Cary Cardiology Joins WakeMed Heart & Vascular

RALEIGH, N.C. (September 30, 2024) – WakeMed Heart & Vascular continues to grow its network of providers, expand access and practice locations, and collaborate with like-minded partners to improve the health and well-being of those we serve. On October 1, 2024, WakeMed will welcome the exceptional cardiologists, advanced practice providers, and clinical and support staff from Cary Cardiology, P.A., to its Heart & Vascular team.

As part of this transition, the four Cary Cardiology practice locations in Cary, Benson, Dunn, and Fuquay-Varina will become WakeMed Heart & Vascular – Cary Cardiology.

Established in 1982, Cary Cardiology has served the Triangle for more than 40 years. Cary Cardiology offers a wide range of comprehensive cardiovascular care, specialized services, and procedures. The existing team, which includes nine physicians, seven advanced practice providers, and more than 75 staff members, will join WakeMed Heart & Vascular.

“WakeMed and Cary Cardiology have long demonstrated an unwavering commitment to improving the health and well-being of our community. This is a tremendous opportunity to learn from one another as we bring our already strong teams together, united under a shared mission and culture, for the benefit of those we serve,” shared Donald Gintzig, WakeMed president & CEO. “We are deeply honored to have an even closer relationship with this outstanding team.”

Both organizations are committed to providing exceptional patient care in our community and have worked together closely on the advancement of cardiovascular care since Cary Cardiology’s beginnings. With this new relationship, Cary Cardiology will gain additional support and resources for their patients by joining the WakeMed network and an even closer association with both the WakeMed Heart Center and heart and vascular services at WakeMed Cary Hospital.

“Cary Cardiology has a legacy of providing patient-centered, high-quality care for over four decades,” said Rama Garimella, MD, FACC, managing partner of Cary Cardiology. “Our community looks to WakeMed to provide the most innovative, compassionate, and comprehensive cardiovascular care available. We’re excited to begin this next phase of our practice – to join WakeMed Heart & Vascular – and expand access and convenience to outstanding care for the benefit of heart patients across the Triangle and eastern North Carolina.”

As the trusted, leading provider of heart care in Wake County for more than 50 years, WakeMed Heart & Vascular uses the latest in innovative procedures and treatments for heart and vascular disease. WakeMed Heart & Vascular brings together expert cardiologists, electrophysiologists and cardiovascular, thoracic, and vascular surgeons who are dedicated to delivering the highest level of care. For decades, top cardiologists and surgeons have chosen to bring their talent and expertise to WakeMed where they can work in partnership with an unrivaled clinical and support staff.

For more information about WakeMed Heart & Vascular services, visit www.wakemed.org/hearts.

About WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed is a not-for-profit health care system founded and based in Raleigh, N.C. WakeMed exists to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all. WakeMed’s 1,003-bed system comprises a network of facilities throughout the Triangle area, including three full-service hospitals, eight emergency departments, a dedicated Children’s Hospital and Rehabilitation Hospital, two exceptional Trauma Centers—a Level I Trauma Center in Raleigh and a Level III Trauma Center in Cary, and more than 165 physician and physical therapy practice offices. WakeMed’s mission-driven team includes nearly 12,000 employees, 1,200 volunteers and 1,300 affiliated physicians, along with the more than 800 physicians and advanced practice providers with WakeMed Physician Practices—all representing the best minds and the biggest hearts and the finest quality in health care and community health. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org or follow WakeMed on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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