People seeking treatment for heart failure closer to home now have access to a specialized cardiologist in more locations. Having recently joined Georgia Heart Institute, Evan Hiner, MD, is now seeing patients in Braselton and in two other locations where the practice has just started offering heart failure services: Hamilton Mill and Bethlehem. “I believe in working together with my patients and […]
People in Cumming, Dawsonville, Dahlonega and surrounding communities now have another choice for expert heart health care. Georgia Heart Institute, the comprehensive heart and vascular service line of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), recently welcomed non-invasive cardiologist Moghniuddin Mohammed, MD, as the practice grows its footprint in Forsyth County, in north Gwinnett County, and along […]
Dozens of leading experts in heart and vascular care from around the country joined more than 730 professionals in Braselton last Friday and Saturday to share ideas on how to advance care for people with heart and vascular conditions. The third annual Georgia Heart & Vascular Symposium, hosted by Georgia Heart Institute at Chateau Elan […]
People suffering from a heart condition called tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR) have a new option for treatment — the first of its kind in Georgia — at Georgia Heart Institute. The comprehensive heart and vascular service line of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), Georgia Heart Institute recently achieved another clinical milestone when its Structural Heart […]
Heart patients in Habersham County now have even more full-time heart care available close to home. Georgia native Kelly Greene, FNP-C, recently began seeing patients full time at the Georgia Heart Institute location in Demorest. In addition, Georgia Heart Institute, Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS) comprehensive heart and vascular service line, has expanded the types […]
Patients seeking surgery in Georgia will soon have access to the newest and most advanced robotic technology close to home. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville will be the first hospital in Georgia to acquire the da Vinci 5 surgical system as a robotic surgical option. “The da Vinci 5 will be an exciting addition […]
People in Northeast Georgia can now schedule an appointment with a skilled cardiologist who brings a quarter-century of experience and a rich knowledge of the South. Ram Penmetsa, MD, is seeing patients at Georgia Heart Institute’s locations in Gainesville and Clayton. He is the fifth heart doctor this year to join Georgia Heart Institute, the […]
Residents of Toccoa, Stephens County and surrounding communities now have improved access to heart health care. Georgia Heart Institute recently welcomed Adel M. Eldin, MD, a distinguished cardiologist with four decades of experience, to serve patients full time in Toccoa. Dr. Eldin is accepting new patients to the growing practice, which recently relocated to the […]
Residents of Habersham County and surrounding communities can count on life-saving care in case of a cardiac arrest or heart attack, thanks to Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) and Georgia Heart Institute. NGMC Habersham was recently accredited as a Level 3 emergency cardiac care center (ECCC), recognizing the level of fast and effective care patients […]
GAINESVILLE, Georgia – Georgia Heart Institute is expanding access to unparalleled heart health care for people living in communities along GA 400. Georgia Heart Institute, the comprehensive heart and vascular service line of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), recently welcomed Ashley Gibbs, AGACNP, and David Willard, PA, to its growing outpatient care team. These experienced […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – A Habersham County firefighter/paramedic is back on the job after getting a new heart valve in a robotic surgery that was the first of its kind ever done in Georgia. Brian Mills underwent a totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement (TEAVR) at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville, and he was able to […]
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – People with high blood pressure that isn’t improving with medications now have a new option for specialized treatment. Georgia Heart Institute recently launched a new Resistant Hypertension Center in Gainesville, which brings together highly trained experts focused on helping patients who haven’t been able to get their blood pressure under control. The […]
Photo cutline: (L-R) Habib Samady, MD, president of Georgia Heart Institute; Ugochukwu Egolum, MD, program director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program; John E. Delzell, Jr., MD, vice president of Medical Education for NGHS and Designated Institutional Official for NGMC. GAINESVILLE, Ga. – More physicians are on the way to care for patients with cardiovascular […]
Robotic heart surgery is becoming more common these days, but is it as safe as traditional heart surgery? We’re answering that question in today’s blog with a look at robotic heart surgery survival rates. Any type of surgery involving a robot may sound like it’s straight out of a science fiction thriller. When the surgery […]
When a patient goes into cardiac arrest or has a heart attack, they can count on Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) – and the interventional cardiologists of Georgia Heart Institute – to be there, providing life-saving heart and vascular care. Recently, four NGMC hospital campuses were reaccredited as emergency cardiac care centers (ECCC), recognizing the […]
Gainesville natives Don and Dot Pirkle had no idea their first date to a Christmas service in 2016 would lead to a life-saving robotic heart surgery for a stranger seven years later. Timing is Everything Don and Dot Pirkle, who both lost spouses in 2015, attended a church program during the holiday season for people […]
Patients in Demorest have even more to look forward to with Alan Opsahl, MD, joining Georgia Heart Institute. Dr. Opsahl will be dedicated to the Demorest location and practicing Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Habersham opening more access to renowned heart care in the Habersham community. Dr. Opsahl, a non-invasive cardiologist, is making the move […]
You need to have a heart procedure performed in the near future and know that robotic heart surgery is an option. But there isn’t a robotic heart surgeon nearby. What are your options? If you’ve talked with your cardiologist or a cardiothoracic surgeon and know that robotic heart surgery is an option for the type […]