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Ashton C. Lai, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular Disease

Affiliated With: Northeast Medical Group

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Cardiac Specialists Fairfield, CT 06824
Cardiac Specialists Trumbull, CT 06611
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Biography - Ashton C. Lai, MD, PhD

Dr. Ashton Lai, MD, PhD, is a board-certified 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 New York 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 been published in major research journals including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the Journal of Clinical Medicine, the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, Nature Reviews, and Cell Chemical Biology. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). Dr. Lai is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Spanish.

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Overview

Gender

Male

Specialty

Cardiovascular Disease

Conditions & Treatments

Cardiac Imaging, Echocardiology, Nuclear Stress Tests, Vascular Ultrasound

Language(s)

English, Cantonese, Spanish

Education & Training

Education

Yale University School of Medicine

Residency

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Fellowship

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

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  • CONNECTICARE
  • CONSUMER HEALTH NETWORK
  • EVERNORTH (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ONLY)
  • MAGELLAN (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ONLY)
  • MAGNACARE
  • MEDICAID
  • MEDICARE
  • MULTIPLAN
  • NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN
  • OPTUM (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ONLY)
  • OXFORD HEALTH PLANS
  • TRICARE/CHAMPUS
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE
  • VA COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK

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1305 Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824

Phone: (203) 292-2000
Fax: (203) 255-5212

999 Silver Lane
Trumbull, CT 06611

Phone: (203) 292-2000
Fax: (203) 255-5212

20 Commerce Park
Milford, CT 06460

Phone: (203) 292-2000
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327 Riverside Avenue
2nd Floor West
Westport, CT 06880

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