Cardiology

Welcome to The University of Vermont Medical Center Cardiology, a cardiac physician group dedicated to excellence in clinical treatment of cardiovascular disease, research, and academic training for over 50 years. If you are concerned about your heart health, our cardiology specialists are available to consult with you and your primary care physician.

Advanced Cardiology Expertise and Care

The UVM Medical Center's Cardiology Group is comprised of leading experts in life-saving cardiac disease specialties, as well as preventative cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation, helping thousands of heart patients from around Vermont and northern New York. The depth and breadth of our expertise comes from the range of cardiac procedures and patients we see each year. Annually, our cardiology team:

• Sees more than 12,000 outpatient and hospitalized patients
• Performs approximately 1,500 coronary interventions
• Implants more than 1,000 pacemakers and defibrillators

As one of the top 100 cardiac centers in America and the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the region, UVM Medical Center delivers the highest standard of cardiac care to cardiology patients in the New England region.

American Heart Association Achievement Award

The University of Vermont Medical Center has proudly received the American Heart Association’s Gold Get With The Guidelines –

Resuscitation Quality Achievement Award for our commitment to treating in-hospital cardiac arrest, ultimately helping improve patient survival rates.  

The Get With The Guidelines program was developed to help save lives of patients who experience in-hospital cardiac arrests by consistently following the most up-to-date research-based guidelines for treatment.

Leading Cardiovascular Treatments

UVM Medical Group cardiologists at The UVM Medical Center will work with you using the latest diagnostic procedures and treatments of cardiovascular disease including:

• Cardiac catheterizations
• Cardiac MRI
• Cardiac Imaging
• CT angiography
• Echocardiograms
• Heart Diagnostic Testing
• Nuclear cardiology and stress tests

In addition, UVM Medical Group Cardiology specializes in diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide range of heart disease conditions including:

• congenital heart disease
• heart failure and cardiomyopathy
• ischemic heart disease
• pulmonary hypertension
• valvular heart disease

Cardiology Education and Academic Research

The UVM Medical Center provides regular continuing cardiology education opportunities to cardiac surgeons and specialists in northern New York and Vermont. As physicians and scientists, we bring intellectual curiosity, scientific rigor, and fundamental concern to all of our patients, students, and the communities we serve. University Cardiology Associates is committed not only to treating individual patients but also to advancing knowledge and innovation in our fields. Our cardiology research and encompass clinical, translational, and mechanistic research trials; efforts designed to improve patient care. Our academic and teaching responsibilities are dedicated to helping the next generation of cardiac physicians become national leaders and continue to enhance the efficiency of cardiovascular medicine.

UVM Medical Center Cardiology is committed to our patients and professional communities. Physicians conduct clinics in outlying hospitals, screen disadvantaged populations, and serve on a variety of local, national, and international organizations.

Trust Your Heart To Our Cardiology Experts

What does all of this mean to you as a patient? It means you have access to some of the best cardiac care available in the country provided by nationally renowned specialists, right here in Vermont.