NCMC welcomes new cardiologist to the CardioVascular Institute
GREELEY (Dec. 11, 2008) — A name familiar to many heart patients in northern Colorado will join the CardioVascular Institute at North Colorado Medical Center later this month.
Cardiologist Ahmad Shihabi, M.D., F.A.C.C., begins practice at the CardioVascular Institute on Dec. 31. He will see patients Greeley as well as in the clinics at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush and McKee Medical Center in Loveland.
Patients who would like to schedule appointments with Dr. Shihabi may call (970) 392-0900 or 1-800-845-4411.
Dr. Shihabi was a cardiologist for Colorado Plains Heart and Lung Center in Fort Morgan from July 2005 through July 2008.
He received his education at the University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine in Amman, Jordan, and completed postgraduate training at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Minnesota as well as a fellowship this year at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
The CardioVascular Institute at NCMC offers state-of-the-art advanced diagnostic imaging and leading edge open-heart surgery. The CVI cardiologists ensure that all residents of northern Colorado have access to top-quality heart care services by providing the clinics in Greeley, Loveland and Brush as well as Fort Morgan, Holyoke, Sterling, Wray and Yuma. NCMC was named a Thomson Top 100 Hospital® for cardiovascular care in 2007.
ABOUT NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER
North Colorado Medical Center is a fully accredited, private, not-for-profit facility licensed to operate 398 beds. It serves as a regional medical center with community-based and specialty services in a service area including southern Wyoming, western Nebraska, western Kansas and northeastern Colorado. A family-centered obstetrics unit, cardiovascular, oncology, ortho/neuro, Level II trauma, Western States Burn Center and acute inpatient rehabilitation are among the many services offered through the medical center. Nearly 400,000 square feet of new patient care space was added to the northern Colorado region when the NCMC opened an expanded facility in December 2005. Included is the CardioVascular Institute of North Colorado featuring state-of-the-art heart services; expanded birthing center and neonatal care unit, new intensive care units and new surgical suites.
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