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Welcome to the Division of Cardiology where it is our mission to discover, disseminate, and apply knowledge to improve heart health and reduce the burden of illness on society

In realizing our mission, Cardiology’s doctors, researchers and staff are committed to serving the people of Georgia, the nation, and the world by:

  • Preparing the health professional workforce of the future
  • Conducting research through programs that create, disseminate, and apply new knowledge relevant to heart health
  • Providing exceptional, innovative, patient-centered healthcare services
  • Contributing to the economic development and well-being of the State of Georgia through integrated programs in education, research and clinical care

Cardiology studies the diagnosis and disorders of the heart and circulatory system. The Augusta University Medical Center maintains a standard of excellence in the areas of: cardiovascular imaging, general cardiology, consultative cardiology, interventional cardiology, peripheral vascular disease, electrophysiology, and structural and congenital heart disease. 

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Cardiology Academic Office

Medical Center Room 6518

Office: 706-721-4997

Clinic 706-721-2426

706-721-5150

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Division of Cardiology News

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$1.1 million Department of Defense grant supports Augusta University research linking prostate cancer and cardiovascular diseases

The Department of Defense has awarded Avirup Guha, MBBS, with a $1.1 million budget over the course of four years for his study. 

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Connections between peripheral artery disease, negative social determinants of health like poverty may lead to earlier diagnosis, intervention in at-risk Blacks

Physicians want to further explore the relationship between the two conditions to identify social determinants of health that may be a factor in nearly doubling the rates of PAD in Blacks.

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‘We’re breaking barriers’: MCG students awarded for fight to end ‘period poverty’ on campus, in community

PERIOD Augusta University has raised $1,751 via GoFundMe, purchased 7,556 products, donated 3,000 products via various free health clinics that partner with Augusta University and participated in health fairs.

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Two faculty members named inaugural provost fellows

The fellowship will be for a period of one year, beginning June 1, 2022, and continuing through May 31, 2023.

More than $11 million in research grants awarded for scientific exploration of disparities in cardio-oncology

June 28, 2021American Heart Association News Room

The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Boston University School of Medicine, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Pennsylvania form the American Heart Association’s new focused research network devoted to addressing disparities that intersect heart disease and cancer.

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