South Carolina hospital hires new cardiologist

Katherine Davis | | Cardiovascular Business | Patient Care

Cardiologist Lee Butterfield, MD, has joined Beaufort Memorial Cardiology in Beaufort, South Carolina, reports Bluffton Today.

Butterfield has experience in general cardiology, interventional cardiology and vascular medicine. He has practiced in Columbia at the South Carolina Heart Center and Palmetto Cardiology Associates for the last 13 years.

At Beaufort he’ll be working with David Harshman, MD, an interventional cardiologist.

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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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