Hickory, N.C.-based FryeCare Physicians Network has added Caroline Robbins, PA-C, to its cardiovascular care team at FryeCare Cardiology, according to a Sept. 2 system release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Robbins specializes in inpatient diagnostics and management of atrial fibrillation, heart…
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The Iowa Board of Medicine has given a permanent medical license to a physician whose clinical privileges were allegedly revoked by the Veterans Health Care System in 2023, the Des Moines Register reported Aug. 29. In April 2023, Kumar Bobba,…
Here are 10 cardiologist who joined new hospitals, health systems and practices, as reported by Becker’s in August:
Piedmont Cartersville (Ga.), part of Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare, in partnership with Cumming, Ga.-based Heart and Vascular Care, successfully completed the first cardiac ablation procedure in northwest Georgia on Aug. 22, according to a Sept. 2 Cosa Valley News report. Cardiac…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Levine Children’s has developed the only pediatric preventive cardiology program in Charlotte, offering families early screening and tailored support for children at risk of heart disease, according to a system release published July 29. The program…
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Edgewood, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare is one of only two U.S. health systems using 3D 4K endoscopic technology for totally endoscopic cardiac surgery, according to a Sept. 2 report by Cincinnati Magazine. The imaging platform allows surgeons to perform complex…
Lebanon, Ind.-based Witham Health Services has confirmed that cardiologist Edward Harlamert, MD, is no longer employed at its Lebanon medical center following multiple malpractice allegations, according to an Aug. 28 WTHR report. A July 10 letter to patients stated that…
Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s Heart Institute has become the first in South Florida to offer the FDA-approved Minima stent, a first-of-its-kind cardiac heart stent designed to expand as a child grows, according to an Aug. 28 system news release. Developed…
Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health has opened a new clinic to expand cardiology and pulmonology services in the city’s West End, according to an Aug. 28 system news release. The facility houses specialists from VCU Health Pauley Heart Center and pulmonology…
AdventHealth of Altamonte Springs, Fla., has opened a new Heart & Vascular Institute in Littleton, Colo., to meet rising demand for cardiac care in the state, where heart disease kills more than 8,000 people annually and hospitalizations are projected to…