Cardiology

Alain Cribier, MD, the cardiologist credited for pioneering the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement, has died at the age of 79. 

Healthgrades recently released its rankings for the best hospitals in the U.S. for cardiac surgery, including 15 in California. 

Surgical robot company Stereotaxis completed the first treatment of patients with its newly launched Genesis Robotic Magnetic Navigation at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah.

Here are three cardiology partnerships that Becker's has reported on since Jan 3:

Here are five cardiologists Becker's has reported on since Jan. 29:

Mark Bovard, an Illinois Court of Appeals judge, has upheld a trial verdict clearing cardiologist Amit Dande, MD, and Springfield, Ill.-based Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants of any wrongdoing in the 2015 death of a patient. 

Fayetteville, N.C.-based FirstHealth Physician Group has appointed William Harris, MD, as its medical director of cardiology, according to a Feb. 21 report from the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal. 

The District of Columbia has the most cardiologists per capita, while Idaho has the fewest, according to January data from KFF.

Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours and Compass Surgical Partners have partnered to build a cardiovascular surgery center in Short Pump, Va., the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Feb. 20.

Cardiologists were one of the three highest-paid physician specialties in 2023 and have held that ranking for the last three years.