Dr. Colleen Harrington earned her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She was the recipient of The Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation of the American Medical Women’s Association for academic excellence, The Beatrice Sterling Hollander, MD Award for leadership, high character and creativeness in the medical profession and the William Likoff, MD Award for distinction in the care of medical patients and academic excellence
She completed her clinical training in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital and received the Normal D. Anderson Award by the Osler Internal Medicine Residency for outstanding, compassionate care in the ambulatory setting. She served as chief resident (Assistant Chief of Service) of the Osler Medicine House Staff Program and Instructor of Medicine of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She then completed her cardiovascular fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital which included an advanced fellowship in echocardiography and coronary CT angiography.
Prior to joining Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Harrington was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and then at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School where she was awarded the Early Career Achievement Award in Medicine and Research in 2020. She also served as the Associate Program Director of the cardiovascular fellowship program and Co-Director of the cardiovascular disease and pregnancy clinic.
Dr. Harrington is a faculty member of the Women’s Heart Health Program and Cardio-Obstetrics Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is an Associate Program Director of the MGH cardiovascular fellowship program. Her clinical and research interests include cardiovascular disease in women, cardio-obstetrics, preventive cardiology, and noninvasive cardiovascular imaging. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Echocardiography and Coronary CT angiography. She is the current Governor of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Cardiology.
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Mass General Heart Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 866-644-8910
Mass General Vascular Center at Waltham
52 Second Ave.
Suite 2100
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-487-6000
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Dr. Harrington is the best doctor I've ever had right up there with my personal care, my primary care physician. She listens. She's very knowledgeable. She can explain things perfectly for me and listens very closely to me. She's prepared when I get there and is able to follow up with me if needed. Thank you. I highly recommend Dr. Harrington. ... Read More
Dr Harrington and her staff were great. She is now my cardiologist. Thank you.
Excellent provider.
I'm so happy with my provider. She explains everything in a way that I can fully understand and I feel heard. It's so refreshing!
Dr Harrington is very easy to talk to and asks good questions. I personally appreciate that she is very up to date regarding SCAD research!
Dr. Harrington is awesome, top 1%, thorough, thoughtful, and respectful. and of course knowledgeable
It was a wonderful visit. Dr. alleviated my concerns and clearly explained the situation.
Colleen Harrington was one of the best, most thorough and compassionate doctors I have ever seen in my life. She explained what happened to me in very clear detail, gave me an outline of how to protect myself from this happening again, and truly listened to me. She offered deep empathy but also helped me feel more confident in my heart and my ... Read More
She was amazing! She took her time with me and explained everything in detail. She spoke to me like she cared.
This was my first appointment with Dr. Harrington. She was very attentive and spent a lot of time discussing my condition and possible courses of action. She made sure that I understood options and showed me information/resources on-line as part of her explanations.