Choosing a cardiologist
Photo credit: Bloomberg/George Frey | A stethoscope is worn around the neck of a nurse at Timpanogos Regional Hospital in Orem, Utah, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate are moving to shore up support from two of their most important constituencies, labor unions and doctors, as the lawmakers seek to craft compromise health-care legislation. Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg
While academic credentials, experience and availability in an emergency should top the list of cardiologist qualifications, heart patients should also consider convenience and whether the doctor's office is easily accessible.
Dr. Martin Handler -- a Great Neck cardiologist who is a senior attending physician at Roslyn's St. Francis Hospital -- says cardiac patients should keep easy office...
