Cardiology

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.

Dimitrios Bliagos, MD, has been appointed director of interventional cardiology at NYU Langone Hospital Long Island in Mineola, N.Y. 

Here are four recently approved cardiology robots, technology and procedures, as reported by Becker's since June 8:

Here are six cardiologists Becker's has reported on since Dec. 11: 

Federal prosecutors have dismissed healthcare fraud charges against former cardiologist Richard Paulus, MD, The Daily Independent reported Jan. 3. 

Lawrence Phillips, MD, has been appointed president of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology.

Healthgrades released its top 50 hospitals in the U.S. for cardiac surgery in 2024.

Saint Mary's Health Network and Renown Health, both based in Reno, Nev., have reached a temporary agreement in an ongoing monopoly dispute, according to a Jan. 4 report from the Reno Gazette Journal.

The average cost to visit a cardiologist in a hospital or surgery center in Alaska is between $126 and $168, the highest out of any U.S. state, according to Sidecar Health's care calculator.

For years, ASC leaders have mentioned cardiology as being the industry's next big ticket specialty. However, the golden age of cardiology has yet to come.