Lisa Stout

Carolyn Kasov is a board-certified family nurse practitioner. She completed her Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Nursing from Pace University in New York. Carolyn received the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing in 2011. Carolyn joined the cardiology team at Stamford Health in 2010 and is the lead nurse practitioner for the Stamford Health cardiology group. She has practices in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. She has a special interest in valvular heart disease and has served as the clinical coordinator for the Structural Heart and Valve Clinic at Stamford Health. She is committed to delivering patient-centered care, with a focus on promotion of health and prevention. Her philosophy of care includes an emphasis on patient education along with treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. She has expertise in cardiology and heart failure and is certified as a heart failure nurse practitioner with the Heart Failure Society of America as well as with the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses. Carolyn enjoys skiing, hiking, and spending time with her family where she resides in Fairfield County. She sees patients in the Medical Office Building in Stamford.

Dr. Cusack joined The Heart Physicians, now Stamford Health Medical Group, in 2011. She is the active in the GO RED movement and is well known on the health lecture circuit throughout Fairfield and Westchester counties. She is the recipient of the 2012 BRAVA award and is responsible for bringing the “Walk With A Doc” program to Stamford to emphasize the role of lifestyle in cardiovascular care. In addition, Dr. Cusack is the Director of the Women's Heart Program.

Dr. Shutran is a board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in the care of patients with vascular problems in the brain and spine using both endovascular (minimally invasive) and open surgical techniques. He also has an interest in other neurosurgical conditions including brain and spine tumors, Chiari malformations, hydrocephalus, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and degenerative spine conditions. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Tufts Medical Center. He subsequently completed a fellowship in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he also served as an attending physician and Instructor in Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. His passion for cerebrovascular disease took root early in residency when he witnessed how excellent quality care can make a difference in the lives of patients with aneurysms, vascular malformations, and stroke. He believes that having a broad training background allows him to counsel patients on the best treatment options and alternatives. Outside of medicine, he is an avid runner and also enjoys playing jazz piano and reading.