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Hammond, Jonathan Acton, MD

Title
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program and Surgical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, Hartford Hospital
Gender

Male

Language

English

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Specialties
Accepting New Patients
  • Cardiac Surgery
Areas of Expertise
Acute Pulmonary Emboli, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Heart Transplantation, Heart Valve Surgery, MAZE and Mini MAZE for Atrial Fibrillation, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Open Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Pacemakers

Hospitals and Organizations

  • Hartford HealthCare Medical Group
  • Hartford Hospital
  • The Hospital of Central Connecticut
  • Integrated Care Partners

Education

Fellowship
Medical College of Wisconsin ‐ Cardiac Surgery

Internship
Hartford Hospital/University of Connecticut Integrated Surgical Residency Prog. ‐ General Surgery

Medical School
Harvard

Residency
Hartford Hospital/University of Connecticut Integrated Surgical Residency Prog. ‐ General Surgery

Undergraduate
Williams College

Professional Organizations

  • Hartford County Medical Society
  • CT State Medical Society
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Bio

Dr. Hammond graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1984 and completed his surgical internship and residency at Hartford Hospital/University of Connecticut and his cardiac surgery fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

He joined the Hartford Hospital Medical Staff in 1991 and has been with the Heart Transplant Program since his arrival.

His interests are in surgery for heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and transplantation.

He also serves as an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCONN School of Medicine.

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, BCBS Medicare, CarePartners of Connecticut, Cigna Healthcare, Colonial Cooperative Care, Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., Connecticare, Connecticare Commercial, Connecticare Medicare, Corvel, Coventry, Essence Healthcare, Evercare, First Health Group Corp., Focus, Health Connecticut, Health Direct, Health New England, Healthy Connecticut, Multiplan, Northeast Health Direct, One Health Plan/ Great-West Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Prime Health Services, Private Health Care Systems, Inc., Senior Whole Health, United Healthcare, WellCare of Connecticut, Inc.

This information is subject to change at any time. Please check with your insurance provider before scheduling your appointment or receiving services to confirm they are a participating member of the Hartford HealthCare network.

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