NC hospital opens cardiology practice

Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport, North Carolina, now offers comprehensive cardiology services with the opening of a new practice, reports the Wilmington Biz.

The practice, at Dosher Wellness Center, will be headed by James McCriskin, a cardiologist from NHRMC Physician Group-Cape Fear Heart Associates.

He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the College of Cardiology.

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