Tampa General Hospital Brooksville (Fla.) completed its first cardiothoracic surgical procedure. The surgery included single-vessel coronary artery bypass graft, mitral valve repair and atrial appendage clipping, according to an Aug. 24 news release from Tampa General Hospital. The new program…
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About 60% of cardiologists’ overall happiness stayed the same year-over-year, according to a new report from Medscape. The report, “Following Their Own Advice: Medscape Cardiologist Mental Health Report 2026,” published Aug. 21, surveyed 5,159 full-time physicians practicing in the U.S.…
In 2025, CMS added several cardiology codes to the ASC Covered Procedures List for 2026, including complex cardiac arrhythmia ablation procedures. Industry groups, including the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society, have long advocated for expanding the…
Mercy Fort Smith (Ark.) has opened a specialty cardiology clinic at Mercy Tower West in Fort Smith, Ark. Abdul-Nasser Adjei, MD, an interventional cardiologist, and Robert Parris, MD, a cardiologist and internal medicine specialist, are among the physicians providing care…
El Dorado Heart, a new cardiology practice led by interventional cardiologist Ayobami Eluwole, MD, opened two new clinics in El Dorado and Camden, Ark., on Aug. 10, Camden News reported Aug. 16. The two locations focus on general cardiology, interventional…
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The highest-paid cardiologist in Kansas City, Mo., earns $994,700, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $454,940 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are the salaries the…
From new clinical milestones to leadership appointments, here are five cardiologists making Becker’s headlines: 1. American College of Cardiology Past President Robert Frye, MD, died at age 94 after a career spanning more than 70 years in medicine, the ACC…
Cardiology is following orthopedics, urology and other specialties toward the ASC, but it’s just on a longer timeline. Gary Kirsh, MD, the new CEO of national cardiology platform Cardiovascular Logistics and co-founder of Solaris Health, the largest urology-focused MSO in…
Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Hospital has sued Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, alleging the physician group is using noncompete agreements to prevent 27 cardiologists from joining Ellis. The complaint was submitted Aug. 12 in New York Supreme Court…
CMS has proposed a number of changes to the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) for heart failure in the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, according to an Aug. 12 news release from the American College of Cardiology. Here are…