Cardiology

Sanjiv Kaul, MD, a longtime cardiologist and former director of Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cardiovascular Institute, alleges the university illegally cut his pay and then retaliated against him after he sued, The Oregonian reported July 26.  According…

Lisa Nee, MD, an interventional cardiologist whose campaign describes her as a whistleblower over patient care failures at a veterans hospital, has entered the 2027 Chicago mayoral race, NBC 5 reported July 7.  Dr. Nee began her career as a…

A Fort Worth, Texas cardiologist has been charged in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests on college student athletes, including one who died of sudden cardiac arrest approximately 24 days after the physician allegedly…

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has received certificate-of-need approval to acquire Wallingford, Conn.-based Consulting Cardiologists P.C. The system expects that the transaction will be completed this summer, it confirmed in an email to Becker’s June 9. Hartford HealthCare Medical Group filed a…

Over the last 20 years, the presence of independent practices in medicine has declined drastically as reimbursement rates fail to keep up with the rising cost of infrastructure and operations—and cardiology is no exception.  In an analysis published March 11…

Of the 34 physicians Nauman Mushtaq, MD, has hired in the last decade, only two have left the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Yet he’s recruited from University of Chicago, Brigham and Women’s, Johns Hopkins and…

Ameya Kulkarni, MD, has been appointed as executive medical director of the Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States.  In the role, Dr. Kulkarni will lead the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, which employs more than 1,800 physicians, according to a Jan.…

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has acquired Wallinford, Conn.-based Consulting Cardiologists for $3 million, Hartford Business Journal reported Jan. 7. Hartford first filed a certificate-of-need application to acquire the group in October 2025, according to a public notice posted to Hartford’s website. …

The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Venture Fund has invested in Ultrom=nics, an AI-driven cardiology solutions developer, to enhance early identification of heart failure, Fem Tech World announced Dec. 18. Ultronics’ technology can help clinicians detect heart failure…