Kathleen A. Harper
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
4675 Main Street Bridgeport Connecticut, 06606About
Kathleen Harper, DO, FACC, works for Cardiology Physicians, PC, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The practice is cardiology based, to provide patients with a number of heart-centered procedures and tests. Dr. Harper takes a special interest in women's heart health, heart failure, and prevention of heart problems. When Dr. Harper is not at this practice, she can be found at her post as Director of the Congestive Heart Failure Clinic at St. Vincent's Medical Center. She also serves as Director of the Women at Heart Club at St. Vincent's, a unique, heart care club that is free of charge. Patients learn how to lead a healthy lifestyle, preventing heart disease and other problems. Dr. Harper was instrumental in the inception of this program in 2003.
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Education and Training
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine; American Board of Cardiology
Cardiology
Nuclear Medicine
Echocardiography
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Director, Women at Heart program -
Awards
- Teacher of the Year
Internships
- Humana Medical Center
Fellowships
- St. Vincent's Medical Center (Cardiology), Baystate Medical Center (Non-Invasive Cardiology)
Professional Society Memberships
- American Osteopathic Association, American College of Cardiology, American Society of Heart Failure, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
Articles and Publications
- 5 Publications
What do you attribute your success to?
Perseverance
Hobbies / Sports
- Photography
Favorite professional publications
- New England Journal of Medicine, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Journal
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