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Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD

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

New York Medical College (1985)

Professional interests include: cardiac catheterization, heart problems

241 King Street Suite 219
Northampton, MA 01060

(413) 781-2200

Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Northampton, MA specializing in interventional cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. She graduated from New York Medical College in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD is affiliated with Baystate Health, Trinity Health of New England and Joan W. Lisak, M.D..

Office Locations

241 King Street Suite 219
Northampton, MA 01060

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780 Chestnut Street Suite 20
Springfield, MA 01107

(413) 781-2200

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Some issues Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD can help you with:

Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure done to check on the health of the heart. A tiny, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into a blood vessel through a very small opening, usually in the groin, and threaded through the blood vessel up to the heart. Once the catheter is in place, it can diagnose problems in the heart and perform certain corrective procedures.

A coronary catheter can be used to:

Take blood samples
Inject dye for an angiogram
Check for valve defects
Measure oxygen and pressure levels within the heart chambers
Take a biopsy
Perform a percutaneous coronary intervention, or procedure to clear blocked arteries
Widen narrowed valve openings

Because all of this can be accomplished without the need for open surgery, cardiac catheterization has become a popular option.

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. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Northampton, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	85
doctor visit	357
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
ultrasound (sonogram)	85

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Northampton, MA during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	75
doctor visit	361
ultrasound (sonogram)	75

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1149
Female	1430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1976
Black	228
Hispanic	335
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	738
From 75 to 84	709
85 and over	548
Less than 65	584

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Northampton, MA during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	69
doctor visit	386
ultrasound (sonogram)	69

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	922
Female	1180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1594
Black	175
Hispanic	283
Asian	0
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	614
From 75 to 84	532
85 and over	486
Less than 65	470

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Northampton, MA during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	88
doctor visit	396
ultrasound (sonogram)	88

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	746
Female	1030

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1364
Black	176
Hispanic	210
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	504
85 and over	406
Less than 65	336

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Northampton, MA during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	125
doctor visit	473
ultrasound (sonogram)	125

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	701
Black	91
Hispanic	108
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	203
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	38
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Northampton, MA during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	100
doctor visit	503
ultrasound (sonogram)	100

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	63
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Northampton, MA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	49
doctor visit	209
ultrasound (sonogram)	49

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	27
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	131

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	124

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	161

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Northampton, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

cardiac procedures	84
doctor visit	294
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
ultrasound (sonogram)	84

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	62
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	553
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	85
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	208
85 and over	157
Less than 65	148
65 to 74	224

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD graduated from New York Medical College in 1985. She completed residency at Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center. She has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: New York Medical College (1985)

Residency: Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (1988)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joan Wanda Lisak, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baystate Health

Trinity Health of New England

Joan W. Lisak, M.D.

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Biography

Dr. Joan Lisak practices adult cardiology, interventional cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) in Springfield, MA and Northampton, MA. Dr. Lisak attended New York Medical College and then went on to complete her residency at Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center. She has indicated that her clinical interests include heart problems, internal medicine, and cardiac catheterization. She is affiliated with Baystate Medical Center (BMC) and Trinity Health of New England. Dr. Lisak's practice in Northampton, MA is open to new patients as reported by Baystate Health.