Cardiologist Joins Saint Francis Medical Partners

Saint Francis Medical Center welcomes Duc T. Nguyen, DO, as a new Medical Partner and member of Cape Cardiology Group, where he joins Paul H. Holcomb Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI
; William K. LaFoe, MD, FACC, FSCAI
; and Clifford R. Talbert, Jr., MD, FACC. His expertise will greatly enhance this new Cape Girardeau practice.

Nguyen’s clinical interests include complex peripheral and coronary intervention, catheter-based treatment of structural heart disease and device therapy (pacemakers/defibrillators) for arrhythmia. He helps to prevent coronary and peripheral artery disease, heart failure and enjoys clinical research.

Nguyen received his medical degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Mo. He completed his internal medicine residency at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Mo., his cardiology fellowship at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and his interventional cardiology fellowship at Midwestern University in Chicago, Ill.

“Welcoming Dr. Nguyen to Cape Cardiology Group will help us elevate our level of cardiac care even higher,” explains Steven C. Bjelich, FACHE-D, President and Chief Executive Officer at Saint Francis. “I look forward to sharing Dr. Nguyen’s many talents with our patients.”

Located at 24 S. Mount Auburn Road, Cape Cardiology Group is a trusted leader in heart health, offering comprehensive cardiovascular care and cutting-edge treatments to patients in Missouri and beyond. Its physicians have direct access to the Medical Center’s powerful technology and medical breakthroughs at its new Heart Hospital, along with neuroscience, cancer treatment, obstetrics and gynecology, neonatal care, orthopaedics, emergency and trauma care.

Call Cape Cardiology Group at 573-331-3333 for more information or to schedule an appointment.