Cardiology

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare expanded its services in Maryland with the opening of ChristianaCare Cardiology at Elkton, according to a June 12 news release. 

Jonathan Weinsaft, MD, was appointed as chief of the Greenberg Division of Cardiology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.

A medical office building in Birmingham, Ala., that houses the main campus of Cardiovascular Associates has sold for $28 million, according to a June 8 report from the Birmingham Business Journal. 

Cardiology is one of the fastest growing ASC specialties as Medicare payments increase and more procedures are approved for the outpatient setting. 

Here are 14 statistics on cardiologist compensation, burnout and more.

The mean hourly wage for cardiologists across the U.S. is $202.56, according to the Bureau of Labor Statics, which is significantly higher than the minimum wage in each state.

Private data from 181,764 patients at Great Valley Cardiology in Scranton, Pa., an affiliate of Commonwealth Health System, has been potentially compromised following a breach by hackers that occurred on Feb. 2, according to a June 12 report from The…

Cardiology management service organization Cardiovascular Associates of America has partnered with Neptune, N.J.-based Shore Heart Group. 

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center have performed the first procedures using Magenta Medical's Elevate percutaneous left ventricular assist device, the world's smallest heart pump, for the treatment of coronary artery disease. 

Having a lot of rules and regulations is the most challenging part of being a cardiologist, according to Medscape's "Cardiologist Compensation Report 2023."