. 2019 Nov;36(Suppl 7):S32-S36.

A National Survey of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers' Cardiology Services

Lowell Chang¹, Wade Brown¹, Jason Carr¹, Charles Lui¹, Kimberly Selzman¹, Caroline Milne¹, John Nord¹, Paul Eleazer¹

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¹ is a Cardiologist and Associate Chief of Cardiology, is a Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow, is an Interventional Cardiologist, is an Eletrophysiologist and Chief of Cardiology, is an Internist and Residency Training Director for Internal Medicine, is a Hospitalist and Chief of Medicine, is an Internist and Deputy Chief of Staff, all at George E. Wahlen Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. is a Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow at Vanderbilt University, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. Lowell Chang is an Adjunct Instructor in the division of cardiovascular medicine, Jason Carr is a Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow, Charles Lui and Kimberly Selzman are Professors in the division of cardiovascular medicine, Caroline Milne is a Professor and Vice Chair for Education and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Training Program, John Nord is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Paul Eleazer is a Professor of Medicine, all at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah.

PMID: 31892787
PMCID: PMC6913581

A National Survey of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers' Cardiology Services

Lowell Chang et al. Fed Pract. 2019 Nov.

. 2019 Nov;36(Suppl 7):S32-S36.

Authors

Lowell Chang¹, Wade Brown¹, Jason Carr¹, Charles Lui¹, Kimberly Selzman¹, Caroline Milne¹, John Nord¹, Paul Eleazer¹

Affiliation

¹ is a Cardiologist and Associate Chief of Cardiology, is a Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow, is an Interventional Cardiologist, is an Eletrophysiologist and Chief of Cardiology, is an Internist and Residency Training Director for Internal Medicine, is a Hospitalist and Chief of Medicine, is an Internist and Deputy Chief of Staff, all at George E. Wahlen Veterans Administration Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. is a Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow at Vanderbilt University, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. Lowell Chang is an Adjunct Instructor in the division of cardiovascular medicine, Jason Carr is a Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow, Charles Lui and Kimberly Selzman are Professors in the division of cardiovascular medicine, Caroline Milne is a Professor and Vice Chair for Education and Program Director of the Internal Medicine Training Program, John Nord is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Paul Eleazer is a Professor of Medicine, all at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah.

PMID: 31892787
PMCID: PMC6913581

Abstract

A survey found that of cardiology services were widely available at facilities across the US Department of Veterans Affairs, but the types of services varied considerably based on facility complexity.

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Author disclosures The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.

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A National Survey of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers' Cardiology Services

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