Merit Health Medical Group Welcomes HeartSouth Providers to Cardiology Clinic
1/22/2018
Merit Health Medical Group and HeartSouth, PLLC are happy to announce that their teams have merged to grow patient services.
F. Alan Covin, M.D., FACC, Susan Gentry, FNP-C, and Cindy Lick, ACNP at Merit Health are now seeing patients at Merit Health Medical Group’s Cardiology clinic, located at 5003 Hardy Street, in the Towers at Merit Health Wesley.
“Our team has worked closely with these providers for years, and we recognize the high quality care they provide to their patients,” said Ron Cain, Vice President of Physician Services. “With nearly 60 years of combined experience, we’re happy to welcome this trio to our staff and look forward to continuing to increase what we’re able to offer our patients.”
Dr. Covin graduated and completed a residency at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine before founding HeartSouth in 1999. Covin is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiology, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Nuclear Cardiology and is Level II CTA Certified.
Gentry is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She received a both a bachelor’s degree and a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi and is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support.
Lick earned a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama. She is a certified Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and is a member of the Mississippi Nurse’s Association.
The group has joined interventional cardiologists Viral Lathia, M.D. and Daniel Skarzynski, M.D. and nurse practitioner Lee Rigdon, DNP. To schedule an appointment at Merit Health Medical Group, call (601) 261-5700.
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