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Lawrence Lovitz, MD, FACC

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    Dr. Lawrence S. Lovitz has been a practicing Interventional Cardiologist in Palm Beach County since 1992. Dr. Lovitz specializes in:
    • Coronary Angioplasty
    • Coronary Stent Implantation
    • Coronary Rotational Ablation and CSI.
    • Complex Coronary Interventions and CTO.
    • Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Placement and Management
    • Impella and Mechanical Circulatory Support
    • Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Replacement
    • Pericardiocenthesis

    He was raised in South Florida and completed his undergraduate degree cum laude at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He went to Medical School at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and earned his M.D. in 1986. Dr. Lovitz moved to Atlanta, Georgia to complete his Internal Medicine internship and residency at the Emory University School of Medicine. He remained at Emory to complete his Clinical Fellowship in Cardiology.

    Dr. Lovitz is triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology.

    Dr. Lovitz is the Medical Director for the Cardiac Catheterization laboratories at Wellington Regional Medical Center and Palms West Hospital. He is the Associate Medical Director for the Cardiac Catheterization laboratory at HCA Florida JFK Hospital. He is on staff at Bethesda East and Good Samaritan Medical Center. Dr. Lovitz is also the Director of the Cath Lab rotation for the Cardiovascular Fellowship for the University of Miami (UM) HCA Florida JFK Hospital Residency Program. 

    Dr. Lovitz has spent his entire career improving the quality of Cardiovascular care in the United States through his pursuits in research. He has published in myriad journals including the Journal of Cardiac Failure and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology on such topics as Aortic Stenosis, Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, COPD, and valve replacement techniques.

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    Education/Academic qualification

    Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, Emory University

    19891992

    Residency, Internal Medicine, Emory University

    19861989

    MD, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami

    … → 1986

    Research Interests

    • Interventional Cardiology

    Disciplines

    • Medicine and Health Sciences
    • Cardiovascular Diseases
    • Cardiology