Cardiology

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center named Arthur Katz, MD, the medical director of cardiac surgery at two clinics on the campus.

Kingsport, Tenn.-based Ballad Health's Bristol Regional Medical Center fired cardiothoracic surgeon Nathan Smith, MD, after he offered and let the CEO of Bristol Regional make the first cut in a surgery, local NBC affiliate WCYB reports.

Conway-based Central Arkansas Health Center will soon open a catheterization laboratory in Conway Medical Park, the Log Cabin Democrat reports.

New York City-based New York Cardiology and Ghanshyam Bhambhani, MD, settled claims they violated anti-kickback laws by employing an unlawful rental agreement with referring physicians and generating false claims for cardiac procedures, Bloomberg Law reports.

Houma, La.-based Cardiovascular Institute of the South celebrated its 37th anniversary Aug. 15, celebrating 37 years of providing cardiovascular care to southern Louisiana communities, StMaryNow.com reports. 

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Minnesota Vikings linebacker Cameron Smith went for a routine COVID-19 screening test last week and left a changed man after a physician noticed an anomaly with his heart, the Minneapolis StarTribune reports.

Cardiothoracic surgeon Sulaiman Hasan, MD, joined Albany (N.Y.) Cardiothoracic Surgeons, the hospital announced Aug. 13.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings July 28, ranking systems by overall excellence and specialty effectiveness.

The Nash UNC Health Care Heart Failure Clinic in Rocky Mount added cardiologist Sudha Jaganathan, MD, to expand services as it nears its one-year anniversary, The Enterprise reports.