For Referring Physicians

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This form is user friendly and requires limited data entry. Please note that the form will be sent to a secure e-mail account in accordance with HIPAA Protected Health Information regulation.

Please make sure to enter the clinical indication. Once you click submit, your request will go to our secure mailbox. You will receive a message indicating that the referral has been successfully submitted. The “Referring MD” email address you entered will also receive an email indicating that the referral has been received. You may now enter another referral or simply exit from the site.

Once the information is received, we will directly contact your patient to schedule an appointment.

If you have any questions or you are experiencing any problems with the tool, please contact our office at (860) 947-4290 and ask for the New Patient Coordinator.

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You may also fax referrals to our Glastonbury and Wallingford offices as follows:

All Locations except Wallingford: (860) 659-8077
Wallingford: (203) 265-0356

If you would like to make a referral by phone or have any questions, we are happy to assist you and can be reached at:

All Offices except Wallingford: (860) 947-4290 

Wallingford: (203) 793-7767

We want to alert you to a new service that we are offering to our referring partners. We now have a direct line so you can reach us for immediate questions and to expedite care for patients who need a same day evaluation. Details are below. We hope you find our new hotline to be a useful resource.

Millions of Americans have, or are at risk for, various forms of vascular disease, including peripheral arterial disease (PAD), chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), renal artery disease, carotid artery disease, and aortic aneurysms. PAD alone affects more than 12 million Americans and is increasingly recognized as an important cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. CVI affects more than 25 million adults in the United States with an estimated prevalence of up to 30% of the adult population suffering from venous symptoms. These symptoms, which often go underdiagnosed, may significantly reduce quality of life in our patients with peripheral vascular disease. 

The Vascular Center at Consulting Cardiologists is at the forefront of diagnostic and treatment solutions for vascular pathology. Led by expert Dr. Zain Ahmed, we provide a wide range of diagnostic testing and therapies to diagnose and treat patients with peripheral vascular disease.

Vascular Services Offered

Dr. Ahmed offers expertise in vascular diagnostic testing and endovascular and minimally invasive techniques. He offers a host of services, including:

• Consultative care for vascular pathology
• Medical management of peripheral vascular disease
• Vascular diagnostic imaging and testing, including:
  • Ankle brachial index (ABIs) and duplex arterial ultrasound to diagnose peripheral artery disease;
  • Duplex venous ultrasound to assess for deep vein thrombosis and venous insufficiency; 
  • Duplex carotid ultrasounds;
  • Renal artery duplex ultrasound to assess for renal artery stenosis 
  • Abdominal ultrasounds to assess for aortic abdominal aneurysms (AAA)
• Treatments:
  • Peripheral angiograms with intervention for claudication and/or critical limb ischemia
  • Vein ablations for symptomatic chronic venous insufficiency
  • Venograms with intervention for iliofemoral obstruction/ May-Thurner Syndrome 
  • Thrombectomy for symptomatic iliofemoral DVTs
  • Renal angiograms for renal artery stenosis and renal denervation (renal ablation) for resistant hypertension  
• Ongoing communication with referring providers on patient status 

Consultations are primarily conducted in Glastonbury and Wallingford. Procedures may be performed in the office, at Hartford Hospital (Hartford Healthcare), or at St. Francis Hospital (Trinity Health). 

Meet Our Vascular Specialist: Zain Ahmed, MD, MPH, MS

Dr. Ahmed is the Director of the Vascular Center at Consulting Cardiologists, PC. He is an interventional cardiologist who specializes in coronary and peripheral vascular interventions. He did his medical training at the Cleveland Clinic program of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine along with a prestigious medical research fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Brown University in Rhode Island and then completed clinical fellowship training at Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Health. He ultimately completed three cardiology fellowships at Yale in the areas of Cardiovascular Medicine, Advanced Interventional Cardiology–Peripheral Vascular & Endovascular Interventions, and Interventional Cardiology.

In addition to his medical doctorate, Dr. Ahmed has multiple master’s degrees, including a Master of Science (MS) degree in Biomedical Investigation as part of the Clinical Research Scholars program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Clinical Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health. He currently serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. 

Dr. Ahmed welcomes the opportunity to partner with local physicians and providers throughout the state who have patients suffering from peripheral vascular disease.

Why Choose the Vascular Center at Consulting Cardiologists

• Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in patients with peripheral artery disease; we offer the opportunity for patients to have their vascular and cardiovascular care provided by the same physician.
• Led by a fellowship-trained, highly regarded expert in the field of cardiovascular medicine, peripheral vascular and endovascular interventions, we provide high quality care in a compassionate manner using evidence-based medicine.
• This service line is part of Consulting Cardiologists, a leading cardiology practice in the state.
• Vascular referrals will be scheduled in a timely manner for consultation and appropriate diagnostic testing and imaging. We offer a direct line for scheduling vascular referrals. 
• Access to the most advanced minimally invasive arterial and venous treatment options and modalities.  
• Vascular treatments are covered by most insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid.
• Office-based vein ablations or minimally invasive endovascular treatments in outpatient hospital setting entail little to no downtime.
• Our offices are conveniently located in central and southern Connecticut with easily accessible parking.
• Dr. Ahmed can be easily reached by providers in the Hartford Healthcare and Trinity Health systems via TigerText.

Call our direct Vascular Center Referral Line: XXX-XXX-XXXX

Fax Referral forms: XXX-XXX-XXXX