Cardiology

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.

Cardiac surgeons are on average the oldest physician specialty out of more than 110 medical specialties, according to a study by Definitive Healthcare.

First Coast Cardiovascular Institute has partnered with CardioHealth, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based practice specializing in hypertension, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease.

Lexington-based University of Kentucky has launched a sports cardiology program that focuses on the cardiovascular health of athletes.

Ronnie Garcia, MD, has reopened his cardiology practice Baptist Medical Network - Cardiology - Seguin (Texas), formerly Mission Cardiovascular Consultants, in a new, larger location, according to a Jan. 29 report from the Seguin Gazette.

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.