The 20 Best Heart Attack Doctors Near Me in Derby, CT

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The 20 Best Heart Attack Doctors near Derby, CT

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 161 doctor with experience in Heart Attack near Derby, CT. Of these, 114 are Experienced, 36 are Advanced, 9 are Distinguished and 2 are Elite.

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    Alexandra Lansky
    Elite in Heart Attack
    Elite in Heart Attack

    Blood Draw Station-New Haven-Yale Physicians Building

    800 Howard Ave Fl 2, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Alexandra Lansky is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Lansky is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Coronary Heart Disease, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Angioplasty.

    Harlan Krumholz
    Elite in Heart Attack
    Internal Medicine
    Elite in Heart Attack
    Internal Medicine

    Office

    1 Church St Ste 200, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (8.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Harlan Krumholz is an Internal Medicine provider in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Krumholz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

    Tariq A. Ahmad
    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

    Yale University

    800 Howard Ave, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tariq Ahmad is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Ahmad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Thrombectomy.

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    Kumar Dharmarajan
    Distinguished in Heart Attack
    Distinguished in Heart Attack

    Yale New Haven Hospital

    20 York St, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kumar Dharmarajan is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Dharmarajan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Unstable Angina, Angina, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

    Jeptha Curtis
    Distinguished in Heart Attack
    Distinguished in Heart Attack

    Yale University School Of Medicine

    333 Cedar St, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (8.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jeptha Curtis is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Curtis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Failure, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Angioplasty.

    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Cardiology

    Griffin Health

    130 Division St, 
    Derby, CT 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Lee is a Cardiologist in Derby, Connecticut. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Angina, Angioplasty, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

    Distinguished in Heart Attack
    Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Attack
    Cardiology

    Yale New Haven Hospital

    20 York St, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nihar Desai is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Desai is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Cardiogenic Shock, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Transplant.

    Distinguished in Heart Attack
    Cardiology
    Distinguished in Heart Attack
    Cardiology

    Blood Draw Station-New Haven-Yale Physicians Building

    800 Howard Ave Fl 2, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Erica Spatz is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Spatz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Hypertension, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, and Tubal Ligation.

    Experienced in Heart Attack
    Experienced in Heart Attack

    Northeast Medical Group Cardiac Specialists-Shelton

    2 Ivy Brook Rd Ste 205, 
    Shelton,, CT 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stephen Woodworth is a Cardiologist in Shelton,, Connecticut. Dr. Woodworth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Fainting, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Heart Failure.

    Eric Velazquez
    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Advanced in Heart Attack

    Radiology And Biomedical Imaging-New Haven-Yale Physicians Building

    800 Howard Ave, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Eric Velazquez is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Velazquez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

    Experienced in Heart Attack
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
    Experienced in Heart Attack
    Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

    Yale University

    800 Howard Ave, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sara Tabtabai is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Tabtabai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Transplant.

    Emmanuel Akintoye
    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Advanced in Heart Attack

    Yale New Haven Hospital

    20 York St, 
    New Haven, CT 
     (8.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Emmanuel Akintoye is a Cardiologist in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Akintoye is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiac Tamponade, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

    Robert Mcnamara
    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Advanced in Heart Attack

    Blood Draw Station-New Haven-Yale Physicians Building

    800 Howard Ave Fl 2, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Mcnamara is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Mcnamara is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Endocarditis, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Angioplasty.

    Lawrence Young
    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Advanced in Heart Attack

    Blood Draw Station-New Haven-Yale Physicians Building

    800 Howard Ave Fl 2, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (8.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lawrence Young is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Young is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Heart Attack, Short QT Syndrome, and Brugada Syndrome.

    Distinguished in Heart Attack
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Heart Attack
    Internal Medicine

    Neurological Specialist PC

    99 Hawley Ln, 
    Stratford, CT 
     (7.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Chess is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Stratford, Connecticut. Dr. Chess is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Heart Failure.

    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Cardiology

    Va Connecticut Hcs-West Haven

    950 Campbell Ave, 
    West Haven, CT 
     (7.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Steven Pfau is a Cardiologist in West Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Pfau is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Angina, Angioplasty, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Cardiology

    Cardiology Physicians Of Fairfield County LLC

    115 Technology Dr Unit C300, 
    Trumbull, CT 
     (7.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jared Selter is a Cardiologist in Trumbull, Connecticut. Dr. Selter is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Heart Attack, Angioplasty, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Advanced in Heart Attack

    Cardiology Physicians Of Fairfield County LLC

    115 Technology Dr Unit C300, 
    Trumbull,, CT 
     (7.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Berman is a Cardiologist in Trumbull,, Connecticut. Dr. Berman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Angina, and Coronary Heart Disease.

    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Advanced in Heart Attack

    Yale-New Haven Hospital-Saint Raphael Campus

    1450 Chapel St, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Karthik Murugiah is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Murugiah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Angioplasty.

    Advanced in Heart Attack
    Advanced in Heart Attack

    Yale-New Haven Hospital-Saint Raphael Campus

    1450 Chapel St, 
    New Haven,, CT 
     (7.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Costin Ionescu is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Ionescu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Short QT Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Brugada Syndrome, Atherosclerosis, and Angioplasty.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Heart Attack?

    Most heart attacks are caused by a blood clot that blocks one of the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries bring blood and oxygen to the heart. If the blood flow is blocked, the heart is starved of oxygen and heart cells die.

    The medical term for this is myocardial infarction.

    When should I see a Heart Attack doctor near Derby, CT?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Heart Attack doctor near Derby, CT?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Heart Attack doctors near Derby, CT?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Heart Attack doctors near Derby, CT?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Heart Attack doctor near Derby, CT?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Heart Attack doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Heart Attack doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Heart Attack doctor near Derby, CT?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Heart Attack doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Heart Attack doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Heart Attack doctors near Derby, CT?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Heart Attack doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Heart Attack doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Heart Attack doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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