Dr. Martina Brueckner, MD

Dr. Martina Brueckner is a cardiovascular disease specialist with over four decades of experience caring for patients with heart conditions. She earned her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed her residency at Yale University School of Medicine. Her extensive 42-year career has established her as an expert in treating complex heart conditions in both adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Brueckner is fluent in both Spanish and English.

Dr. Brueckner practices at multiple Yale New Haven Hospital locations throughout New Haven, Connecticut, including the main campus, Saint Raphael Campus, and Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. She specializes in treating heart valve disease and congenital heart disease, conditions that affect how the heart functions from birth or develop over time. Her expertise also extends to caring for patients with Marfan syndrome, a genetic condition that can affect the heart and blood vessels. Common procedures she performs …include dobutamine stress echocardiograms to evaluate heart function under stress, Doppler echocardiograms to assess blood flow, and electrocardiograms to monitor heart rhythm.