Cardiac Surgery

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When surgery is your best treatment option for a heart condition, choose the board-certified, fellowship-trained cardiac surgeons at the Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute.

Find expert care at Hartford Hospital, a convenient drive for patients in New Haven, Litchfield, and Middlesex counties, as well as residents of Rhode Island and western Massachusetts.

Best in the Nation

In Dec. 2023, Hartford Hospital achieved a perfect score from the Society for Thoracic Surgeons’ most recent Adult Cardiac Surgery Database ― the gold standard and the world’s premier clinical outcomes registry for adult cardiac surgery. Hartford Hospital is one of only four hospitals in the US to achieve a perfect score.

Twice a year, the STS ranks more than a thousand cardiac surgery centers in the United States and assigns a one to three star rating for patient outcomes in cardiac surgery. The STS star rating system is one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded measures of quality in health care. Hartford Hospital earned a distinguished three-star rating from STS for its patient care and outcomes in all five of the following areas:

  • Aortic valve replacement (AVR)
  • Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
  • Mitral valve replace/repair (MVRR)
  • Combined MVRR and CABG
  • Combined AVR and CABG

Sabet Hashim Heart and Valve

Dr. Sabet Hashim, Chairman of Cardiac Surgery and Co-Physician in Chief of the Heart & Vascular Institute, is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve surgery and repair.

Dr. Hashim earned his medical degree from St. Joseph’s University School of Medicine, Beirut, in 1975. He received his general surgical training from Columbia University at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City.

He joined the Yale University faculty after his cardiothoracic residency at Yale New Haven Hospital.


Your surgical team has the specialized experience needed to provide the most advanced treatments for delicate hearts. The Heart & Vascular Institute performs over 1,000 surgical procedures each year.

You can trust our expertise because Blue Cross Blue Shield recognized Hartford Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center+ for cardiac care. That means patients who receive heart valve surgery or coronary artery bypass surgery experience:

  • Better quality
  • Improved outcomes, including lower complication rates
  • More affordable care

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Heart Surgery Procedures

Trust the expert heart surgeons at the Heart & Vascular Institute when you need one of these procedures.

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

Coronary bypass surgery reroutes blood around clogged heart arteries to treat coronary artery disease. At the Heart & Vascular Institute, you may benefit from a technique that Dr. Sabet Hashim developed to prevent the need for more treatment later in life.

Heart Transplant

Heart transplant treats heart failure by replacing your heart with a healthy donor organ. Entrust your care to the experienced team at Hartford Hospital, now part of the Heart & Vascular Institute, which has been performing successful heart transplants longer than any other Connecticut hospital.

Mini Maze Surgery

Mini maze surgery treats atrial fibrillation by sending your heart’s electrical impulses in the right direction. Your surgeon at the Heart & Vascular Institute will use only small incisions, so you recover sooner.

Mitral Valve Repair

Mitral valve surgery stops blood from leaking backward through the heart. Surgeons at the Heart & Vascular Institute nearly always repair, not replace, mitral valves. That means you’ll experience the best possible long-term outcome. 

Heart Conditions We Treat

Your physician at the Heart & Vascular Institute may recommend surgery to treat conditions such as:

Recovery & Support

Recover and regain strength after heart surgery with cardiac rehabilitation. In this supervised exercise program, you’ll reduce the risk of future heart problems and learn how to live a heart-healthy lifestyle.

We acknowledge our history, too. Doctors at Hartford Hospital, now part of the Heart & Vascular Institute, in 1984 became the first Connecticut hospital to perform a successful heart transplant. Since then, we’ve performed more than 250 heart transplants.


Request an Appointment

Call 833.444.0014 to request an appointment with a cardiac surgeon at the Heart & Vascular Institute. Ask your doctor for a referral before you call.

HHC Cardiac Surgery BookletEducation is critical to helping you understand your individual heart problem and its treatment.

Your Guide to Cardiac Surgery
 

Useful information regarding your heart and heart surgery, preparing for surgery, recovery, and more.

