Cardiology

Here are seven headlines from the cardiology ASC industry that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 3:

Heart & Vascular Partners, a Deerfield, Ill.-based management services company, partnered with St. Louis Heart & Vascular. 

Kozhaya Sokhon, MD, a cardiologist at AdvaCardio in The Woodlands, Texas, has been arrested and accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with multiple patients.

The highest paid cardiologist in Nashville, Tenn., earns $819,800, 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.

Healthgrades recently released its rankings of the top hospitals for cardiac surgery.

One month into 2024, the FDA has already issued recalls for several medical devices, surgical devices, masks and medication. 

Here are five cardiology ASCs that have recently opened or are in the process of opening, as reported by Becker's in the last month:

Here are five numbers that provide insight into cardiologist compensation:

Philips has earned FDA clearance for its new transesophageal echocardiography ultrasound transducer, the X11-4t Mini 3D TEE, a minimally invasive option for cardiac patients. 

Utica-based Central New York Cardiology has opened a new, expanded office building with high-tech equipment and the only cardiac PET scan machine in the region, according to a Jan. 29 report from NBC affiliate WKTV.