Archive for the ‘Heart and Vascular’ Category

South Georgia Medical Center now offers coronary artery calcium (CAC) testing, a newer more accurate tool used to identify risk and guide treatment options for patients with heart disease. Also known as a calcium score, the scan provides images of the coronary arteries that show calcium deposits which are an early sign of coronary artery disease.   […]

South Georgia Medical Center celebrated the success of its newest cardiac procedure by reuniting patients with the healthcare professionals responsible for its launch.   Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Randall Brown kicked off the event by commending those involved in the development of SGMC’s Structural Heart Center, which officially opened in May of 2022.   “The collaborative dedication between […]

February is American Heart Month and South Georgia Medical Center encourages everyone to pay special attention to understanding, preventing, and treating cardiovascular disease which is the leading cause of death in Georgia.   SGMC’s cardiovascular team has seen significant growth, adding seven specialists in recent years.  These physicians include interventional cardiologists Dr. Daryoosh Derakhshan, Dr. Luke Seibolt, and Dr. […]

South Georgia Medical Center is one of only 81 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor of the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain-MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2022. In addition, SGMC also received the American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines Resuscitation Gold Award for the eighth consecutive year.  The American College of […]

South Georgia Medical Center’s heart program hit another milestone for the region, performing the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) on May 23, 2022. TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure that replaces a dysfunctional aortic valve without the need for open heart surgery.   This procedure is a result of a focused approach by SGMC’s physician […]

South Georgia Medical Center is thrilled to announce its first cardiac electrophysiology case and ablation at the Dasher Heart Center. Cardiac electrophysiology offers cutting-edge treatments for arrhythmias and other potentially serious disorders affecting the heart’s rhythm.   The first case performed by Kamil Hanna, MD, the area’s only cardiac electrophysiologist, used a cryoablation technique performed to treat atrial fibrillation and took […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce cardiac electrophysiologist Kamil Hanna, MD, FACC, has joined SGMC Cardiology

South Georgia Medical Center is raising awareness of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) during September in an effort to save limbs through early detection. PAD is a leading, and preventable, cause of death in the United States, affecting nearly 20 million Americans each year. PAD develops when the arteries that supply blood to the internal organs, […]

South Georgia Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Gold Adult Get With The Guidelines award for its commitment to treating in-hospital cardiac arrest, ultimately helping to improve patient survival rates. SGMC has received the gold award for adult patients consecutively for the past six years. Every year around 475,000 Americans die from […]

South Georgia Medical Center is pleased to announce that Luke Seibolt, MD, interventional cardiology has joined SGMC Cardiology. SGMC Cardiology is part of the SGMC Physician Network, which is the most comprehensive multi-specialist group in the region. Dr. Seibolt comes to Valdosta from Indianapolis, IN where he completed his Interventional Cardiology fellowship program at St. […]