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Mercy Heart Center, Mason City Clinic and Mercy Medical Center – New Hampton are collaborating to provide a new level of local access to cardiovascular specialists by offering Mercy Heart Center services in New Hampton. Drs. James Tatkon-Coker, Gohlam Zadeii, and Byron Beasley are rotating seeing patients at Mercy Family Clinic - New Hampton every Monday afternoon. Cardiac patients now have expanded access to cardiovascular consultations without having to travel long distances to receive quality heart care.
To complement the Mercy Heart Center’s practice, telemedicine technology will be utilized to connect Mercy – New Hampton physicians with the Heart Center’s cardiologists via high definition video and audio. Telemedicine Specialists Across Mercy Medical (T-SAMM) allows a patient to be examined and by using special equipment, a Mercy Heart Center/Mason City Clinic cardiologist in Mason City can communicate with the patient, hear the heart and lungs, view EKGs, and assess signs and symptoms of heart disease during the exam. This local access to cardiovascular specialists provides timely assessment and treatment of heart disease, a time sensitive diagnosis.
Mercy Heart Center is led by Mason City Clinic’s team of seven highly skilled cardiologists and a cardiac surgeon who take their patients’ welfare seriously and personally. The services provided by the Heart Center has generated national recognition for Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa as a Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospital; only 11 hospitals in the entire nation have received this award eight or more years.
Together, Mercy Medical Center – New Hampton, Mercy Heart Center and Mason City Clinic are creating a premier rural hospital for cardiology services. To schedule an appointment or for more information, please call Marianne Kurash, BSN, at 641-394-1655.
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About Dr. James Tatkon-Coker: Dr. Tatkon-Coker is board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine. He specializes in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular computed tomography. His internal medicine residency was at the University of Kansas Medical Center School of Medicine where is also had a fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease. |
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About Dr. Gohlam Zadeii: Dr. Zadeii specializes in Cardiovascular Disease and Invasive Cardiology. After completing medical School at Santiago University School of Medicine in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, he completed his residency in internal medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He then had fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease at the Texas Heart Institute, Critical Care Medicine at State University of New York at Buffalo and Cardiology at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. |
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About Dr. Byron Beasley: Dr. Beasley specializes in Non-Invasive Cardiology. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Beasley graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine. He then completed his residency in internal medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Beasley’s fellowship in cardiology took place at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. |
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About Marianne Kurash, BSN: Marianne is the Cardiac Rehabilitation Coordinator for Mercy Medical Center – New Hampton. She has worked at Mercy for 29 years. Marianne earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from the University of Iowa. |
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