AdventHealth Medical Group is set to open a cardiology practice in Dalton, Ga.

OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital appointed Jennifer Dickerson, MD, as lead physician of its heart and vascular team.

The average hourly wage for cardiologists in the U.S. is $202.56 per hour, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Healthgrades recently released its rankings for the best hospitals in the U.S. for cardiac surgery, including five in Ohio. 

Priscilla Hsue, MD, has been named chief of the division of cardiology at Los Angeles-based UCLA Health.

Castle Connolly ranked the top physician practices for heart and vascular care for 2024. 

Here are seven updates regarding cardiology that healthcare leaders should know:

Houston Methodist Cardiology Associates at Sugar Land (Texas) is adding Wafi Momin, DO, to its staff, according to a March 19 report by Fort Bend Herald.

The highest-paid cardiologist in Minneapolis earns $918,200, 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.

Here are four cardiologists Becker's has reported on since Feb 23:

Healthgrades recently released its rankings for the best hospitals in the U.S. for cardiac surgery, including three in Illinois. 

Sanford, N.C.-based Central Carolina Cardiology added Scott Denardo, MD, to its team of cardiologists.

Atlantic Health System’s Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center and New York City-based NYU Langone Health are expanding their partnership to care for patients with adult congenital heart diseases. 

On March 11, Montgomery, Ala.-based Baptist Medical Center South issued a statement claiming that Southeastern Cardiology, an unaffiliated practice located on Baptist's campus, had abruptly closed its doors for good. 

Remote diagnostic services provider CompuMed is expanding its Echo and ECG cardiac services to rural and regional hospitals. 

Fifty-three percent of cardiologists would be willing to take a pay cut in order to achieve better work-life balance, according to Medscape's "Cardiologist Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2024: The Ongoing Struggle for Balance" report published March 8.

Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' department of internal medicine and cardiovascular medicine has added cardiologist Michael Luna, MD, as a professor. 

Montgomery, Ala.-based Southeastern Cardiology abruptly closed its doors on March 8, according to a March 9 report from local news affiliate WAFF.

The FDA has approved Wegovy, Novo Nordisk's version of semaglutide approved for weight loss, to be used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke in adults with cardiovascular disease and either obesity or overweight. 

The highest paid cardiologist in San Antonio earns $807,100, 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.