Preston Family Building
732 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
tel:617-638-7490 or 1-800-819-1250
fax: 617-414-8745
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic
Preston Family Building, 3rd Floor
732 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
tel:617-638-7350
fax: 617-638-7228
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Electrophysiology Laboratory
Newton Pavilion, H-2
88 East Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118
tel:617-638-8776
fax: 617-638-8772
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Foot Care Specialists
Preston Family Building, 2nd Floor
732 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
tel:617-414-6840
fax: 617-414-6710
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Heart Failure/Cardiomyopathy Program
Robinson Building, D-818
88 East Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118
tel:617-638-8060
fax: 617-638-8729
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Pacemaker/Cardiac Device Clinic
Newton Pavilion, H-2
88 East Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118
tel:617-638-8776
fax: 617-638-8772
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Vascular Non-Invasive Testing
732 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
tel:617-638-8745
fax: 617-638-8735