Leadership

This news channel page highlights examples of leadership in hospital and health systems. While healthcare leadership is often seen as the positions of chief executive officers, chief clinical officers, chief of staff, and chief information officers, it also can can be other individuals or the entire healthcare system that shows unique ways to enhance patient care and manage strategies, quality, safety and revenue initiatives.

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World’s leading cardiology groups say it is time to rethink RCTs

The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology and World Heart Federation all collaborated on a joint statement aimed at updating the rules and regulations associated with randomized clinical trials

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Mike Gabler, a heart valve specialist with Edwards Lifesciences, wins Survivor—and donates his $1M prize

Gabler, a Texas native, has two decades of experience in the cardiology space, spending the last 11 years with Edwards Lifesciences. He has also previously worked for both Medtronic and Boston Scientific.

Andrei Churyla, MD, Douglas Johnston, MD, and R. Kannan Mutharasan, MD, tour a clinic room designed for future AI technology pilots at Palos Hospital.

Northwestern Medicine opens advanced outpatient cardiac clinic at suburban Chicago

Northwestern Medicine opens a new outpatient cardiology clinic to address better patient access to care in Chicago's south suburbs. 

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How cardiologists can steer patient discussions about costs and value in the right direction

High out-of-pocket costs are a growing problem in healthcare, often creating stress and confusion for patients. A new analysis in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes examined one way that physicians can help. 

Interventional cardiology to join the Match in 2025

It is an announcement many interventional cardiologists have been waiting to hear for a long time. 

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Cardiologist urges physicians to promote plant-based diets: ‘We owe it to the profession, our patients and the planet’

The authors of a new commentary in the American Journal of Cardiology argued that well-balanced plant-based diets are good for the heart and good for society as a whole. 

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American College of Cardiology announces new collaboration with virtual reality specialists

The ACC is especially excited to see what VR training can do to bring minimally invasive interventional procedures to more and more patients throughout the United States.

Interventional cardiologist Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, named new director of Mount Sinai Heart

Bhatt succeeds Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, who has held the position since 2006 and will now serve in a more advisory role at Mount Sinai Heart.

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Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.

Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.

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