We've been busy! We are proud to welcome four new cardiologists to our team. Welcome Ram Penmetsa, MD, non-invasive cardiology, and Zachary George, MD, Stephane Rinfret, MD, and Olga Toleva, MD, all interventional cardiologists. We're proud to have you! #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter

Watch and learn about all there is to look forward to at the 3rd Annual 2024 Georgia Heart & Vascular Symposium on June 21-22! Register now for either in-person attendance at Chateau Elan Winery and Resort in Braselton, Georgia, or for a virtual option. nghs.com/heart/symposium

"I was playing 3-on-3 basketball with a bunch of 14 to 15 year-olds. I don't know if we won or not but I do know I made an impression." Brad Ramsay, a camp volunteer, suffered a cardiac arrest while on the basketball court. Without the quick action from EMS first responders,

A week away. Both in person and virtual registration still open. Don’t miss the Georgia Heart and Vascular Symposium June 21-22.

3 days… join in person or virtually- must see cardiovascular CME Fri June 21 to Sat Jun 22!

Missing out on the action at the 2024 Georgia Heart & Vascular Symposium? We’ll be sharing highlights of sessions and interviews between faculty members in the weeks to come! Be sure to follow us here and on LinkedIn for updates.

3 fantastic live cases pulled off today from the Georgia Heart Institute: robotic mitral valve repair (Dr. S Guy), ASA/Lampoon/TMVR (Dr. R Ramadan, K Gersch, I Parasitadis), and complex retrograde LCX CTO PCI with bifurcation technique (Dr. S Rinfret and Dr. G Henry) with teams.

Great EP session at th Georgia Heart and Vascular Symposium. Here Dr. S Westerman talking about Afib Ablation

Excellent STEMI and Shock session ongoing at Georgia Heart and Vascular Symposium. Here Dr. Ajar Kochar speaking about cardiogenic shock.

We hope everyone enjoyed the fun, fellowship, food and dancing at the gala last evening! We’re off to a great start on day 2 with the Prevention, Lipids & Imaging session.

Be sure to check out the exhibitor gallery before you leave today! Thank you to all of our awesome sponsors for being here.

“I’ve already taken a few laps around the nurse’s station.” - Our robotic mitral valve surgery patient from yesterday’s live case, speaking via Zoom on the left. Remarkable outcome and recovery for this patient! T. Sloane Guy, MD, MBA

Dr. Sung Lee presenting on contemporary therapies for stroke today at the Georgia Heart and Vascular Symposium

One of the unique aspects of the Georgia Heart & Vascular Symposium is the collaboration across specialties. Great session by Dr. Sung Lee, Medical Director of Neurounterventional Surgery NGHS on “Contemporary Therapies for Stroke.”

Getting ready for the last session of the day - heart and vascular Jeopardy hosted by Jaime Burkle!

Fellow and attending Jeopardy is getting started! Our categories are “High Fats,” “Failed Pumps,” “Knives and Tubes,” “Cables and Wires,” and “Clogged Pipes.” #cardiotwitter #medtwitter

That’s a wrap on the 2024 Georgia Heart & Vascular Symposium! Thank you to our attendees, faculty members, exhibitors and our live case patients for contributing to the future of heart care. Stay tuned for interviews between our world-renowned speakers, recap videos of the

Ron Josey of Savannah needed bypass surgery after his heart attack, and he was looking for alternatives to the traditional open-heart approach. He found what he was looking for with a robotic-assisted procedure at Georgia Heart Institute. Read here: bit.ly/4ckwWfM

Excited to have Dr. Mohammed join Georgia Heart Institute. He will be focusing in the Cumming, Dawsonville and Dahlonega GHI offices.

So proud of Dr. Ronnie Ramadan and Dr. Sloane Guy for all the great work they do at the Georgia Heart Institute and representing the field at SACS.