Education
Medical school
Dr. Higgins attended University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and graduated in
1977 (45 years ago). University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is ranked #37 number in the "Best Medical Schools" by U.S. News.
About Me
Dr. Higgins works at James R Higgins MD Inc, which has 1 other health providers.
- Cardiology
- Cardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology
- 45+ years
- Male
- 1194727164
Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Higgins is affiliated with the following hospitals.
Northeastern Health System
Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLC
Saint Francis Hospital, Inc
As a cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, and interventional cardiology, Dr. Higgins may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Higgins what conditions he treats. Dr. Higgins may treat additional conditions not listed.
- ARDS
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Adult congenital heart disease
- Amyloidosis
- Aneurysms
- Angina
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic valve disease
Specialties
Dr. Higgins is a cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, and interventional cardiology. His primary specialty is cardiology.
Cardiology
Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart as well as some parts of the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists, a specialty of internal medicine. Pediatric cardiologists are pediatricians who specialize in cardiology. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called cardiothoracic surgeons or cardiac surgeons, a specialty of general surgery.
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiac electrophysiology is the science of elucidating, diagnosing, and treating the electrical activities of the heart. The term is usually used in a clinical context to describe studies of such phenomena by invasive (intracardiac) catheter recording of spontaneous activity as well as of cardiac responses to programmed electrical stimulation (PES), see Clinical cardiac electrophysiology. Cardiac electrophysiology also encompasses basic research and translational research components. Someone who studies cardiac electrophysiology, either clinically or solely through research, is known as a cardiac electrophysiologist.
Interventional Cardiology
Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. The main advantages of using the interventional cardiology or radiology approach are the avoidance of the scars and pain, and long post-operative recovery.