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Cardiology

The physicians who practice at the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute are highly-skilled cardiac specialists with years of experience caring for a wide range of patients. Whether an individual's heart healthcare needs include diagnostics, surgery, angioplasty, medical management, or other services, CMHVI's diverse physician team has the talent, clinical support and technological resources to deliver outstanding care.

Cardiologists are physicians who specialize in diseases of the heart, lungs, and circulatory system. They manage complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and abnormal heartbeat rhythms and perform complicated diagnostic procedures, including cardiac catheterization and angioplasty. They also consult with cardiac surgeons regarding patients who require open-heart surgery.

All cardiologists who attain certification in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine must first be certified in internal medicine.

Central Maine Heart Associates
300 Main Street
Lewiston, Maine 04240
753-3900

		Robert Bender, D.O., F.A.C.C. Central Maine Heart Associates 300 Main Street, Medical Office Complex Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-753-3900 Department: Cardiology Degrees: B.S., Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.; D.O., Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Okla. Residency: Internal medicine, Kennedy Memorial Hospital-University Medical Center, Stratford, N.J. Fellowships: Critical care, Cooper Hospital-University Medical Center, Camden, NJ; Cardiology, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, N.J. Board Certification: Cardiology, American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine Prior to beginning his practice at CMHVI, Dr. Bender was the director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit and the Osteopathic Cardiology Fellowship Training Program at the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, N.J. He was also the section chief of clinical cardiology at Deborah. A graduate of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., he earned his medical degree at Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa, Okla. He served a general internship at Tulsa Regional Medical Center and a residency in internal medicine at Kennedy Memorial Hospitals � University Medical Center in Stratford, N.J. He completed a critical care fellowship at Cooper Hospital-University Medical Center in Camden, N.J., and a cardiology fellowship at the Deborah Heart and Lung Center. Dr. Bender is certified in internal medicine and cardiology by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Osteopathic Internists. He is a speaker at various physician continuing medical education programs and has been a principal investigator in cardiac clinical trials.
		Jamie J. Dufour, P.A.-C. Central Maine Heart Associates 300 Main Street, Medical Office Complex Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-753-3900 Department: Cardiology Degrees: B.S., Springfield College, Springfield, Mass.; M.S., The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
		Alan B. Langburd, M.D., F.A.C.C. Central Maine Heart Associates 300 Main Street, Medical Office Complex Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-753-3900 Department: Cardiology Degrees: B.S., Tufts University, Medford, Mass.; M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Residency: Internal medicine, Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta Fellowships: Cardiology, interventional cardiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich. Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine Prior to beginning his practice at CMHVI, Dr. Langburd worked at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Mont. His professional experience also includes five years as director of cardiology at Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Mass. During his tenure at Franklin Medical Center, he served as a cardiologist at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. He also previously practiced cardiology in Lewiston. Early in his career, Dr. Langburd served as an assistant professor of medicine and associate director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, Vt., where he was also co-director and later director of interventional cardiology. In the early 1990s he was director of the Heart Institute Outreach Program and the director of cardiology at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. While working in Utah, he served as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City. A graduate of Tufts University in Medford, Mass., he earned his medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He served an internship and residency in internal medicine at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals in Atlanta, and completed a cardiology fellowship and an interventional cardiology fellowship at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. Dr. Langburd is certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. He is the chief author or co-author of numerous articles that have been published in various professional medical journals.
		Mark E. Lanzieri, M.D., F.A.C.C. Central Maine Heart Associates 300 Main Street, Medical Office Complex Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-753-3900 Department: Cardiology Degrees: B.A., Boston College, Boston; M.D., St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada Residency: St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, Conn. Fellowships: Cardiology, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Conn., and Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, American Board of Internal Medicine; Certificate of Special Competency, cardiac pacing Special Interests: Pacemakers, cardiac catheterization Dr. Lanzieri has practiced cardiology in the Lewiston-Auburn area since the early 1990s. Recently he completed a rigorous interventional cardiology training program and gained national certification in the specialty. In 2002, Dr. Lanzieri completed a yearlong fellowship in interventional cardiology at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston. Although standard training guidelines recommend that cardiologists perform at least 250 procedures during fellowship training, he performed more than 400 angioplasties under the training and supervision of experienced cardiology instructors. His fellowship included education in the placement of stents as well as new technologies not available to the general cardiology community. Dr. Lanzieri completed internship and residency training at the St. Mary's Hospital-Yale University program in Waterbury, Conn. He served a three-year cardiology fellowship at Norwalk Hospital/Yale-New Haven Hospital in Norwalk, Conn., where he completed special training in pacemakers and cardiac catheterization. He is certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also certified in cardiac pacing by the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians.
		Patrick J. Lawrence, M.D., F.A.C.C. Central Maine Heart Associates 300 Main Street, Medical Office Complex Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-753-3900 Department: Cardiology Degrees: Degrees: B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.; M.S., University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, Calif.; M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla. Residency: Cardiology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, Calif. Fellowships: Cardiology, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Denver Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, American Board of Internal Medicine Dr. Lawrence was a cofounder of the New England Heart Institute (NEHI) in Manchester, N.H. During his 27 years at NEHI, he also served as an instructor in medicine at Tufts University College of Medicine in Boston. He has some 25 years experience managing cardiac catheterization laboratories, first at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and then at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H. He served on the medical staffs at Catholic Medical Center, Elliot Hospital, and the Veteran's Administration Hospital, all in Manchester, N.H., Parkland Medical Center in Derry, N.H., Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, N.H., Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, N.H., and Speare Memorial Hospital, in Plymouth, N.H. After being awarded a degree in mathematics from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., he earned his medical degree at the University of Florida College of Medicine, also in Gainesville, Fla. He served an internship through Georgetown Medical Service at D.C. General Hospital in Washington, D.C., and completed medical residency training at the University of California at San Diego in La Jolla, Calif. A former lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, he served a fellowship with the Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center Cardiology Service in Denver. Dr. Lawrence also holds a master's degree in engineering sciences from the University of California at S an Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering, also in La Jolla, Calif. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and is certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
