Cardiology

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has named Michael Lipinski, MD, as director of research for the Lee Health Heart Institute. Dr. Lipinski is a practicing interventional cardiologist with more than 12 years of experience in cardiovascular research. He previously served…

Mountain Home, Ark.-based Baxter Health has added James Day, MD, to its cardiothoracic surgery program.  Dr. Day most recently practiced at St. Louis University Division of Cardiac Surgery in Saint Louis and at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Mo., according…

Cardiology has solidified its place in the world of outpatient care as CMS adds new procedures to the ASC covered procedures list and patient and physician preferences become more aligned with outpatient settings. Les Jebson, administrator of Prisma Health’s Orthopedics…

Today’s cardiology leaders are navigating an era of strategic growth, innovation and access expansion. With shifting procedure sites, workforce constraints and reimbursement dynamics, cardiology departments must enhance value, optimize operations and maintain high-quality care while adapting to new market pressures.…

Below is a list of five cardiology leaders in the U.S. who have made a positive impact on their organizations and the profession. Editor’s note: This is not a list of top cardiologists, but rather a list highlighting professional accomplishments.…

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Medical Group Heart & Vascular has added Subeer Wadia, MD.  Dr. Wadia is a cardiologist with clinical interests in interventional cardiology, adult congenital heart disease, structural and congenital interventions and endovascular medicine/peripheral vascular disease, according to an…

Surgeons at Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare were the first in the state to offer thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis (TAMBE), a new minimally invasive treatment for complex aortic aneurysms.  According to a Nov. 4 news release, ChristianaCare is one of the first organizations…

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Heart Hospital has broken ground on a $21.5 million addition. The 35,000-square-foot expansion will house diagnostic imaging services and administrative space, clearing space for services at North Central Heart, a specialty clinic attached to the hospital,…

The NCH Rooney Heart Institute, part of Naples (Fla.) Comprehensive Health, said it became the first hospital in the U.S. to adopt both of Caristo Diagnostics’ AI tools for early heart disease detection.  The institute is deploying CaRi-Plaque, an FDA-approved…

Mountain Home, Ark.-based Baxter Health has added Phillip Schoettle, MD, to its cardiothoracic surgery program.  Dr. Schoettle joins Natalie Ostro, MD, and Michael Bauer, MD, as providers in the program, according to a Nov. 4 news release from the organization. …