Cardiology

Prabodh Mehta, MD, a longtime cardiologist at Baptist Health Medical Group Cardiology in Elizabethtown, Ky., will retire July 19 following 34 years in the field, according to a July 1 report from The News-Enterprise.

Jon Kobashigawa, MD, director of the heart transplant program at Cedars-Sinai, assumed the role of president of the American Society of Transplantation.

New York City-based NYU Langone has added a cardiology group in Atlantis, Fla., to its care network. 

Over the last 10 years, 342 cardiology clinics have been acquired by private equity firms. Over 94% of those acquisitions occurred between 2021 and 2023, according to research presented at the 2024 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. 

Cardiovascular procedures are ASCs' next frontier, as more high-acuity procedures become approved for the outpatient setting. 

Here are three updates on the cardiology industry, as reported by Becker's since June 10:

Humble, Texas-based Modern Heart and Vascular Institute has broken ground on a 100,000-square-foot facility in Humble, according to a June 27 report from the Houston Business Journal. 

Here are three new cardiology practices and clinics that have opened that Becker's has reported on since May 30:

Boston Scientific plans to acquire carotid artery device specialist Silk Road Medical for $1.26 billion, further expanding its cardiology portfolio. 

Fishersville, Va.-based Augusta Health has earned the American College of Cardiology's Heart Failure Accreditation with Outpatient Services, according to a June 25 report from the Augusta Free Press.