Kathleen A. Harper, Cardiologist
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Kathleen A. Harper

Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology

4675 Main Street Bridgeport Connecticut, 06606
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About

Kathleen Harper, DO, FACC, works for Cardiology Physicians, PC, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The practice is cardiology based, to provide patients with a number of heart-centered procedures and tests. Dr. Harper takes a special interest in women's heart health, heart failure, and prevention of heart problems. When Dr. Harper is not at this practice, she can be found at her post as Director of the Congestive Heart Failure Clinic at St. Vincent's Medical Center. She also serves as Director of the Women at Heart Club at St. Vincent's, a unique, heart care club that is free of charge. Patients learn how to lead a healthy lifestyle, preventing heart disease and other problems. Dr. Harper was instrumental in the inception of this program in 2003.

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Education and Training

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine; American Board of Cardiology

Cardiology

Nuclear Medicine

Echocardiography

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 35 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Non-Invasive Cardiology

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Director, Women at Heart program -

Awards

  • Teacher of the Year   

Internships

  • Humana Medical Center

Fellowships

  • St. Vincent's Medical Center (Cardiology), Baystate Medical Center (Non-Invasive Cardiology)

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Osteopathic Association, American College of Cardiology, American Society of Heart Failure, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

Articles and Publications

  • 5 Publications

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Perseverance

Hobbies / Sports

  • Photography

Favorite professional publications

  • New England Journal of Medicine, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Journal

Kathleen A. Harper's Practice location

4675 Main Street -
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06606
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