Becker’s Healthcare -- Cardiology + Heart Surgery Podcast

Dr. Gul Dadlani, the Division Chief of Cardiology at Nemours Children's Hospital, joins the podcast to discuss his background, top 3 biggest issues in cardiology today, how he sees heart care evolving over the next year and a half, and current nerves and excitements.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Ralph J. Riello III, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cardiorenal & Metabolism, Yale School of Medicine, and Dr. Nihar Desai, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Vice Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine, to discuss the key findings from the PROMPT-Lipid Trial. The PROMPT-LIPID trial was designed to evaluate whether automated electr...

In this episode we discuss advanced heart failure and the CTVSA Heart Failure practice with Dr. William Cotts and Dr. Christopher Sciamanna. Tune in to learn about their experience caring for heart failure patients, medications used for treatment, and more. This episode is sponsored by CTVSA

This episode features Dr. Hemal Gada, President at Heart and Vascular Institute & Medical Director of the Structural Heart Program at UPMC in Central PA, joins the podcast to discuss a holistic approach to managing heart health.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Nezar Falluji, System Physician Vice President - National Cardiovascular Services Line at CommonSpirit Health & Medical Director - Structural Heart Program at CHI Saint Joseph Hospital, to discuss supply costs, reimbursement & staffing challenges health systems are facing today, the shift toward ambulatory surgical centers, his excitement for new innov...

This episode features Lindsey Thompson, Network Director of Cardiovascular Programs at Honor Health. Here, she discusses what led her to administrative leadership, how she foresees cardiovascular care evolving in the future, the importance of personalized care, and more.

This episode features Dr. Jorge Saucedo, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Director of the Heart & Vascular Service Lines at Froedtert Health. Here, he discusses challenges surrounding labor costs & equitable access to care, how he sees heart health evolving in the months to come, innovation in cardiology, and more.

In this episode, we are joined by Gordon Wesley, DBA, FACHE, Vice President at AdventHealth Heart, Lung, & Vascular Institute, to discuss his background, his focus on increasing access to care & health equity, re establishing stability & competition coming out of the pandemic, and more.

This episode features Dr. Cary Passik, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital. Here, he discusses his background, the top issues in cardiology today, how heart health is evolving, and much more.

Glenn A. Hirsch, MD, MHS, FACC, Chief of Division of Cardiology at National Jewish Health joined the podcast to discuss pressing issues in healthcare.

In this podcast, Zachary George, Director of Hospital Certifications, The Joint Commission, and Andrea Leigh Yates, Associate Field Director for Disease Specific Care, The Joint Commission, will discuss what it means to establish a Cardiac System of Care, and how organizations are looking to develop reliable processes to identify certain types of ACS. This episode is sponsored by  The Joint Commis...

Babara Gill MacArthur, Vice President of Cardiac Services at The University of Kansas Health System, joined the podcast to talk about the return of the service line model to cardiology, interdisciplinary collaboration and more.

Jason Jennings, President of Baylor Scott & White - College Station Region, joined the podcast to talk about his career journey and building a great hospital culture.

Dr. Robert Riley, Director of the Complex Coronary Therapeutics Program at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics, joined the podcast to talk about bit issues in healthcare and where heart surgery is headed.

In today's episode, we are joined by Bruce Wilkoff, MD, American Heart Association volunteer expert and Director Cardiac Pacing and Tachyarrhythmia Devices at Cleveland Clinic, to discuss Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices, "CIED". Tune in to learn more about CIED infections and the health crisis associated with these devices and infections. Dr. Wilkoff addresses the risks of infection...

This episode features Dr. Charles Fraser, Executive Director of the Institute for Cardiovascular Health. Here, he talks about the long-term goals and visions at the new Institute for Cardiovascular Health, a collaboration between Ascension Texas and The University of Texas at Austin and its Dell Medical School.

Kimberly Bell, Vice President of Operations for AdventHealth Medical Group, joined the podcast to talk about how specialty care, and cardiology in particular, is changing.

Dr. Peter Chien, Chief of Cardiology at Berkshire Health System, joined the podcast to talk about innovations in heart surgery and the future of medicine.

Sunit Mukherjee, Chief of Cardiovascular and Ambulatory Medicine at Lawrence General Hospital, joined the podcast to talk about the transition to outpatient cardiac care and where the heart surgery field is headed.

Tom Draper, Vice President for the Wellstar Center for Cardiovascular Care, joined the podcast to talk about how he is building a cardiovascular program for the future.

Dr. Gregory Mishkel, Vice President of Cardiology Operations at NorthShore University HealthSystem, joined the podcast to talk about workforce challenges and key technology developments.

Dr. Paul Thompson, Chief of Cardiology Emeritus at Hartford Hospital, joined the podcast to talk about how cardiology has evolved and exciting innovations for the future.

Dr. Howard Haronian, Vice President and Chief Quality and Innovation Officer of Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute, joined the podcast to talk about the evolution of cardiology and how innovation is changing the heart care field.

James Wellman, CIO of Blanchard Valley Health System, joined the podcast to discuss HIT team strategy pivots, new technology and more.

Dr. Eric Elgin, Chief of the Division of Cardiology at Reading Hospital and Cardiovascular Service Line Director at Tower Health, joined the podcast to talk about big issues for cardiology staffing and mitigating a pending physician shortage.