Cardiology

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.

UNC Health Pardee is set to open a cardiology practice in Pisgah Forest, N.C.

AdventHealth Medical Group is opening a cardiology clinic location in Trion, Ga.

Lisa Weiss Forbess, MD, joined the Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute.

Cardiologist Ray Georgeson, MD, successfully completed the county's first pacemaker surgery using the Aveir leadless pacemaker at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C., according to a Jan. 15 report from the Statesville Record & Landmark. 

Rancho Mirage, Calif.-based Eisenhower Health has broken ground on an expansion to its cardiovascular institute, which will add a new cardiovascular outpatient clinic building, an inpatient building, specialty clinics, an inpatient pharmacy and more, according to a Jan. 15 report…

Satya Shreenivas, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Cardiac Dimensions, a medical equipment manufacturing company focusing on minimally invasive treatment options for patients who have heart failure with functional mitral regurgitation.

The highest paid cardiologist in Baltimore earns $774,600, 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.