Cardiology

Father-son cardiology duo Saadi Albaghdadi, MD, and Ali Albaghdadi, MD, have relocated their Clinton, Iowa-based clinic, according to an Oct. 14 report from the Clinton Herald.

MedAxiom released its 2024 Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey results Oct. 15, detailing post-pandemic changes to the cardiovascular provider market and shifts in practice ownership models, compensation and production trends. 

South Miami, Fla.-based MyCardiologist added Linda Koshy, MD, to its medical staff.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has become the first facility in North Texas to earn the American College of Cardiology’s transcatheter valve certification, according to an Oct. 14 news release.

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care has established a heart and vascular institute to unify its 13 hospital-based cardiology, vascular, and cardiothoracic services and cardiovascular diagnosis, treatment and prevention activities, according to an Oct. 14 report from DBusiness.

Interventional cardiologist Zaid Alirhayim, MD, has joined the Baxter Health Cardiovascular Clinic.

The highest-paid cardiologist in Fort Worth, Texas, earns $969,400, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $423,250 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Steubenville, Ohio-based Trinity Health System has performed its 200th minimally invasive heart surgery, according to an Oct. 9 report from the Herald-Star. 

Pasadena, Calif.-based Foothill Cardiology Medical Group has purchased a medical office building for $11.3 million, according to an Oct. 9 report from L.A. Business First. 

Here are four recent cardiology procedures that were the first-of-their-kind or the first in the state they were performed in, as reported by Becker's: