Heart Failure & Amyloidosis Referrals
To refer your patient for heart failure or amyloidosis care, please contact us.
Heart Failure & Specialized Program Referrals
Referring Patients to the Advanced Heart Failure Program at BIDMC
Whether your patient needs medical management, an implanted device or surgery for heart failure, our multidisciplinary team provides highly personalized care to improve quality of life. The Advanced Heart Failure Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) offers specialized care for patients facing a range of complex heart conditions, ensuring timely evaluation and treatment.
Scheduling a Patient Referral Appointment
To refer a patient to the Advanced Heart Failure Program, please call 617-632-9207 or email HeartFailureReferrals@bidmc.harvard.edu.
For urgent referrals by a medical professional, please call the BIDMC page operator at 617-632-8611 and ask to page the Heart Failure Cardiologist on call. You may also consider a Cardiac Direct Access Unit referral if your patient is experiencing urgent symptoms and requires an immediate evaluation.
We are committed to delivering high-quality cardiac care and fostering strong relationships with referring providers. We employ a shared care model to foster teamwork and communication among referring providers, BIDMC specialists and other members of the care team.
Specialized Program Referral Information
Cardiac Amyloidosis Clinic
Heart failure specialists and cardio-oncologists manage patients with cardiac amyloidosis. Technetium Pyrophosphate (PYP) scanning, cardiac MRI, endomyocardial and bone marrow biopsies are available. To refer your patient, please email AmyloidosisClinicReferral@bidmc.harvard.edu or call 617-667-8800.
Cardiac Sarcoid Center
Heart failure specialists, electrophysiologists, pulmonologists and rheumatologists work together as a part of the BIDMC Cardiac Sarcoid Center to manage patients with cardiac sarcoidosis. Cardiac/pulmonary PET scans and cardiac MRI are available. To refer your patient, please email sarcoid.intake@bidmc.harvard.edu or call 617-667-8800.
Cardio-Oncology
Cardio-Oncology specialists manage cardiovascular disease during and after cancer treatment in collaboration with oncologists at BIDMC and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. To refer your patient, please email Cardio-Oncology@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Level I & 3 CPET is available for patients with dyspnea due to heart failure and/or pulmonary disease. A Dyspnea Clinic is available to help decide the type of testing a patient may require, as well as diagnose the cause of undifferentiated dyspnea. To refer your patient, please email jrobbin1@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Chronic Resynchronization Optimization Clinic
This clinic offers optimization of chronic resynchronization therapy using echocardiography and electrophysiology in patients with less than optimal response to CRT therapy. To refer your patient, please email jchang@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic
The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Clinic brings together experts in cardiology, genetics, imaging and surgery, to provide coordinated care for patients with HCM. To refer your patient, please call 617-632-7606 or email bidmchcm@bidmc.harvard.edu.
