McLaren Northern Michigan has a long and distinguished history as the region’s best hospital for heart care. That tradition of excellence continues today.
With offices in Petoskey, Grayling, and Cheboygan, cardiac care is close to home as McLaren’s trusted cardiologists continue to build on the tradition of providing clinical excellence and quality patient outcomes. Whether you have recently experienced heart problems and conditions such as artery blockages, chest pain or angina due to narrowed arteries, Congestive heart failure, deteriorating heart valve/valve replacement, multiple coronary artery blockages, or heart muscle damage due to a heart attack, trauma or infection, we offer state-of-the-art diagnostic procedures and access to the region’s finest cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons to provide unparalleled quality for heart and surgical care.
Using the most advanced, cutting-edge treatments, we can help you find the best care, whether you need:
It's important to recognize when it is time to see a cardiologist. Here are some reasons to call for an appointment:
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you may be a at risk for heart disease.
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We have brought together the technology and expertise to provide advanced care right here in Northern Michigan – so patients can heal closer to home. Learn more about the Heart &Vascular services at McLaren Northern Michigan.
Contact any one of our cardiac locations below to make an appointment.
Hannah Duby, NP Cardiology, Nurse Practitioner
Joel Engel, DO Cardiology, Surgery - Cardiovascular
Siddharth Gandhi, DO Cardiology
Todd James, DO Cardiology
Gretchen Lamarche, NP-C Cardiology, Nurse Practitioner
Rochelle Mitas, NP Cardiology, Nurse Practitioner
Tyler Nesmith, DO Cardiology
Casandra Newland, NP Cardiology, Nurse Practitioner
Naomi Overton, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology, Surgery - Cardiovascular
David Ternes, DO Cardiology
Christina Waugh, NP-C Cardiology, Nurse Practitioner
Chris Akins, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery, Surgery - Thoracic
Yousef Bader, MD Cardiology
Kathy Tuinhoff, PA-C Cardiothoracic Surgery, Physician Assistant
Melissa Tuma, PA-C Surgery - Cardiovascular, Surgery - Thoracic
At McLaren Northern Michigan, our expert team of cardiologists and electrophysiologists are committed to providing patients with comprehensive and compassionate cardiac care. Our cardiology programs offer advanced diagnostic and treatment options, including the latest minimally invasive procedures, and groundbreaking research and clinical trials. Whether you have a blocked artery or an irregular heartbeat, our cardiac team can help.
Our Cardiologists Perform the Following Procedures
Structural Heart Program Highlights
Structural Heart McLaren Northern Michigan maintains a high-volume structural heart program that includes TAVR and Watchman procedures.
TAVR According to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) TVT Registry, volumes for TAVR have increased every year since its approval in 2011. In 2019, TAVR exceeded all forms of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for the first time. This coincides with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of TAVR for low-risk patients. The median length of stay for patients has declined from seven days to two days for all patients over the course of the report. For patients assessed as low-risk, the median length of stay in 2019 was only one day (an overnight hospital stay).
WATCHMAN The WATCHMAN device is an advanced, minimally invasive procedure for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who are at high risk for stroke but are no longer able to take a long-term anticoagulant (due to prior bleeding on anticoagulation or inability to regulate warfarin levels). Current data shows the implant reduces the risk of debilitating and fatal strokes by 55 percent, and major bleeding six months post-implant by 72 percent.
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