Nimrod Lavi, MD, is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist, or a doctor who treats abnormal heart rhythms. He has a special interest in catheter ablation of complex arrhythmia, which is a procedure done to fix problematic electrical pathways to sections of the heart that can make the heart beat irregularly.

Carlos Mena, MD, is an interventional cardiologist, Director of the Peripheral Vascular Disease Program, and the Co-director of the Vascular Medicine Outcomes Program (VAMOS) at Yale Medicine. He specializes in using minimally invasive procedures to treat conditions in the heart and peripheral vascular system.

Ron Nudel, MD, is a cardiologist and the senior medical director for Inpatient Consultative Cardiology at Yale New Haven Hospital. In this role, he works to foster effective partnerships among medical directors, patient service managers and health care providers to improve patient's experiences and treatment outcomes.

Michael S. Remetz, MD, is an expert in interventional cardiovascular medicine, the use of angioplasty, stents and other techniques to clear blocked arteries. “There have been tremendous advances in cardiovascular medicine over the past three decades,” he says. “Patients can expect to live longer with a marked improvement in quality of life.”

Margaret Furman, MD, MPH, is a cardiologist who focuses on preventive care, lipidology and statin intolerance, and women's cardiac health, as well as echocardiograms and vascular ultrasounds. She is a specialist in cardio-rheumatology, which encompasses cardiac risk assessment or treatment of cardiac conditions in patients with autoimmune inflammatory joint diseases

Sam Reinhardt, MD, is a cardiologist who specializes in advanced cardiac imaging, including structural echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and cardiac CT. He is also a member of the Structural Cardiology team, which focuses on treating patients with valvular disease (problems with the heart valves) through both less-invasive methods and open heart surgery.

Jonathan Brier, MD, MS, is a cardiologist who specializes in patient care, as well as nuclear cardiology, which diagnoses and assesses coronary artery disease, and echocardiography, which uses ultrasound waves to investigate the action of the heart. He cared for patients in the greater New Haven area since 1994 in private practice before he joined Yale Medicine.

Alexandra Lansky, MD, is a cardiologist who cares for patients both in and out of the hospital, including those in the coronary intensive care unit at Yale New Haven Hospital. She has special expertise in complex coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and valve disease, as well as in women’s heart disease.

Samit Shah, MD, PhD, is an interventional cardiologist who specializes in diagnosing and repairing problems with blood vessels in the heart and throughout the body. He has specific expertise in disorders of coronary physiology, or problems with the way the heart receives blood, which often leads to chest pain.

Jeremy Nadelmann, MD, is a noninvasive cardiologist who diagnoses heart conditions and treats them medically. He is board-certified in echocardiography, and specializes in coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation, hyperlipidemia, and valvular heart disease.

Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH, is a cardiologist who specializes in treating patients with end-stage heart failure and heart transplants. He also cares for patients with cardiomyopathies, which are diseases of the heart muscle, and advanced valvular diseases. “I help take care of patients who have been told that they are out of options. In some ways, it’s like the oncology... Read More about Tariq Ahmad, MD