Becker’s Healthcare -- Cardiology + Heart Surgery Podcast

Babara Gill MacArthur, Vice President of Cardiac Services at The University of Kansas Health System, joined the podcast to talk about the return of the service line model to cardiology, interdisciplinary collaboration and more.

Jason Jennings, President of Baylor Scott & White - College Station Region, joined the podcast to talk about his career journey and building a great hospital culture.

Dr. Robert Riley, Director of the Complex Coronary Therapeutics Program at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics, joined the podcast to talk about bit issues in healthcare and where heart surgery is headed.

In today's episode, we are joined by Bruce Wilkoff, MD, American Heart Association volunteer expert and Director Cardiac Pacing and Tachyarrhythmia Devices at Cleveland Clinic, to discuss Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices, "CIED". Tune in to learn more about CIED infections and the health crisis associated with these devices and infections. Dr. Wilkoff addresses the risks of infection compared to the risks of extraction and what preventable measures are in place to ensure the safety of patients.

This episode is sponsored by the American Heart Association and supported by Philips Image Guided Therapy

This episode features Dr. Charles Fraser, Executive Director of the Institute for Cardiovascular Health. Here, he talks about the long-term goals and visions at the new Institute for Cardiovascular Health, a collaboration between Ascension Texas and The University of Texas at Austin and its Dell Medical School.

Kimberly Bell, Vice President of Operations for AdventHealth Medical Group, joined the podcast to talk about how specialty care, and cardiology in particular, is changing.

Dr. Peter Chien, Chief of Cardiology at Berkshire Health System, joined the podcast to talk about innovations in heart surgery and the future of medicine.

Sunit Mukherjee, Chief of Cardiovascular and Ambulatory Medicine at Lawrence General Hospital, joined the podcast to talk about the transition to outpatient cardiac care and where the heart surgery field is headed.

Tom Draper, Vice President for the Wellstar Center for Cardiovascular Care, joined the podcast to talk about how he is building a cardiovascular program for the future.

Dr. Gregory Mishkel, Vice President of Cardiology Operations at NorthShore University HealthSystem, joined the podcast to talk about workforce challenges and key technology developments.