

Barry D. Bertolet, MD
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
2459 5th St North Columbus MS, 39705About
Dr. Bertolet is an Interventional Cardiologist with Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi, and Program Director of the Cardiovascular Fellowship Program at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. He performed his undergraduate and medical school work at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Bertolet then went to the University of Florida – Gainesville for internal medicine and cardiology training. He then served on the teaching staff for 5 years before moving to Tupelo. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Bertolet is actively involved in research, and has over 75 scientific publications on his CV.
Dr. Bertolet has been selected as Teacher of the Year at the University of Florida-Gainesville as well as North Mississippi Medical Center. He has been selected as one of the “Best Doctors in America”, and voted as a Mississippi HealthCare Hero in 2011.
Dr Bertolet is the Vice President of the Mississippi Health Care Alliance, and was actively involved in the design and development of the state-wide STEMI system of care. Dr. Bertolet is the present Governor for the Mississippi Chapter of the Americal College of Cardiology.
Dr. Berlotet specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and hypertension. Dr. Berlotet also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
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Education and Training
University of Mississippi School of Medicine MD 1986
University of Mississippi BA 1982
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine - Certified in Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine - Certified in Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Certified in Interventional Cardiology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Calcium antagonists in the post-myocardial infarction setting.
- Use of clopidogrel loading, enoxaparin, and double-bolus eptifibatide in the setting of early percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes.
- Precautions for use and adverse effects of vesnarinone: potential mechanisms and future therapies.
- Unrecognized myocardial infarction.
- Late discovery of cor triatriatum as a result of unilateral pulmonary venous obstruction.
- Theophylline for the treatment of atrioventricular block after myocardial infarction.
- Effect of precordial electrocardiographic electrode placement on ST-segment measurement during exercise.
- Adenosine blockade as primary therapy for ischemia-induced accelerated idioventricular rhythm: rationale and potential clinical application.
- Adenosine: diagnostic and therapeutic uses in cardiovascular medicine.
- Absence of adenosine-induced chest pain after total cardiac afferent denervation.
- Lysis of intravascular thrombus prior to coronary stenting using the dispatch infusion catheter.
- Cardiac troponin. See ya later, CK!
- Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a comprehensive review.
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Cardiovascular Fellowship Program Director North Mississippi Medical Center 2023 - Present
- Chief of Staff North Mississippi Medical Center 2017 - 2018
- Director, Cardiac Cath labs North Mississippi Medical Center 2009 - 2022
Awards
- Mississippi Health Care Hero 2011 Mississippi Business Journal
- Makes Time For Patients Award Year health.usnews.com
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
- Vascular Disease
Professional Memberships
- American College of Cardiology, Mississippi Chapter
- American Heart Association
Fellowships
- Shands Hospital Interventional Cardiology 1995
- University of Florida Cardiovascular Disease 1993
Fellowships
- University of Gainesville - Fellowship - 1993
Professional Society Memberships
- Governor for the Mississippi Chamber of the American College of Cardiology, VP Mississippi Healthcare Alliance for the past 10 years
Articles and Publications
- Unrecognized myocardial infarction. Bertolet, B. D., Hill, J. A.
- Coronary Effect of a Contrast Modulation System on Contrast Media Use and the Rate of Acute Kidney Injury After Coronary Angiography Somjot Brar, Hitinder S Gurm, Barry Bertolet, Anand Prasad, Domini
- Should patients with myocardial ischemia be treated with coronary revascularization? Bertolet, B. D., Pepine, C. J.
- Clinical development of a miniature digital ambulatory ECG transient myocardial ischemia detection system. Bertolet, B. D., Pepine, C. J.
What do you attribute your success to?
- His passion is to help people.
Areas of research
Coronary Artery Disease
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Congestive Heart Failure
Dyslipidemia
Barry D. Bertolet, MD's Practice location
Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi
2459 5th St North -Columbus, MS 39705Get Direction
Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi
616 Alcorn Dr -Corinth, MS 38834Get Direction
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Get to know Cardiologist Dr. Barry D. Bertolet, who serves patients throughout the State of Mississippi.
A seasoned cardiologist, Dr. Bertolet is affiliated with Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi, seeing patients at their Tupelo, Corinth, and Columbus clinics.
Back in 1986, he graduated with his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, and completed his residency in internal medicine at the Shands Hospital in 1990. He then went on to complete two consecutive fellowships in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at the same educational venue in 1993 and 1995, respectively.
Board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, endovascular interventions, and vascular medicine, the doctor has been recognized as a Diplomate of both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Vascular Medicine. He also serves as the Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at North Mississippi Medical Center, and is the Vice President of the Mississippi Health Care Alliance.
Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart, as well as some parts of the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology. Cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, assess, and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and blood vessels (the cardiovascular system).
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