Palmetto Health-USC Cardiology

Helping to make your heart healthier with expert cardiology care

Palmetto Health-USC Cardiology welcomes Columbia Heart

Columbia Heart's 15 physicians and their team members are now part of the region’s largest cardiology practice and are accepting new patients.

Palmetto Health-USC Cardiology Columbia Heart and Palmetto Health-USC Cardiology Palmetto Heart provide unmatched levels of experience, expertise and innovative care. With multiple locations, including on the campus of the area's only freestanding Heart Hospital, they offer convenient access to the most comprehensive heart care in the region.

Conditions our cardiologists treat include:

Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
Atrial fibrillation
Chest pain
Congestive heart failure
Coronary artery disease
Heart disease
Heart valve disorders
Peripheral vascular disease
Sleep apnea

Palmetto Health-USC cardiologists provide heart care services and procedures for arrythmia and a-fib.

Services we provide include:

Cardiac consultations and evaluations
Computed tomography (CT/CAT scan)
Coumadin management
Echocardiograms
Electrophysiology
Heart disease care
Heart failure management
Holter and event monitoring
Interventional cardiology
Nuclear stress testing
Pacemaker and defibrillator device clinics
Sleep medicine
Stress echocardiograms
Treadmill testing
Vascular studies

Advanced cardiology care

Palmetto Health-USC Cardiology is part of the Midlands region’s largest health care system that also includes Prisma Health Heart Hospital – the state’s only freestanding hospital dedicated solely to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Our cardiologists provide many innovative services and procedures, such as:

ASD closure device
CardioMEMS™ heart failure monitoring
Cardiac ablation
Coronary artery chronic total occlusion
Diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization
Heart failure clinic for complex heart disease
Mechanical circulatory support - left ventricular assist devices (LVAD)
Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System pacemaker
MitraClip mitral regurgitation treatment
Pacemaker and defibrillator implants
Peripheral vascular stenting
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Watchman™ left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) implant

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Hospitals we serve

Cardiology care in Sumter

Palmetto Health-USC Cardiology is providing care in Sumter and now offers a heart failure clinic. Our clinic is staffed by trained advanced heart failure specialists and held within our practice, conveniently located on the Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital campus.

Our cardiologists and advanced care providers include:

F. Roosevelt Gilliam III, MD
John D. Rozich, MD
Cameron M. Thomasson, NP

Hours:
Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.

Call 803-774-9797 Palmetto Heart – Sumter

Cardiology Research

Palmetto Health-USC Cardiology providers are actively engaged in researching conditions of the heart, arteries and veins in laboratory and clinical research programs. Our cardiologists are also continually studying new diagnosis and treatment options for people with cardiovascular disease.
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Education

Teaching the next generation of cardiologists is our mission. The Internal Medicine Residency and General Cardiovascular Fellowship provide comprehensive and intensive training for a successful leadership career in both academic and clinical practice.
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Advanced cardiology care

Palmetto Health-USC Cardiology has been honored by The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the first cardiology practice in South Carolina, and the second cardiology practice in the United States, to receive the Patient-Centered Specialty Practice recognition. Find out what this means to you.

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