Boston Medical Center – Brighton

Cardiovascular Medicine

Nationally-Recognized Heart and Vascular Specialists

Our Cardiovascular Medicine Department connects you with some of Boston’s top cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and cardiothoracic surgeons. We also offer advanced treatments for the most complex cardiac and vascular conditions from our skilled doctors, nurses, and technicians.

Center of Excellence in Interventional and Structural Heart Care

Recognized by HealthGrades as a Top 100 Hospital in Cardiac Care since 2012.

Top Advanced Heart Failure Program

A regional leader in care and recipient of the American Heart Association’s Gold Quality Achievement Award.

Award-Winning Surgeons

Home to top doctors honored by Boston Magazine year after year, including 2025.

Locations and Contact

Our department offers services in multiple locations around the Greater Boston area. Explore all our locations to find the right contact information and directions for your next visit.

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Our Team

Arvind Agnihotri, MD

Cardiac Surgery

Khansa Ahmad, MD

Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease

Tariq Bhat, MD

Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease

Joseph Carrozza, MD

Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease

Waqar Cheema, MD

Cardiology

David Goldberg, MD

Cardiology

Alena Goldman, MD

Cardiology, Electrophysiology

Michael Johnstone, MD

Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Mohamed Khan, MD

Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease

John Kinch, MD

Cardiology

Michael Maysky, MD

Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Imaging

James Morgan, MD

Cardiology

Shaw Natan, MD

Cardiology, Electrophysiology

Nancy Nicholson, NP

Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease

Michael Orlov, MD

Cardiology, Electrophysiology

Donald Parlin, PA

Cardiology, Electrophysiology

Richard Patten, MD

Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure

Sumon Roy, MD, MA, FACP, FACC, FSCAI

Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease

Mark Tallman, MD

Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure

Stanley Tam, MD

Chief, Cardiac Surgery

Alireza Vaziri, MD

Vascular Medicine Interventions

Iryna Zhukouskaya, NP

Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure

Conditions We Treat

We treat all cardiac and vascular conditions, such as:

Angina
Aortic valve disease
Arteriosclerosis/atherosclerosis
Atrial arrhythmias, including:
- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial flutter
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- Bypass tracts
Atrial septal defects
Cardiomyopathies
Cardiogenic shock
Coronary artery disease
Heart attack
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
Hyperlipidemias
Hypertensive disorders
Mitral valve disease
Patent foramen ovale
Peripheral vascular disease
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension
Stroke
Venous disease
Ventricular arrhythmia (ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia)