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  • Cardiology

  • Wellmont CVA Heart Institute Cardiology
      • The best heart care involves an integrated approach, bringing leading cardiologists together with cutting-edge technologies and treatments. And that is exactly what the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute was formed to do. Physicians at the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute provide exceptional heart and vascular services on a level never before realized in the Tri-Cities region of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

        What is a cardiologist?

        Cardiologists and vascular physicians – including electrophysiologists and cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgeons – practice medicine and perform surgical procedures on the heart and vascular system. Heart experts treat everything from high blood pressure and coronary artery disease to heart attack and congestive heart failure.

        Why choose Wellmont CVA Heart Institute for cardiology?

        The Wellmont CVA Heart Institute is the Tri-Cities region’s largest and most experienced group of heart and vascular experts. Across Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, from Johnson City and Greeneville, Tenn., to Wise and Marion, Va., they provide convenient access to the best possible care in local cardiac offices. Patients of the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute also have seamless access to a wide range of advanced treatment options such as coronary stenting at one of the nation’s top heart hospitals.

        With the expertise of the region’s largest group of heart experts and advanced services and technologies available locally at the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute, patients can remain confident knowing their hearts are in good hands.
         

      • How do I get started?

        The Wellmont CVA Heart Institute makes it easy to learn more or to schedule a visit with a cardiovascular specialist.

        • Discuss any questions or concerns with your physician. He or she can help determine the best course of action and assist with scheduling necessary appointments with a Wellmont CVA Heart Institute expert.
        • Search the online physician directory to find Wellmont CVA Heart Institute physicians. 
        • Wellmont Nurse Connection is available by phone at 1-866-230-NURSE any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to help with medical questions and additional resources.

      • Heart care news


      • Heart Institute Opens Convenient Office In Elizabethton For Residents Of Carter, Johnson Counties

        Building on the superior cardiovascular care it has delivered to patients in Carter and Johnson counties, the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute has opened an office in Elizabethton. The heart institute is now seeing patients in the Elizabethton Medical Care facility at 1500 W. Elk Ave., Suite 102. Drs. Harold Alison and Joseph Bailey, who are board-certified cardiologists, are providing consults and follow-up care in a convenient setting for patients in these two communities.

        Wellmont CVA Heart Institute Opens Office In Wytheville, Va.; Dr. Don Anderson Joins Practice

        The Wellmont CVA Heart Institute's delivery of the highest-quality care in the region continues to expand with the opening of another office and another physician joining the practice. The heart institute's 14th office - the seventh in Southwest Virginia - opened Monday, April 15, at 360 Virginia Ave. And Dr. Don Anderson, the board-certified cardiologist who has seen patients in Wythe and Bland counties since 2009, is joining the heart institute.

        Heart Institute Physician Assistant Writes Book To Help Midlevel Providers With Electrocardiograms

        An electrocardiogram – or EKG – is a well-established test for gathering critical heart data, but it could be better understood by some medical professionals who perform them. That is the premise of “EKGs for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant,” a new book by Maureen Knechtel, a physician assistant with the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute in Kingsport.

        Wellmont CVA Heart Institute Relocates To More Spacious Office In Norton Commons

        The Wellmont CVA Heart Institute relocated its office in Norton on Monday, Feb. 25, to a new, more spacious office at 615 Commonwealth Drive NE in Norton Commons to better meet the community’s needs.

        Simple Test From Wellmont Can Detect Heart Disease; Heart Institute Expands Screenings To Eight Locations

        Eddie Neely ran at least two miles every day for 22 years, he did not smoke, his blood pressure was good and his body shape was remarkably trim for a man in his late 50s. But this executive of Alpha Natural Resources could not outrun family history and bad luck when he was suddenly confronted with a stark reality in 2009. Cardiologists with the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute discovered a blockage of more than 90 percent in one of his heart arteries.

      • Find a Wellmont physician

        Wellmont physicians are conveniently located throughout Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

      • Abingdon, Va.

        • Dr. David Beckner
        • Dr. Mark Borsch
        • Dr. Jonathan Burress
        • Dr. Larry Cox  
        • Dr. Eduardo Fernandez  
        • Dr. Pierre Istfan  
        • Dr. Christopher Kennedy  
        • Dr. James Merrill  
      • Bristol, Tenn.

        • Dr. David Beckner
        • Dr. Mark Borsch
        • Dr. Jonathan Burress
        • Dr. Andrew Cross, Jr.
        • Dr. Pierre Istfan
        • Dr. Christopher Kennedy  
        • Dr. Matt Luff
        • Dr. William Messerschmidt
        • Dr. Marcus Williams
        • Damon Bartley, PA  
        • Paula Countiss, PA
        • Barbara Smith, NP
        • Ashley Stevenson, NP
        • Jo Anne Viers, NP
      • Elizabethton, Tenn.

        • Dr. Harold Alison
        • Dr. Joseph Bailey
      • Greeneville, Tenn.

        • Dr. Mark Chang
        • Dr. Brian Dulin  
        • Dr. Scott Jay  
        • Dr. Herbert Ladley  
        • Dr. Gregory Uhl  
        • Dr. Jack Whitaker
      • Johnson City, Tenn.

        • Dr. Harold Alison  
        • Dr. Joseph Bailey  
        • Dr. Gerald Blackwell  
        • Dr. Mark Chang  
        • Dr. Greg Jones
        • Dr. Collier Jordan  
        • Dr. Keith Kramer
        • Dr. Herbert Ladley
        • Dr. Marc Mayhew
        • Dr. Cary Meyers
        • Dr. Daniel Simpson
        • Dr. Jack Whitaker
        • Wendy Fields, NP  
        • Libby Reed, PA
      • Kingsport, Tenn.

        • Dr. John Berry
        • Dr. John Bertuso
        • Dr. Gerald Blackwell
        • Dr. Thomas Bulle
        • Dr. Stanley Gall, Jr.
        • Dr. Tyler Greenfield
        • Dr. Clair Hixson
        • Dr. Gregory Jones
        • Dr. Jeffrey Kappa
        • Dr. Keith Kramer
        • Dr. Herbert Ladley
        • Dr. Marc Mayhew
        • Dr. James Merrill  
        • Dr. Christopher Metzger
        • Dr. Cary Meyers
        • Dr. Daniel O'Roark
        • Dr. Arun Rao
        • Dr. Pabitra Saha
        • Dr. Rahul Sakhuja  
        • Dr. Daniel Simpson
        • Dr. Harrison Turner
        • Dr. Freddie Williams
        • Nicole Carrier
        • Robin Harris, NP  
        • Maureen Knechtel, PA  
        • Polly Kramer, PA  
        • Jeff Lawson, PA
        • Tara Looney, NP  
        • Sandy McCrary, PA
        • Anna Pendleton, NP
        • Elisabeth Powell, PA  
        • Libby Reed, PA
        • Virginia Roseman, PA
        • Christy Willocks, NP
        • Cindy Winegar, NP
        • James Yeager, PA
      • Lebanon, Va.

        • Dr. Eduardo Fernandez
      • Marion, Va.

        • Dr. David Beckner
        • Dr. Jonathan Burress  
        • Dr. Eduardo Fernandez
      • Norton, Va.

        • Dr. Orson Go  
        • Dr. Anilkumar Joshi  
        • Carol Haworth
      • Pennington Gap, Va.

        • Dr. Herbert Ladley
        • Dr. Pabitra Saha
        • Carol Haworth  
      • Richlands, Va.

        • Dr. Pavan Karnati
      • Rogersville, Tenn.

        • Dr. John Berry
        • Dr. Harrison Turner  
        • Dr. Freddie Williams
      • Wytheville, Va.

        • Dr. David Beckner
        • Dr. Mark Borsch
        • Dr. Eduardo Fernandez

      • Search Wellmont’s online directory of all physicians with privileges to practice medicine in at least one Wellmont hospital or facility.

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