Kent Winkler, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Interventional Cardiologist with Mountain Heart

Get to know Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Kent Winkler, who serves the population of Arizona.

Speciality: Cardiology and Internal Medicine

Medical School: Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School

Hospital Affiliation: Flagstaff Medical Center

Education: Dr. Winkler graduated from the Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School with his Medical Degree.

Experience: After obtaining his Medical Degree Dr. Winkler completed his family practice internship with Phoenix Baptist Hospital and Medical Center. He then completed his internal medicine residency with the Good Samaritan Medical Center. Wanting to further his training he completed his Cardiovascular Disease fellowship with Phoenix Good Samaritan Medical Center. He is dual certified in Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. To stay up to date in his field he remains a professional member of the American College of Cardiology.

Current Position: Dr. Winkler currently practices with Mountain Heart, LLC and is affiliated with Flagstaff Medical Center.

Interventional Cardiology: Interventional Cardiology represents advanced training in cardiovascular disease and focuses on the invasive (usually catheter-based) management of heart disease. Clinical issues usually managed by interventional cardiologists include: Ischemic heart disease (percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty), stent placement, coronary thrombectomy), Valve disease (valvuloplasty, percutaneous valve repair or replacement), and Congenital heart abnormalities (repair of atrial and ventricular septal defects, closure of patent ductus arteriosus, angioplasty of the great vessels).

Learn More about Dr. Kent Winkler:

Through Mountain Heart http://www.mountainheartcares.com/, he can be contacted at (928) 226-6400, and is located in Flagstaff, AZ.

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