George Spivack, MD
Dr. Spivack was born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, New York. He attended the State University of New York at Stony Brook, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Biology and earned his medical degree from New York Medical College in 1981. He completed his internship, medical residency, and cardiovascular fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, NY.
Dr. Spivack has been practicing in the Meriden and Wallingford communities since 1986. Over the years he has held cardiology leadership positions at Meriden-Wallingford Hospital, Veterans Memorial Medical Center, and continues to do so at MidState Medical Center.
He lives in Hamden with his wife Linda, a nurse executive who has been a Vice President of Nursing at MidState Medical Center and Hartford Hospital, and is currently the Assistant Vice President of Nursing at the Jack Weiler Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center. They have two children. Their daughter Marla is a Research Fellow at the Center for International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and their son Jeffrey works for an independent film production company in New York City.
Education
Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
Board Certification
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate, ABIM Cardiovascular Disease
Diplomate, CBNC Nuclear Cardiology
Hospital Affiliations
MidState Medical Center, Meriden, CT
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT Masonic Healthcare Center, Wallingford, CT
Professional Affiliations
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Member, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
Fun Facts:
- Dr. Spivack has often answered the call of duty during his leisure time and has performed CPR on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, on a beach in the Cayman Islands and in the lobby of the Bushnell Theater.
- Dr. Spivack is a sports fan of the hometown teams of his youth (owning a pair of seats from Shea Stadium).
- He is a music lover, heavily into classic rock, and has enjoyed hundreds of concerts over the years.