Lourdes Cardiology welcomes new cardiac electrophysiologist

Faisal Khursheed Siddiqi, MD, a cardiac electrophysiologist at Hamilton Cardiology Associates in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, has left to join the staff at Lourdes Cardiology in another city in the state, Haddon Heights, according to a recent report from the Burlington County Times.

Siddiqi has had research on his specialty and other treatments for cardiac disease published in national and international medical journals.

He completed fellowships at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and at Weill Cornell Medical College, and did an internal medicine residency at Yale New Haven Hospital.

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Katherine Davis,

Senior Writer

As a Senior Writer for TriMed Media Group, Katherine primarily focuses on producing news stories, Q&As and features for Cardiovascular Business. She reports on several facets of the cardiology industry, including emerging technology, new clinical trials and findings, and quality initiatives among providers. She is based out of TriMed's Chicago office and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Columbia College Chicago. Her work has appeared in Modern Healthcare, Crain's Chicago Business and The Detroit News. She joined TriMed in 2016.

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