		Michael C. Lemieux, M.D., F.A.C.C. Central Maine Heart Associates 300 Maine Street, Medical Office Complex Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-753-3900 Department: Cardiology Degrees: M.D., Louisiana State University of Medicine, New Orleans Residency: Internal medicine, Worcester Memorial Hospital, Worcester, Mass. Fellowships: Cardiology, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, American Board of Internal Medicine A Lewiston native, Dr. Lemieux graduated summa cum laude from St. Francis College in Biddeford. He also studied at the University of Southern Maine in Portland and earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University of Medicine in New Orleans. He served an internship and residency in internal medicine at Worcester Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Mass., where he received the Chief of Medicine Award for outstanding excellence in medical education and patient care. He completed a fellowship in cardiology at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Dr. Lemieux is certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
		William J. Phillips, M.D., F.A.C.C. Central Maine Heart Associates 300 Main Street, Medical Office Complex Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-753-3900 Department: Cardiology Degrees: A.B., Occidental College, Los Angeles; M.D., Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia Residency: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York Fellowships: Cardiology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine Dr. Phillips has extensive experience in diagnostic and interventional cardiology, including cardiac catheterization, coronary angioplasty, stenting, pacemaker implantation and other invasive and non-invasive procedures. Prior to joining the CMHVI Medical Staff, Dr. Phillips practiced for some 14 years with Cardiology Associates in Johnson City, N.Y. He also served as a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the Binghamton clinical campus of the State University of New York Health Science Center in Syracuse, N.Y. From 1990 to 1994 he was director of cardiology at United Health Services Hospitals. A graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles and Union Theological Seminary in New York City, he studied pre-medicine at the Columbia University School of General Studies, also in New York City. He earned his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, where he was recognized with the Dr. Joan S. Kornblum Graduate Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine. He served a general surgery internship and completed residency training in internal medicine at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. He completed fellowship training in cardiology at the same hospital. He is certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Phillips is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions. He is member of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and the American Medical Association. He has been involved in many clinical research programs and has coauthored numerous articles that have been published in professional medical journals, including Circulation, American Heart Journal, and Interventional Cardiology.
		Brooke S. Ritvo, M.D. Central Maine Heart Associates 300 Main Street, Medical Office Complex Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-753-3900 Department: Cardiology Degrees: B.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.; M.D., Albert Einstein College, Bronx, New York Residency: Internal medicine, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City Fellowships: Electrophysiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y.; Cardiovascular disease, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, American Board of Internal Medicine Prior to beginning her work in the Lewiston-Auburn area, Dr. Ritvo practiced for six years as an electrophysiologist with Arrhythmia and Pacemaker Consultants in West Orange, N.J. A graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., she earned her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, N.Y. She completed an internship and residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. She served a fellowship in cardiovascular disease and a fellowship in electrophysiology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. She also served an electrophysiology fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, N.Y. She has worked as a medical researcher, and has published research in professional medical journals. She is fluent in Spanish. Dr. Ritvo is certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is an affiliate-in-training of the American College of Cardiology.
		Joseph D. Sala, P.A.-C. Central Maine Heart Associates 300 Main Street, Medical Office Complex Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-753-3900 Department: Cardiology Degrees: B.A., Assumption College, Worcester, Mass.; M.S., The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; Fellow, Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiology
		Richard S. Shulman, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P. Central Maine Heart Associates 300 Main Street, Medical Office Complex Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-753-3900 Department: Cardiology Degrees: A.B., Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.; M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston Residency: Internal medicine, Boston City Hospital, Boston Fellowships: Cardiology, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Md.; Cardiac MRI, Center for Advanced Medicine-Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease, American Board of Internal Medicine; Certified Category II in Cardiac MRI and Cardiac CTA
		Daniel A. Soroff, M.D. Central Maine Heart Associates 300 Main Street, Medical Office Complex Lewiston, Maine  04240 Telephone: 207-753-3900 Department: Cardiology Degrees: B.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, N.Y.; M.S., Brandeis University Department of Physics, Waltham, Mass.; M.D., The School of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, N.Y. Residency: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston Fellowships: Cardiovascular disease, Worcester Medical Center, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Mass.; Cardiac electrophysiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston Board Certification: Clinical cardiac electrophysiology, cardiovascular disease, American Board of Internal Medicine Special Interests: Cardiac arrhythmias, management of atrial arrhythmia, catheter-based therapies for atrial fibrillation Dr. Soroff is a cardiologist who specializes in electrophysiology. Prior to joining the Lewiston-Auburn medical community, he completed a cardiac electrophysiology fellowship through the Boston University School of Medicine at Boston Medical Center. In addition, he served a three-year fellowship in cardiovascular medicine through the University of Massachusetts at Worcester Medical Center. His clinical training experience also includes work at the Hospital San Raffaele's Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology in Milan, Italy. A graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Dr. Soroff earned a master's degree in physics from Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. In 1997 he was awarded his medical degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine. He served a residency in internal medicine at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston. Dr. Soroff has significant experience as a researcher in medicine and physics, including work at the Harvard University High Energy Physics Laboratory in Cambridge, Mass. His research activities encompassed both physics and medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital where he was involved with studies undertaken in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and the cardiac arrhythmia service. He has twice been recognized by Worcester Medical Center for his work as a teacher and was twice recognized for his outstanding contributions to patient care. He has authorized articles that have been published is scholarly periodicals. Dr. Soroff is the Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine.