Dr. Joseph Craft, Cardiologist and President of Medical Staff at St. Luke's Hospital, joins the podcast to discuss his background & pride in his organization, biggest issues he's following in cardiology today, how he sees heart care evolving over the next 18 months, current nerves and excitements, and more.

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Jim Melton, Vascular Surgeon and Cofounder of the Cardiovascular Health Clinic to discuss private equity investments in healthcare and how they have skyrocketed – especially in ambulatory surgery centers. Tune in to hear about how cardiology is expected to be the next enticing investment!This episode is sponsored by Philips.

Dr. Ryan Madder, Section Chief of Interventional Cardiology & Medical Director of the Cardiac Cath Lab at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI joins the podcast to discuss his work in telerobotic surgery, how it could close gaps in access to care, the opportunities and risks of physicians adopting telerobotic surgery, and advice he has for surgeons who are on the fence about it.

Dr. Avni Thakore, a Cardiologist and President of Catholic Health, joins the podcast to discuss her background, the top 3 biggest issues in cardiology she’s keeping an eye on today, how she sees healthcare evolving over the next 18 months, and current nerves and excitements.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Ed Wu, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Recora, and Terry Rogers, President of Pritikin ICR, to discuss what big challenges health system leaders are facing, where revenue and volume comes from for cardiac services, how cardiac rehabilitation fits into the cardiovascular service line and a lot more.This episode is sponsored by Recora and Pritikin ICR.

Dr. Khurram Nasir, Division Chief of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, joins the podcast to discuss his background, top 3 biggest issues in cardiology today, how heart care will evolve over the next 18 months, and today's nerves and excitements.

Dr. Gul Dadlani, the Division Chief of Cardiology at Nemours Children's Hospital, joins the podcast to discuss his background, top 3 biggest issues in cardiology today, how he sees heart care evolving over the next year and a half, and current nerves and excitements.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Ralph J. Riello III, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cardiorenal & Metabolism, Yale School of Medicine, and Dr. Nihar Desai, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Vice Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine, to discuss the key findings from the PROMPT-Lipid Trial.The PROMPT-LIPID trial was designed to evaluate whether automated electronic alerts with guideline-based recommendations can help improve the management of hyperlipidemia among patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease at very high risk for cardiovascular events.This episode is sponsored by Amgen.

In this episode we discuss advanced heart failure and the CTVSA Heart Failure practice with Dr. William Cotts and Dr. Christopher Sciamanna. Tune in to learn about their experience caring for heart failure patients, medications used for treatment, and more.This episode is sponsored by CTVSA

  This episode features Dr. Hemal Gada, President at Heart and Vascular Institute & Medical Director of the Structural Heart Program at UPMC in Central Pa., joins the podcast to discuss a holistic approach to managing heart health.  

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Nezar Falluji, System Physician Vice President - National Cardiovascular Services Line at CommonSpirit Health & Medical Director - Structural Heart Program at CHI Saint Joseph Hospital, to discuss supply costs, reimbursement & staffing challenges health systems are facing today, the shift toward ambulatory surgical centers, his excitement for new innovative technologies in cardiovascular care, and more.

This episode features Lindsey Thompson, Network Director of Cardiovascular Programs at Honor Health. Here, she discusses what led her to administrative leadership, how she foresees cardiovascular care evolving in the future, the importance of personalized care, and more.

This episode features Dr. Jorge Saucedo, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Director of the Heart & Vascular Service Lines at Froedtert Health. Here, he discusses challenges surrounding labor costs & equitable access to care, how he sees heart health evolving in the months to come, innovation in cardiology, and more.

In this episode, we are joined by Gordon Wesley, DBA, FACHE, Vice President at AdventHealth Heart, Lung, & Vascular Institute, to discuss his background, his focus on increasing access to care & health equity, re establishing stability & competition coming out of the pandemic, and more.

This episode features Dr. Cary Passik, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital. Here, he discusses his background, the top issues in cardiology today, how heart health is evolving, and much more.

Glenn A. Hirsch, MD, MHS, FACC, Chief of Division of Cardiology at National Jewish Health joined the podcast to discuss pressing issues in healthcare.

In this podcast, Zachary George, Director of Hospital Certifications, The Joint Commission, and Andrea Leigh Yates, Associate Field Director for Disease Specific Care, The Joint Commission, will discuss what it means to establish a Cardiac System of Care, and how organizations are looking to develop reliable processes to identify certain types of ACS.This episode is sponsored by The Joint Commission.

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.