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Heart Failure Specialists in Connecticut

22 verified specialists treating heart failure are listed for Connecticut. Coverage is strongest around Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford. Common hospital affiliations include NYU Langone Hospitals, Yale New Haven Hospital, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

David Kaufman

David Kaufman, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Cardiology

Bridgeport, CT20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Marc Samsky

Marc Samsky, MD

Assistant Professor, Cardiology

Cardiology

New Haven, CT10+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Emmanuel Akintoye

Emmanuel Akintoye, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiology

New Haven, CT15+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Jennifer Possick

Jennifer Possick, M.D.

Cardiology

New Haven, CT20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Joseph Casino

Joseph Casino, MD

Chief Pulmonary Medicine, Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

Cardiology

Stamford, CT
Cardiac Critical Care
Leif Lovig

Leif Lovig, M.D.

Pediatrics

Hartford, CT20+ years
Pediatric Cardiology
Sandra Zaeh

Sandra Zaeh, MD

Cardiology

New Haven, CT10+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Lavanya Bellumkonda

Lavanya Bellumkonda, MBBS

Cardiology

Shelton, CT20+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
Lynn Tanoue

Lynn Tanoue, MD

Cardiology

New Haven, CT30+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Jonathan Koff

Jonathan Koff, M.D.

Associate Professor

Cardiology

New Haven, CT20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Sandra Wainwright

Sandra Wainwright, MD

Medical Director, Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Healing Center, Greenwich Hospital, Yale New Haven Health

Cardiology

Greenwich, CT20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Charles Dela Cruz

Charles Dela Cruz, MD PHD

Founding Director, Center for Pulmonary Infection Research and Treatment

Cardiology

New Haven, CT20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Melissa Knauert

Melissa Knauert, MD

Program Director, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Cardiology

New Haven, CT20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Sabeena Arora

Sabeena Arora, MBBS

Physician, Center for Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Cardiology

Hartford, CT30+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant
George Antonopoulos

George Antonopoulos, M.D

Cardiology

Middlebury, CT20+ years
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Ferdinando Urbano

Ferdinando Urbano, MD

Cardiology

Waterbury, CT20+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Margaret Pisani

Margaret Pisani, MD

Cardiology

New Haven, CT30+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Giuliana Cerro Chiang

Giuliana Cerro Chiang, MD

Cardiology

New Haven, CT10+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Michael Franco

Michael Franco, M.D.

Medical Director of Critical Care and Respiratory Care Services; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine

Cardiology

Greenwich, CT30+ years
Cardiac Critical Care
Joseph Radojevic

Joseph Radojevic, M.D.

Cardiology

Hartford, CT20+ years
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is this list of heart failure specialists in Connecticut built?
This page includes physicians in Convene Health's public directory whose profile lists Heart Failure as a clinical focus area and whose practice state is Connecticut. Providers are ordered by composite score (research output, peer recognition, frequency of care, and outcomes signals).
What should I look for when choosing a heart failure specialist in Connecticut?
Start with clinical fit. Compare credentials, hospital affiliations, years of experience, and how the profile describes their approach to heart failure. Many of these specialists are concentrated in major medical centers — drill into a specific city below to see who's nearest you.
Are these heart failure specialists accepting new patients in Connecticut?
Profile detail on availability and accepted insurance varies. Open a specific provider profile to see what they've published about new-patient access, insurance accepted, and typical wait times.
What is Heart Failure?
Heart Failure is a clinical focus area covered by the specialists listed here. Each provider profile describes their training, sub-specialties, and the conditions they regularly treat — open a profile for the most authoritative description of how that specific physician approaches heart failure care.