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Dr. Ellison Berns, MD

(90 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

Professional interests include: implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), ventricular tachycardia, and more.

1000 Asylum Avenue Suite 2108
Hartford, CT 06105

(860) 714-7977

Dr. Ellison Berns, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. Dr. Ellison Berns, MD is affiliated with Trinity Health of New England.

Office Locations

1000 Asylum Avenue Suite 2108
Hartford, CT 06105

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852 Cottage Grove Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002

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Some issues Dr. Ellison Berns, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
cardiac procedures	76
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	261
hospital care	188
implant surgery	40
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	24
inpatient care	188
minimally invasive procedures	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	63
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	247
hospital care	206
implant surgery	37
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	21
inpatient care	206
minimally invasive procedures	37

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	34
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	99
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	18
doctor visit	213
hospital care	172
implant surgery	18
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	172
minimally invasive procedures	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	37
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	99
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	32
cardioversion	12
doctor visit	231
hospital care	207
implant surgery	32
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	207
minimally invasive procedures	32

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	604
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	786
Black	100
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	376
85 and over	194
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	29
doctor visit	216
hospital care	189
implant surgery	29
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	16
inpatient care	189
minimally invasive procedures	29

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	83
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	167
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	90
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	138
hospital care	118
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	118
minimally invasive procedures	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	76
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardioversion and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	15
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	147
hospital care	128
implant surgery	15
inpatient care	128
minimally invasive procedures	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	23
Hispanic	12
Asian	11
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	90
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	55
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and cardioversion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

cardioversion	11
doctor visit	84
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	71
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	173
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	80
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	53
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	94

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	50
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	64
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Hartford, CT were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

ablation	14
ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	35
cardioversion	13
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	179
hospital care	153
implant surgery	26
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	153
minimally invasive procedures	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD.

**Gender**
Female	141
Male	245

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	30
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	327
Hispanic	7
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	84
75 to 84	148
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	120

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ellison Berns, MD treated were hypertension, heart failure, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	47
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He completed residency at Rhode Island Hospital. He is certified by the Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology, having completed training at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and has a state license in Connecticut.

Residency: Rhode Island Hospital (1982)

Board Certification: Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology, having completed training at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ellison Berns, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Trinity Health of New England

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ellison Berns, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 90 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ellison Berns, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Hartford, CT.

4.8

Overall Rating

(90 Ratings)

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ellison Berns, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$5,056 Assurity Pacemaker $2,184	ViewMate Intracardiac Echo $1,446	ViewFlex Xtra ICE Catheter $289	TactiCath Quartz CFA Catheter $220	Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) $138	Other $779
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$2,472 CRM $2,324	Electrophysiology $149
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,574 Micra $1,079	Amplia MRI $136	SelectSecure $127	Arctic Front $121	Evera $112
Boston Scientific Corporation	$290 WATCHMAN $119	Emblem S-ICD $43	TACHY HF $37	EMBLEM $19	DYNAGEN $19	Other $53
Davol Inc.	$128 Progel $128
Other	$308 LCP $83	Ablation CathetersAccessories $52	LifeVest $34	BYSTOLIC $24	EKOSONIC $19	Other $96

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$6,701
Food and Beverage	$3,048
Education	$80

Biography

Dr. Ellison Berns' specialties are adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). These areas are among his clinical interests: implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), internal medicine, and ventricular tachycardia. Dr. Berns is affiliated with Trinity Health of New England. His education and training includes medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine and residency at Rhode Island Hospital. On average, patients gave Dr. Berns a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5).