Doctors of Norfolk County Cardiology Associates
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Cardiology
Cardiology is the branch of internal medicine dealing with disorders of the heart and blood vessels.
Other Doctors
Dr. Gaziano Dr. Lelorier Dr. Pimental Dr. Wayler
Pulmonary
The medical field concerned with disorders of the lungs and airways.
Endocrinology
Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones.
Dr. Wayler
Dr. Cadigan
Cadigan, John B., III, MD, FACC
SPECIALTY: Cardiology
CERTIFICATION: American Board of Internal Medicine and Subspecialty Board of Cardiology
HOSPITAL AFFILIATION: Norwood Hospital
INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED: Accepts most insurance plans and Medicaid
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL: Boston College Newton, MA
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 1981
INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY: Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA
FELLOWSHIP: Boston University, Boston, MA
TEACHING AFFILIATION: Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
SPECIAL INTERESTS/PROCEDURES: Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
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Dr. Cheema
Cheema, Waqar A., MD
SPECIALTY: Internal Medicine
CERTIFICATION: American Board of Internal Medicine
SUBSPECIALTY: Cardiology
INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED: Accepts all major insurance plans
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL: P.R. High School, Lahore, Pakistan
MEDICAL SCHOOL: King Edward Medical, Lahore, Pakistan 1985, King's College, University of London, UK 1992
INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston MA.
FELLOWSHIP: Cardiology
TEACHING AFFILIATION: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston
SPECIAL INTERESTS/PROCEDURES: Cardiology
FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Urdu, Punjabi
OTHER INFORMATION: Master of Philosophy in Cardiology, London University, UK
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Dr. Dillon
Dillon, William D., MD, FACC
SPECIALTY: Internal Medicine
CERTIFICATION: American Board of Internal Medicine and Subspecialty Board of Cardiology
SUBSPECIALTY: Cardiology
HOSPITAL AFFILIATION: Norwood Hospital
INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED: Blue Cross/Blue Shield, John Hancock State Medicaid, Medicare, Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts Associated Health Plan, other insurance plans
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 1981
INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY: Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA
FELLOWSHIP: Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
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Dr. Kinch
Kinch, John W., MD
SPECIALTY: Cardiology
HOSPITAL AFFILIATION: Norwood Hospital
INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED: Accepts most insurance plans and Medicaid
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL: Georgetown University, Washington, DC
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 1988
INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY: Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA
FELLOWSHIP: Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
TEACHING AFFILIATION: Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
SPECIAL INTERESTS/PROCEDURES: Cardiac catheterization, transesophageal echocardiography, exercise and dobutamine echocardiography
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Dr. Sherman
Sherman, Debra, MD
SPECIALTY: Cardiology
CERTIFICATION: American Board of Internal Medicine and Subspecialty Board of Cardiology
INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED: Accepts most insurance plans and Medicaid
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL: Simmons College, Boston, MA
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 1989
INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY: Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
FELLOWSHIP: Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
TEACHING AFFILIATION: Boston University School of Medicine
SPECIAL INTERESTS/PROCEDURES: Noinvasive cardiology
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Dr. Schwerdt
Schwerdt, Paul, MD
SPECIALTY: Interventional Cardiology
CERTIFICATION: American Board of Internal
Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional
Cardiology
INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED: Accepts most insurance
plans
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL: College Dublin, Dublin,
Ireland
MEDICAL SCHOOL: The Medical School, University
College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
INTERNSHIP: PennState Geisinger
RESIDENCY: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
FELLOWSHIP: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
SUB-SPECIALTY FELLOWSHIP: Lahey Clinic
SPECIAL INTERESTS/PROCEDURES: Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization, Radial Artery
Catheterization, PFO/ASD Closure, Peripheral Intervention, Pacemaker
Implantation
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Dr. Koza
Koza, Marya, MD
SPECIALTY: Pulmonary & Critical Care
Medicine
CERTIFICATION: American Board of Internal
Medicine, Pulmonary medicine and Critical Care Medicine
INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED: Accepts most insurance
plans
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL: University of Rhode
Island
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Medical College of Pennsylvania
and Hahnemann University School of Medicine
INTERNSHIP: Lahey Clinic Medical Center
RESIDENCY: Lahey Clinic Medical Center
FELLOWSHIP: Lahey Clinic Medical Center
SPECIAL INTERESTS/PROCEDURES: Chronic Obstructive
pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, Pulmonary Disease
in Women's Health, Smoking Cessation, Lung Cancer
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Dr. El-Zaru
El-Zaru, Mohamad R. MD
SPECIALTY: Interventional Cardiology
CERTIFICATION: American Board of Internal Medicine, General Cardiology Board, Nuclear Cardiology Board
HOSPITAL AFFILIATION: Caritas Norwood Hospital, Norwood MA.
INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED: Accepts most insurance plans
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL: De La Salle College, Amman, Jordan
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Jordan, School of Medicine, Amman, Jordan
INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY: Al-Bashir Governmental Hospital, Amman, Jordan, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
FELLOWSHIP: New England Medical Center/Tufts University, Lahey Clinic
TEACHING AFFILIATION: Assistant Professor of Medicine Non invasive and Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiologist at Albany Associates in Cardiology/Albany College of Medicine
SPECIAL INTERESTS/PROCEDURES: Cardiac assist devices and Interventional Cardiology
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