Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health Physician Group has hired Jose Baez-Escudero, MD, as its first-ever systemwide chief of cardiology, South Florida Hospital News reported Nov. 20. 

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute has added two new cardiology specialists to its team. 

There are 10.93 cardiologists for every 100,000 residents in Rhode Island, the best-ranked state for healthcare.

Colorado Springs Cardiology and Heart & Vascular Partners have broken ground on a medical office building in Colorado Springs, Colo., according to a Nov. 19 report from Mile High CRE.

Russellville, Ark.-based Saint Mary’s Regional Health System has added Sabeeda Kadavath, MD, to its medical staff.

Atlanta-based Northside Hospital has treated its first patient using Medtronic's PulseSelect pulsed field ablation system for treating paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation. 

Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth Medical Group has hired cardiologist Jennifer Eakin, DO, to its team of clinicians at Bayhealth Heart and Vascular, the Cape Gazette reported Nov. 18. 

Beebe Healthcare Selbyville (Del.) has partnered with Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children's Health to open a new cardiac specialty care clinic, according to a Nov. 19 report from NBC affiliate CoastTV. 

In June, Sam Tyagi, MD, a vascular surgeon of Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare, treated the first patient in the state with the implantation of a first Gore Excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis device to address an aortic aneurysm.

Medical devicemaker BrightHeart has earned FDA clearance for its artificial intelligence software designed to transform prenatal ultrasound evaluations of the fetal heart.

Fazal Panezai, MD, a cardiologist of Morganville, N.J., was sentenced to 35 months in prison for a healthcare fraud scheme.

Anchorage-based Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute has added Josiah Brown, MD, to its staff, according to a Nov. 13 report by Alaska Business.

Nearly 50% of all private cardiology practices were a part of a private equity portfolio, according to MedAxiom's 2024 "Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey."

Williamsville, N.Y.-based Great Lakes Cardiovascular has opened a new location in Olean, N.Y., according to a Nov. 12 report from the Olean Times Herald.

Four new research papers highlight ways that health disparities appear commonly in cardiac care. 

Sarah Blumenschein, MD, a pediatric cardiologist, died Oct. 25 at age 85, according to a Nov. 10 obituary published by the Houston Chronicle.

Here are five cardiologist making headlines in the last month, as reported by Becker's:

The District of Columbia has the most practicing cardiologists per capita as of July, with 230, according to data from KFF and the U.S. Census Bureau. 

The Huron (S.D.) Regional Medical Center Physicians Clinic has expanded its cardiology staff with the addition of Kevin Vaska, MD, according to a Nov. 2 report by The Huron Daily Plainsman.

St. Tammany Parish, La.-based cardiologist Keith Hickey, MD, has been arrested for sexually abusing at least two patients during examinations.