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

Fellowship
Mayo Clinic ‐ Vascular Surgery

Internship
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center ‐ General Surgery

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Residency
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center ‐ General Surgery

Verified Patient Reviews

February 07, 2024

Dr. Gifford is very personable and a caring physician.

November 16, 2023

This was a 6 month post-op appointment with the Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Edward Gifford. He Is communicative, calm, extremely personable and takes his time to educate me regarding our expectations for Improvement and continuing recovery. He assessed the wound and provided Interpretative comparisons of the pre-op and post-op abdominal contrasts CT's. He assured me that my outlook for longevity Is a bright one. He Is an superlative patient educator, surgeon and Inspires so much confidence. Please pass on my sincere compliments for the excellent health care he provides. He's a keeper!!

October 31, 2023

he went out of his way to describe everything to me. Tell me what my surgery would encounter and the variances in my surgery, depending on what he found he is amazing.

Other Reviews from Around the Web

Reviewed on November 11, 2023

I highly recommend Dr Gifford and his staff. Had a carotid artery stent install. All I can say is he and his team are very professional and courteous,they take the time to explain every detail and answer every question and do not rush in explaining they are 100% focused on you as the patient.

Reviewed on November 04, 2023

Dr. Gifford's youth, professionalism and vast experience speak well for his practice. He readily suggested getting a second opinion if we chose to. He easily inspires confidence and listens attentively and answers questions skillfully in his consultation. We never felt rushed. He is priceless. We feel blessed to have this wonderful vascular surgeon.

Reviewed on October 30, 2023

Excellent care. Thorough and professional.

Dr. Gifford is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon with the Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute. He serves as Co-director for the East Region Limb Preservation Program. His clinical interests include lower extremity peripheral arterial disease, complex aortic aneurysm repair, and vein disease. He is passionate about limb preservation, and enjoys the long-term relationship he develops with the patients he sees in the office: “Helping my patients understand what Vascular disease is, offering reassurance, and laying out both the medical and surgical options that we have for treating them is the most rewarding part of my job.”

He has an extensive research background that includes medical device innovation, quality improvement in delivering vascular care, and optimizing surgical education. He is board certified in both Vascular Surgery as well as General Surgery.

Dr. Gifford comes to Hartford HealthCare after completing his Vascular surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. A native of California, he was drawn back to the Northeast after completing his medical education at Albany Medical College in 2010.

Publications:

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

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