Specialty
Vein & Vascular
Board-certified cardiology — from preventive annual visits to in-office diagnostics and long-term management of complex heart conditions.
Most heart disease is silent until something has already gone wrong. Our program is built around the opposite idea — find the risk early, build a plan around your anatomy and history, and act before the warning becomes an emergency.
Whether you want a one-time prevention check or ongoing care for a known condition, the path forward is clear and starts in a single visit.
A board-certified cardiologist evaluates your risk, reviews family history, and builds a plan to catch heart disease years before it starts.
Painless, in-office diagnostics — EKG, echocardiogram, stress testing, Holter monitor — usually completed in a single visit.
Ongoing, coordinated care for chronic heart problems — with timely medication adjustments and clear next steps after every visit.
A complete cardiac work-up rarely requires a hospital visit. Most of the tests we order are done on-site and read by the same cardiologist you see.
Resting electrocardiogram — quick baseline of your heart’s electrical activity.
Ultrasound imaging of the heart muscle, valves and blood flow.
Treadmill or pharmacologic stress with continuous EKG monitoring.
Continuous heart-rhythm recording you wear at home.
Painless stroke-risk screening of the neck arteries.
Ankle-brachial index and lower-extremity arterial assessment.
From minimally invasive interventions to the right combination of medication, our cardiologist matches every treatment to the specific problem — never one-size-fits-all.
A tiny balloon opens the narrowed artery and, when needed, a mesh stent is placed to keep blood flowing — performed through a small wrist or groin puncture.
When a blockage is too long or complex for stenting, a graft re-routes blood around the diseased artery — coordinated with experienced cardiothoracic partners.
A small implanted device keeps the heart rate steady when the body’s own electrical system can no longer do the job reliably.
An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator continuously monitors rhythm and delivers a corrective shock if a dangerous arrhythmia develops — preventing sudden cardiac arrest.
A medication class used to lower blood pressure and treat certain arrhythmias by relaxing the muscle in artery walls and the heart itself.
Statins, antiplatelets, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors and anticoagulants — tuned to your specific risk profile and reviewed at every visit.
Coordinated management plans — medication, lifestyle, monitoring and (when needed) referral for minimally invasive intervention.
Most heart problems give early warnings. If any of these are new, worsening, or repeating, an evaluation is one of the most worthwhile half-hours you can spend.
A small, senior team focused on heart and vascular care — sharing one chart, one plan and one set of decisions about your care.
Dr. Merwin Richard, MDInterventional Cardiologist
Dr. Bakul Desai, MDBoard-Certified Cardiologist
Margaret M. Ciechanowska, MDEndocrinologist
Dr. Maher BadriInternal Medicine
Christopher Samaniego, DPMPodiatrist
Coordinated, specialist-led heart care — in five Hudson County locations, close to home.
Board-certified cardiologist
In-office testing
Same-week appointments
Coordinated care team
Minimally invasive options
Insurance conciergeReal, specific answers from our team. If your question is not here, our front desk can usually answer it in a 5-minute phone call.
If you have chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, fainting, or a family history of early heart disease — or you are 40+ with high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol — a one-time baseline visit is one of the highest-yield preventive steps you can take.
In most cases, no. Medicare and most commercial plans let you self-refer to cardiology. We verify your specific plan before the visit so there are no surprises.
A full history and exam, blood-pressure check, EKG, and a personalized plan. Most patients leave with their first round of testing already done and clear next steps.
EKG is reviewed during the visit. Echocardiograms and stress tests are read by the cardiologist — results are usually back within 24-48 hours.
Annual heart-health visits, EKG, and most diagnostic imaging are covered by Medicare and commercial plans when medically indicated. Cosmetic or screening-only studies vary — our concierge confirms before your visit.
Yes — new-patient cardiology slots are held weekly across all five Hudson County locations. Urgent symptoms (chest pain, syncope, new arrhythmia) are seen the same day.
A 30-minute cardiology evaluation gives you a clear baseline and a plan — covered by Medicare and most commercial plans.
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