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Dr. Atique Azam Mirza has been a consultant cardiologist at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford CT since 2006, working as partner of Central Connecticut Cardiologists, LLC. He has been actively involved in the management of the group at various levels. Dr. Mirza is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and American College of Physicians. He completed his general cardiovascular medicine fellowship at the University of Connecticut Health Center and St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center Hartford Connecticut. He received his non-invasive cardiology fellowship training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School. He is a recipient of the health equity leadership fellowship from the Connecticut Health Foundation geared towards. Dr. Mirza was also awarded an honorary fellowship from the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Pakistan for his humanitarian and educational contributions helping to improve knowledge and clinical skills of physicians in Pakistan, furthering the standard of medical education and healthcare.

Dr. Mirza is a graduate of Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his residency training at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke Medical Center, Grant & Westlake Hospitals in Chicago, Illinois. He practiced as a primary care physician in a health professional shortage area in Lee County, Virginia for five years as his service to give back to the community. During this time, he served in several leadership positions including as board member of the hospital, medical director of the intensive care unit and chairperson of the medical staff executive committee at Lee County Community Hospital, along with serving as the chief medical examiner for Lee County Virginia. He was involved in establishing multiple out-patient clinics as an expansion project for the hospital.

After his fellowship training, Dr. Mirza joined Central Connecticut Cardiologists, LLC. and has a busy practice of cardiovascular medicine. He holds the title of assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University and is involved in teaching medical students, residents and cardiology fellows. He has been rated amongst the top cardiologists in the Greater Hartford area by various physicians rating websites.

Dr. Atique Mirza started a program for international medical graduates, undergraduate college students, high school students to introduce them to the healthcare system, and to mentor them to get into the field of medicine. This program was successfully utilized by many high school students, undergraduates and International medical graduates who sought the residency training and exposure to the US healthcare system prior to applying for residency positions. Dr Mirza has

numerous mentees all across the country serving in the various fields of medicine at various levels after going through his observer ship program established by him at his practice with the collaboration with Saint Francis Hospital and medical Center.

Dr. Atique Mirza has been nominated to serve on the executive committee of St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford Connecticut (SFH). He is currently serving on incentive and distribution committee of Southern New England Healthcare Organization (SONE Healthcare), Medical Staff Quality Care Overseen Committee as in cardiovascular specialist advisor at SFH, Professional Services Agreement committee established by Trinity Health Care New England and Central Connecticut Cardiologist, LLC. He has served on the clinical integration committee (CIC) and on the Division of Cardiology SFH inpatient committee. Dr. Mirza served as a specialty practice member on Physician Practice Workgroup established by Connecticut State Office of Health Strategy (OHS) to study methods to improve oversight and regulation of mergers and acquisitions of physician practices, to improve health care quality and choice in Connecticut. In addition, this workgroup studied methods to ensure the viability of physician practices. The workgroup developed legislative recommendations to improve reporting and oversight of physician practice mergers and acquisitions, including possible amendments to CT general statutes. A comprehensive report and recommendations for the OHS executive director were submitted to the General Assembly in the beginning of 2023.

Dr. Mirza extensively volunteers his time nationally and internationally and has served in leadership in-depth training on policy making, state budget process, strategy development, coalition building, working with communities on advocacy efforts, and measuring advocacy success roles in several of these organizations. He is currently serving as a Vice President and a board member of the Hartford County Medical Association (HCMA). He has served as the Chair for the membership and insurance benefits committees of HCMA in the past. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology and Connecticut chapter of the American College of Cardiology.

He has been serving in the executive council of Association of Pakistani Descent Physicians of North America (APPNA) since 1997 in various capacities. He is the founding president of the Allama Iqbal Medical College Alumni Association of North America (AIMCANA) and has served on the executive committee of this organization for the past 18 years as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and serves as chairperson of election and nomination committee. AIMCANA raises funds for philanthropic goals, averaging $60,000- 75,000 annually and has contributed to many projects including supplying personal protective equipment (PPE) in the pandemic, loans for medical graduates, medical supplies, as well as helping the college establish and upgrade services such as equipping a new emergency room facility, charitable activities, and supporting the education & training of young faculty members. He was also the founding president of the Connecticut chapter of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (CT-APPNA). He has helped organize several educational conferences nationally and internationally, along with free health clinics in the state. Dr. Mirza also has held various leadership positions in the Association of Pakistani Cardiologists of North America (APCNA), and has served as an elected president of the organization. He has continued to serve on its executive committee for the last six years. He is involved in the signature project of APCNA, which is to provide free pacemaker & defibrillator devices to indigent patients in Pakistan with

annual budget of $80,000-90,000. This project has established five pacemaker banks in various cities of Pakistan providing on average one hundred devices annually, for which he helps organize fundraising events locally.

Dr. Mirza has also been a Commissioner for the Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (APAAC) for the state of Connecticut appointed by the Governor of the State of Connecticut and testified in the Connecticut General Assembly for the commission before its inception. He has been involved in increasing awareness and recognition of human rights, as well as addressing social and health disparity issues faced by the Asian Americans at the local and national levels. Dr. Atique Mirza is a co-founder and the board member of the Farmington Valley American Muslim Center, serves on the board of the Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association of Connecticut and is on the board of directors for the Police Officers Meritorious Service Fund for the town of Avon, Connecticut.

Dr. Atique Mirza received official citation in 2021 by State of Connecticut General Assembly President Pro Tempore Mr. Martin M. Loony and Secretary of State of Connecticut Ms. Denise Merrill for his leadership, and as the most sought after cardiologist in the area, consistently providing the best quality care to patients with cardiovascular disorders, furthermore he was recognized for his international work to provide training and experience to future leaders in cardiology, as well as his efforts to help create a pacemaker bank to help save lives of some of the most underprivileged patients in the world. He was recognized for his lifelong commitment to volunteering his time nationally and internationally and received the 2018 American College of Physicians (ACP) Connecticut Chapter’s Volunteerism award. Dr. Mirza has lived in Connecticut since 2003 with his wife Faryal (an endocrinologist) and his three lovely children, Mehwish, Faraz and Mohsin.