 

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Cardiac Surgery at The Heart & Vascular Institute


Meet our Cardiac Surgeons:

Shanshan Bao

 

Pediatric Radiology

Jefferson Radiology
Hartford, CT 06106
Steven Bleich

 

Cardiovascular Medicine

Consulting Cardiologists, PC
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Allison Padegimas

 

Cardiovascular Medicine

Consulting Cardiologists, PC
Wallingford, CT 06492
More Locations
Cheshire, CT 06408
West Hartford, CT 06110
Anahid Pahlawanian

 

Diagnostic Radiology

Jefferson Radiology
East Hartford, CT 06108
Sheelagh Pousatis

4.9

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Elizabeth Richardson

 

Gastroenterology

Hartford Hospital GI Endoscopy Unit
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Andrew Panetta

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Olivia Leach

4.9

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Jessica Russell

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center Main Floor Cardiac Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Jared Walsh

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford Hospital - Main
Hartford, CT 06102
Travis McCann

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford Hospital Department of Surgery
Hartford, CT 06102
Jessica Reso

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Corrie Asseo

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center Main Floor Cardiac Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Danielle Putnam

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Benjamin Iapaluccio

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Taylor Levesque

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford Hospital Department of Surgery
Hartford, CT 06102
Samantha Zaza

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Benjamin Mucci

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Caroline Combs

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Christopher Panetta

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Mohiuddin Cheema

4.9

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Robert Ficara

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Carolyn Martindale

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Rose Jacobs

 

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Sabet Hashim

4.9

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Vanessa Klopfer

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Robert Hagberg

5.0

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Theresa Phillips

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
David Van Niel

 

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Jonathan Hammond

5.0

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Vasant Khachane

 

Thoracic Surgery

HeartCare Associates of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
Daniel Fusco

5.0

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center Main Floor Cardiac Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Rafael Squitieri

4.9

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center Main Floor Cardiac Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Dennis Mello

 

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Connecticut Children's Department of Cardiology
Hartford, CT 06106
Krista Maloney

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
David Yaffee

4.9

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Dina Al Rameni

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Marissa McClement

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Gisel Tanos

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106

Meet our Advanced Practitioners and Physicians Assistants:

Patrick McAree

4.8

Cardiovascular Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute
Willimantic, CT 06226
Sheelagh Pousatis

4.9

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Lenore Carroll

4.8

Cardiovascular Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute
Middletown, CT 06457
More Locations
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Jean Menghini

 

Neurosurgery

Medical Group The Ayer Neuroscience Institute
Vernon, CT 06066
Sherine Solomon

4.7

Endocrinology

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare HealthCenter
Farmington, CT 06032
More Locations
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Samantha Almeida

 

Otolaryngology

Ear Specialty Group of Connecticut
Farmington, CT 06032
Jessica Velardi

 

Dermatology

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, LLC
Orange, CT 06477
Deborah Jean-Baptiste

 

Occupational Medicine

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Occupational Medicine
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Andrew Panetta

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Bryant Meyer

 

Pain Medicine

Advanced Diagnostic Pain Treatment Centers
New Haven, CT 06511
Vanessa Joyce

 

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine of West Haven
West Haven, CT 06516
Eszter Peterfi

 

General Surgery

Medical Group Hartford Hospital Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Center
Hartford, CT 06010
Jessica Russell

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center Main Floor Cardiac Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Jared Walsh

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford Hospital - Main
Hartford, CT 06102
Travis McCann

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford Hospital Department of Surgery
Hartford, CT 06102
Jessica Reso

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Corrie Asseo

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center Main Floor Cardiac Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Danielle Putnam

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Benjamin Iapaluccio

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Taylor Levesque

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford Hospital Department of Surgery
Hartford, CT 06102
Samantha Zaza

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Benjamin Mucci

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Caroline Combs

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Christopher Panetta

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Mohiuddin Cheema

4.9

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Robert Ficara

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Carolyn Martindale

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Sabet Hashim

4.9

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
More Locations
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Vanessa Klopfer

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Robert Hagberg

5.0

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Theresa Phillips

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Jonathan Hammond

5.0

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Vasant Khachane

 

Thoracic Surgery

HeartCare Associates of Connecticut, LLC
Hamden, CT 06518
Daniel Fusco

5.0

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center Main Floor Cardiac Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
More Locations
Hartford, CT 06106
Rafael Squitieri

4.9

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at St. Vincent's Medical Center Main Floor Cardiac Surgery
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Krista Maloney

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
David Yaffee

4.9

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Dina Al Rameni

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Marissa McClement

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Gisel Tanos

 

Cardiac Surgery

Medical Group Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06106
Shazi Ali

 

Geriatric Medicine


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