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Ashton Lai, M.D., PhD
Cardiac Specialists
Cardiology
Fairfield, Milford, Trumbull, Westport
Most recent review: 2 weeks ago
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4.8
79 Ratings
35 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.
4.8
79 Ratings
35 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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Very attentive to my personal being. Easy to converse with. Straight forward answers to my heart health.
A good listener. Thoughtful responses. Knowledgeable. Presents facts in an understandable way.
Dr. Lai is wonderful. If your looking for a cardiologist please go to him. He listened, he explained everything so I understood, he called me at 6 pm with my test results. I cannot recommend him more.
Friendly and outgoing
Very personable and energetic with wonderful credentials.
Very pleased
Dr Lai was very nice, upbeat and understanding
Great Dr I only have positive things to say about him and his care highly recommend this dr
Dr Lai is an outstanding doctor who carefully listened to me and responded with meaningful advice.
He is a great doctor, knowledgeable and caring. I highly recommend him to anyone.