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Ashton Lai, M.D., PhD
Cardiac Specialists
Cardiology
Fairfield, Milford, Trumbull, Westport
Most recent review: 3 days ago
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4.9
102 Ratings
45 Comments
Dr. Ashton Lai, M.D., PhD, earned his medical degree at Yale School of Medicine, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. He then finished his fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. Dr. Ashton Lai has published in major research journals including the Journal of American College of Cardiology, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal of American Society of Echocardiography, Nature Reviews, and Cell Chemical Biology.
4.9
102 Ratings
45 Comments
Dr. Ashton Lai, M.D., PhD, earned his medical degree at Yale School of Medicine, and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. He then finished his fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. Dr. Ashton Lai has published in major research journals including the Journal of American College of Cardiology, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal of American Society of Echocardiography, Nature Reviews, and Cell Chemical Biology.
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Dr. Ashton Lai, M.D., PhD, is a non-invasive cardiovascular specialist with a focus on the application of advanced cardiac imaging, including echocardiography, cardiac CT, vascular ultrasound, and nuclear stress testing, to advance his patients’ health. Thorough and compassionate, he enjoys getting to know his patients and working with them to improve the quality of their lives.
Dr. Ashton Lai was born in upstate NY and was raised in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. He attended Duke University for his undergraduate degree, graduating magna cum laude and was awarded the Department of Chemistry Award upon graduation. He received a combined MD-PhD degree from Yale University, completing his PhD thesis under the direction of Dr. Craig Crews. He then completed his residency and fellowship at the Mount Sinai Hospital under the direction of Drs. Valentin Fuster and Deepak Bhatt, where he received the Fellow of the Year Award.
Dr. Ashton Lai has published in major research journals including the Journal of American College of Cardiology, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal of American Society of Echocardiography, Nature Reviews, and Cell Chemical Biology.
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Outstanding
Excellent Dr. who really cares about his patients enough to CALL. It is always nice when he returns my calls or just calls to see how things are going. Very supportive! Thank-you Doc!
Nice doctor
Wonderful doctor who is very thorough and caring.
Very personable, knowledgeable doctor who truly cares about his patients.
Very professional and very kind. I trust his judgement.
Dr Lai is a very knowledgeable physician. He is also very easy to talk to. He explains things that one can understand. I would highly recommend him.
Dr. Lai is thorough and attentive. He is very pleasant and takes time when he is with you- no rushing to the next patient. And, he sticks pretty close to his schedule- no long waits to see him.
Extremely knowledgeable. Friendly!!! Explained tests thoroughly that need to be done. Very caring to this new patient. I would highly recommend him to others.
Thorough, competent, encouraging and friendly. Dr. Lai checks all the boxes, as they say.