Missing New York cardiologist found dead
Trevor Verga, MD, FACC, FHRS, a 45-year-old cardiologist from Kings Park, New York, was found dead on April 8, the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) announced this week.
Verga had been missing since March 20, according to a report from News 12 in Long Island. At the time, SCPD officials asked the public for help finding Verga on social media, and the story gained considerable media coverage.
The only lead shared with the public was that Verga’s vehicle has been found in a parking lot in Nissequogue, New York, the day he was reported missing. A person matching his description was seen on security footage exiting the vehicle in the middle of the night.
Verga’s body was found in the nearby village of Head of the Harbor. Police are now investigating the incident.
“The cause of death appears to be non-criminal at this time,” according to a brief SCPD statement.
No additional details have been released at this time.
Verga is survived by a wife and two children.
He was an experienced electrophysiologist (EP) with more than two decades of experience. Verga joined North Suffolk Cardiology in 2010, according to the practice’s website, and had board certifications in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, nuclear medicine, echocardiography and cardiac electrophysiology. He specialized in cardiac device implantation, ablation techniques and the management of arrhythmias.
“If you were a patient of Dr. Verga’s, your heart was in brilliant hands,” according to a loving tribute shared online. “If you were lucky enough to call him a friend, then you had the extraordinary blessing of knowing what was in his heart. Trevor was exceptionally humble about his many accomplishments. He was a precious combination of modesty and talent, never mentioning his own impressive achievements but always inquiring of others.”
Loved ones have also started sharing additional tributes to Verga’s memory. Anyone who wants to leave their own message can do so here.
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