Author: Mackenzie Bean

Jaime Murillo, MD, senior vice president and chief cardiometabolic health officer of UnitedHealth Group, spoke about the big trends in cardiovascular care during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.

Below are four cardiologists who recently joined new practices, stepped into new roles or announced their departures.

Ronald Freudenberger, MD, physician-in-chief of the Lehigh Valley Heart Institute in Allentown, Pa., spoke about the big trends in cardiology as demand for outpatient services grows and new technologies emerge during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.

Northwell Health's North Shore University Hospital has opened a $3 million cardiac catheterization laboratory, the New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based system said May 17. 

Shelley Hall, MD, chief of transplant cardiology and advanced heart failure at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, spoke about emerging innovations in congestive heart failure treatment during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.

Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center is launching a $4.4 million expansion of its heart and vascular institute, the hospital said April 28. 

The American Heart Association has recognized Stacey Rosen, MD, a practicing cardiologist at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, as its 2021 physician of the year. 

A surgical team at Hackensack Meridian Health's Jersey Shore University Medical Center recently performed what is believed to be New Jersey's first transcatheter double heart valve replacement combined with an ablation procedure to improve blood flow in the heart.

South Dakota has the lowest percentage of people who report being recently screened for cholesterol of all states, according to a ranking Kaiser Family Foundation released April 23.

Galion (Ohio) Hospital, a part of Avita Health System, recently became the first critical access hospital in the U.S. to implant a heart failure monitoring device, the organization said April 22.