CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NEW HAVEN, P.C. IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT LISA A. FREED, M.D. WILL JOIN OUR PRACTICE ON JULY 1,2007

LISA A. FREED M.D. - Women & Heart Disease and Echocardiography.
Dr. Freed is board certified in Cardiology and Echocardiography. She comes to our group after 8 years of experience practicing Cardiology in the New Haven area, with special interests in women's heart disease and valvular heart disease (including mitral valve prolapse).
She is an active member of the medical community and is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Freed is a founding member and co-chair of Yale New Haven Hospital's Women's Heart Advantage Program.

CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NEW HAVEN, P.C. IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF OUR NEW OFFICE IN WESTBROOK, CT. It is located in the Lakebrook Medical Center, Westbrook, CT at 5 Pequot Park Road, Suite 101. Tel: (860) 399-3100.

Saint Raphael’s joins Keep the Beat campaign
To help educate the Greater New Haven community about sudden cardiac arrest and the importance of early defibrillation, the Hospital of Saint Raphael has joined the nationwide Keep the Beat campaign. Launched by Medtronic, Inc. — a world leader     in medical technology — Keep the Beat aims to increase awareness and raise funds to place automated external defibrillators in schools throughout the country. This summer, Medtronic is a sponsor of singer/songwriter James Taylor’s U.S. tour. Saint Raphael’s participated in the campaign’s kick off at Taylor’s recent performance at the Meadows Music Theater in Hartford. Pictured are (from left) John Drury, M.D., associate section chief of Cardiology, and electrophysiologist Eric Grubman, M.D., at Saint Raphael’s information booth during the concert. Saint Raphael provided concertgoers with information on cardiovascular disease, its risk factors, symptoms and treatment options. Saint Raphael’s statewide sponsorship of Keep the Beat is part of a broad community-focused campaign the hospital’s Cardiac Institute plans to launch next month. The multi-faceted campaign will focus on establishing collaborative efforts to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease, improve healthcare quality, and eliminate health disparities.
Courtesy of Hospital of Saint Raphael Physician News publication

Stephen E. Possick, MD has just joined Cardiology Associates of New Haven. He completed his fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at Yale in June 2005. He has special training in nuclear cardiology and reading echocardiograms. He is seeing patients in all offices, but is concentrating his time in our Orange office. Please see his biography in the Provider section of this website.

  In May 2005, CANH moved its Orange office into new, larger offices at 325 Boston Post Road, Suite 1C - right next door to our old offices. The telephone remains the same. Click here for pictures of the new offices.

 To show our support for the fight against the number 1 killer of American women - heart disease, the staff of Cardiology Associates all dressed in red on Feb 4, 2005 - National Red Day. Cardiology Associates of New Haven purchased “red dress pins” for employees to wear.

 Cardiology Associates of New Haven Specialist receives Award from VNA South Central - Read more

 Saint Raphael's performs staters first catheter cryoablation procedure
Saint Raphael cardiologists can now repair arrhythmias by freezing affected areas of the heart.
Saint Raphael's became the first hospital in Connecticut to perform catheter cryoablation - a new procedure that allows physicians to use cryogenic technology to accurately locate the cause of an irregular heartbeat. This procedure is an alternative to traditional radio frequency ablation, which uses heat to repair dysfunctional heart tissue.
During catheter cryoablation, physicians use a special catheter to locate and freeze targeted areas of the heart to about minus 25 degrees Celsius. If the frozen tissue area is not the cause of an arrhythmia, it can be restored with no permanent damage. Once the faulty heart tissue is positively identified, physicians permanently repair the arrhythmia by further freezing the affected area to minus 75 degrees Celsius.

