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Gary Niess, MD, Cardiology, Charlotte, NC

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Cardiology • Charlotte, NC

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology

Novant Health heart and vascular Institute

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  • Office

    1718 E 4th St
    Ste 501
    Charlotte, NC 28204
    Phone+1 704-343-9800
    Fax+1 704-347-2011

Summary

  • I am a board certified interventional cardiologist. I am currently the Senior Vice President for the Novant Heart & Vascular Institute. I am now full time administration with responsibilities over Novant’s 4 state, 16 hospital cardiovascular footprint. This includes cardiovascular surgery, cardiology, vascular surgery and wound care.

    • Novant Health: 'Keep the Beat' Saving Lives In Mecklenburg County - WCCB Charlot

    More than 350,000 people in the U.S. experience sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting each year, according to the American Heart Association. Quic

Education & Training

  • University of Alabama Medical Center
    University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1976 - 1978
  • University of Alabama Medical Center
    University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1976
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1973
  • Dartmouth College
    Dartmouth CollegeB.A., Psychology, With honors, 1965 - 1969

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1973 - 2025
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 1974 - 1984
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FSCAI) Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • Heart/Stroke Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010-2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Ventricular Septal Rupture with Normal Coronary Arteries  
    Richardson, J.V., Niess, Gary S., Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/1984
  • Transient Electrocardiographic Changes in Patients with Unstable Angina  
    Silvio E. Papapietro, Gary S. Niess, Thomas D. Paine, John A. Mantle, Charles E. Rackley, Richard O. Russell, William J. Rogers, American Journal of Cardiology, 1/1/1980
  • Usefulness and limitations of thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy in delineating location and size of prior myocardial infarction  
    Gary S. Niess, Joseph R. Logic, Richard O. Russell, Jr., Charles E. Rackley, William J. Rogers, Circulation, 1/1/1979

Abstracts/Posters

  • Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC, USA. Do Proximal LAD Lesions in Acute Myocardial Infarction Benefit from Stenting? The PAMI Stent Randomized ...
    David A Cox, Gregg W. Stone, Cindy L. Grines, Gary S. Niess, Bruce Brodie, Eulogia Garcia, Luis Mattos, Alexandria J. Lansky, William W. O'Neill, Ma..., Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1/1/1999
  • Does "Stent-like" Primary PTCA in Acute Myocardial Infarction Confer Long-Term Freedom From Restenosis Similar to Primary Stenting? Analysis From the PAMI ...
    David A. Cox, Gregg W. Stone; Gary S. Niess, Bruce Brodie, Eulogia Garcia, Luis Mattos, Alexandria J. Lansky, Roxana Mehran, William W. O'Neill, Martin B. Leon, Ma..., Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1/1/1999
  • Evaluation of Pre and Post operative myocardial perfusion by thallium-201 graded exercise testing
    James M. Jones, Gary S. Niess, James L. Taylor, Santosh Kansal, David L. Roitman, L. T. Sheffield, Joseph R. Logic, Nicholas Kouchoukos, Robert B. Karp, Clinical Research; American College of Cardiology, Houston, TX, 1/12/1980
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Press Mentions

  • PHOTOS: Novant Health Opens $166M Cardiovascular, Cancer Facility in Midtown
    PHOTOS: Novant Health Opens $166M Cardiovascular, Cancer Facility in MidtownOctober 13th, 2020
  • Novant Health: Don’t Put off Heart Attack or Stroke Visits
    Novant Health: Don’t Put off Heart Attack or Stroke VisitsAugust 24th, 2020
  • Novant Health Launches Campaign to Strengthen Hearts
    Novant Health Launches Campaign to Strengthen HeartsFebruary 7th, 2020

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