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Kassi Belz, HealthCare Partners Nevada

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Veteran Cardiologist Tali Arik Joins HealthCare Partners

Dr. Arik to provide extensive, modern cardiac testing to Southern Nevada residents

LAS VEGAS - (May 31, 2012) Veteran cardiologist, Tali Arik, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C.,  has joined Cardiovascular Consultants of Nevada HealthCare Partners Cardiology, a premiere physician-led cardiology group providing specialty care in Southern Nevada.

Effective June 4, Arik will see cardiology patients on Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the HealthCare Partners Cardiology Center, located at 9280 W. Sunset Road, Suite 320, Las Vegas, NV, 89148. Arik will work in conjunction with veteran cardiologists Stephen J. Portz, M.D., F.A.C.C., and John B. Bedotto, M.D., F.A.C.C.

“I am excited to join Cardiovascular Consultants of Nevada HealthCare Partners Cardiology and look forward to providing quality cardiology care and testing to the Las Vegas community,” said Arik. “Our team has the experience and dedication needed to keep Southern Nevada patients healthy and strong.”

“Dr. Arik will be a major asset to the HealthCare Partners team,” added Amir Bacchus, M.D., co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of HealthCare Partners Nevada. “He has been a leader in cardiology in Southern Nevada for nearly three decades and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our group.”

Arik joins Cardiovascular Consultants of Nevada HealthCare Partners Cardiology from Nevada Heart and Vascular, where he previously worked for more than seven years. He has 26 years of extensive cardiology experience, working in clinics across the western and southwestern United States.  Arik is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and American College of Physicians.

Patients can visit HealthCare Partners’ website, www.hcpnv.com, for directions to the HealthCare Partners Cardiology Center and appointment information.

About Cardiovascular Consultants of Nevada HealthCare Partners Cardiology
Cardiovascular Consultants of Nevada HealthCare Partners Cardiology is the cardiology arm of HealthCare Partners Nevada, a network of more than 240 primary care physicians and more than 1,300 specialists.  With medical clinics and specialty care affiliates throughout Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Pahrump and Boulder City, HealthCare Partners Nevada is committed to delivering the highest quality of care to all of its patients.  Through its total care model, HealthCare Partners provides patient centered comprehensive primary care, specialty, and urgent care services.  Founded in 1996, HealthCare Partners Nevada is an affiliate of HealthCare Partners LLC with offices in California, Florida and Nevada.

For more information about HealthCare Partners Nevada, please visit www.hcpnv.com

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