Catheter cryoablation allows us to test suspected trouble areas without risking permanent damage”, said Eric Grubman, M.D., the Saint Raphael's cardiologist who recently performed the procedure. "Compared to other traditional methods, this allows for a greater degree of precision - especially when working around critical structures of the heart."
Catheter cryoablation is safe for most patients. The procedure usually takes about two hours, and is generally performed on an outpatient basis. most cases, patients can return to normal activities within a few days. As a leader in all facets of cardiac care, Saint Raphael's offers comprehensive services ranging from prevent to rehabilitation. Services include cardiac diagnostics, diagnostic and interventional cardiology; bypass surgery; valve replacement; implantable pacemaker and defibrillators; treatment of congestive heart failure; and cardiac rehabilitation. Saint Raphael's recently became the first hospital in Connecticut to offer Stereotaxis - a technique that uses computer-controlled magnetic fields to steer catheters and other instruments through the chambers of the heart. It is also home to Connecticut's first Heart Emergency Center.

 New Appointment Reminder System
As we continue to improve our services, we are pleased to inform you that we are implementing a new appointment reminder system. This system will provide our patients with the courtesy of a timely reminder for upcoming appointments. Our appointment reminder system will call you at home two days before your scheduled appointment to confirm the day, date, location, and time of your next appointment. You will be prompted to confirm this appointment by pressing the "1" on your touch-tone telephone keypad. You will also have the option of leaving a message for the office should you need to reschedule. If you are not available, the system will leave a message on your answering machine.

 April 18, 2004
CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NEW HAVEN RECEIVES NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, more details

 Choosing Health insurance, Some Considerations (Washington Post Article)

 
Dr. Arthur Seltzer has been designated as a "Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography". This designation recognizes those cardiologists who have fulfilled the training and performance requirements for certification by the National Board of Echocardiography and have demonstrated commitment to the field of Echocardiography. He is the Director of the Echocardiography laboratory at Cardiology Associates of New Haven, P.C.

Cardiology Associates of New Haven Gains New Accreditation
Nuclear Laboratory Benefits Heart Patients in New Haven Area
NEW HAVEN, CT (November 13, 2002) – Cardiology Associates of New Haven has been named an accredited Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL). This accreditation recognizes the group’s commitment to high-quality patient care and its provision of quality diagnostic testing.

Nuclear cardiology studies are noninvasive diagnostic tests that assess the heart’s blood flow and pumping function while the patient is at rest and during exercise. Unlike still photos from an X-ray, CT scan or MRI, and unlike traditional EKGs that print out cardiac patterns on paper, nuclear cardiology studies allow doctors to see actual moving blood flow and blockages with the help of a small amount of an imaging agent administered intravenously into the bloodstream. Physicians are able to detect the presence and severity of cardiovascular disease or blockage in the arteries or heart muscle, and can see the exact size and location of a heart attack and assess risk of future heart attack. This is particularly helpful in identifying patients who are at increased risk for heart attack.

Heart disease is widely recognized as the leading cause of death in America. Each year more than half a million men and women in this country die from coronary artery disease. According to ICANL, one American dies every 32 seconds of cardiovascular disease, disorders of the heart and blood vessels.

Cardiology Associates of New Haven is now celebrating 25 years of patient care in the New Haven area. The group is comprised of thirteen board certified cardiologists, plus physician assistants, nurses, and office staff committed, without reservation, to the care and comfort of patients. Nuclear testing is available at the group’s New Haven and Guilford locations. Additional offices include Orange and Hamden. Cardiology Associates of New Haven is affiliated with Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Hospital of St. Raphael, and can be reached at 203-789-2272.

Media requests for more information about nuclear cardiology or other topics related to preventive heart health or medical treatment, can be directed toward Marcia Simon at 860.399.0191 or marcia@mseusa.com

"BEST DOCTORS IN CONNECTICUT" LIST HONORS DOCTORS DICOLA, ISRAEL, JACOBY, WISKE, AND WOLFSON

Doctors Vincent DiCola, Douglas Israel, Steven Jacoby, Prescott Wiske, and Steven Wolfson were among 54 Cardiologists chosen by their peers all over Connecticut as the one to whom they would refer someone they loved.

Connecticut Magazine in its issue of February 2002, looked at the database of "Best Doctors in America" for those Cardiologists selected by doctors in their specialty in Connecticut as the one they would choose if their parent, spouse or child needed care. We are delighted by this recognition.