Chetan Patel, MD, grew up in Anderson, SC and always knew he wanted to come back to the upstate of SC. Patel attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia for his undergraduate education and received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Read MoreHe is a Professor of Medicine and Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. Originally from New Jersey, he ultimately moved to Charleston in 2008 after completing fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC
Read MoreThomas M. Todoran is a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine. He trained in internal medicine at Duke University Hospital, cardiology fellowship at Barnes Jewish Hospital and interventional fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Michael Foster, MD, has been elected to the position of Governor Elect for the South Carolina Chapter. Foster is an interventional cardiologist practicing in Columbia, SC for 33 years.
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The Cardiovascular Team Section of the South Carolina Chapter of the ACC continues to grow! We are welcoming new members and always working to retain current members. Being a CVT member allows individuals to network with others in cardiology, gain access to tools and resources that will help you be successful throughout your career.
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The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, commonly referred to as MACRA, replaces an outdated Medicare payment system, setting into motion two pathways in which clinicians will participate in order to receive Medicare payment: the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and Advanced Alternative Payment Models. While the details of MACRA are still being ironed out, it’s important to understand this new era of Medicare payment and the four core components that clinicians will be measured on: quality, resource use, clinical practice improvement and meaningful use of certified electronic health records.
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