Cardiovascular Medicine
About the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Mission
- To enhance the quality of cardiovascular (CV) disease care through education and cutting edge research.
- Our program has been regularly cited (e.g. Solucient Top Hospitals, U.S. News and World Report, etc.) as among the top CV programs.
- Our faculty are dedicated to education and quality CV care at the state, national, and international levels. They include past presidents of professional societies dedicated to these missions. Activities within our three mission areas (quality CV patient care, education, and research) are outlined below.
Patient Care
The Division is responsible for the care of patients with known or suspected CV diseases at the University
of Florida Shands Hospital and the Gainesville Malcom
Randall VAMC. There are inpatient cardiology services staffed by full-time faculty members, cardiology fellows and medical housestaff. The Division also staffs cardiology consultation services for inpatients at both hospitals.
In addition to general CV medicine, the following specialized services are offered
- Echocardiography
- Electrophysiology
- Heart Failure/Cardiac Transplantation
- Interventional Cardiology
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Cardiac MR/CT
We invite you to discover cardiovascular medicine at the University of Florida!