Strong Heart and Vascular Center

Our Credentials

How the Years Add Up (For your doctor to be board certified) CARDIOLOGIST 4 yrs medical school + 3 yrs internal medicine + 3 or more yrs cardiology = min of 10 yrs PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST 4 yrs medical school + 3 yrs pediatrics + 3 or more yrs cardiology = min of 10 yrs CARDIAC SURGEON 4 yrs medical school + 5 yrs general surgery + 2-3 yrs cardiothoracic surgery = min of 11 yrs CARDIAC PEDIATRIC AND TRANSPLANT SURGEON Add 4 yrs additional years to the 11 yrs of a cardiac surgeon = min of 15 yrs

Our physicians are board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Internal Medicine as well as in Cardiovascular Disease. That means they have met strict requirements to practice medicine on two levels – as good general physicians and as cardiology specialists.

At each stage of their training, these specialists must pass rigorous exams that test their knowledge and judgment, as well as their ability to provide superior care.

Several of our staff hold board certification in Interventional Cardiology (nonsurgical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures). These physicians are recognized for their excellence among those who specialize in procedures such as electrophysiology, clinical cardiac care for tachycardia and cardiac arrhythmias and nuclear cardiology.