Henry Low Heart Center Annual Report, 2007 - Hartford Hospital!

New Echocardiography Director
In 2007 The Henry Low Heart Center welcomed David I. Silverman, MD, as Director of Hartford Hospital’s Echocardiography
Laboratory. Dr. Silverman completed his medical doctorate at the University of Illinois, received his master’s degree from the
University of Chicago and his baccalaureate from Yale College. He has served in a variety of clinical and teaching positions in
Boston and in Hartford.
Over 7,000 studies are performed in the lab annually.
Hartford Hospital’s Echo Lab was the first in the state of
Connecticut to offer Three-Dimensional Echocardiography.
The Echocardiography Laboratory, or “Echo Lab,” includes six echocardiography machines, a stress laboratory, and a procedure
room. Over 7,000 studies are performed in the lab annually. Hartford Hospital’s Echo Lab was the first in the state of Connecticut
to offer Three-Dimensional Echocardiography. With this technology, sound waves are emitted and reflected back by the heart
tissue. Computers take these reflections and build an image of the heart in three dimensions. Compared with traditional
two-dimensional echocardiography, three-dimensional echocardiography may allow physicians to
more clearly define the anatomy of the heart, and more accurately find any problems.
Dr. Silverman brings with him much experience in many areas. He is committed to comprehensive
patient care, clinical research and medical education.
Dr. David I. Silverman