Cardiology

Here are six cardiologists Becker's has reported on since Jan. 12:

Healthgrades recently released its rankings of the top hospitals for cardiac care in 13 states.

Burnout among cardiologists has increased by 4 percentage points over the last year, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Burnout and Depression Report." 

Interventional cardiologist Charles Mayes Jr., MD, is set to join Southeast Health Medical Group's cardiology team.

Eman Rashed, MD, PhD, has joined the advanced heart failure treatment and transplant team at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey.

Aetna, CVS Health's payer arm, has recognized 317 top medical facilities as Institutes of Quality for cardiac care for Medicare patients. 

The percentage of prospective cardiologists passing the board certification exam on their first try is down 6 percentage points since 2019, according to data from the American Board of Internal Medicine. 

The highest paid cardiologist in Washington, D.C., earns $811,500, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $421,330 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

As the uptick of consolidation and acquisitions of independent physician groups continues, smaller cardiology groups have become less common.

Oskaloosa, Iowa-based Mahaska Health added John Pargulski, DO, to its team of cardiologists.