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General Cardiology

Our general cardiologists will care for your heart using the most advanced tests, treatments, and support. Because our goal is to keep you as healthy as possible, your care plan might include tests to diagnose your heart problem (such as a nuclear stress test), lifestyle recommendations and support, medicines, non-surgical procedures, or surgery.

Highlights & Resources

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Providers

  • Rami Alharethi, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Rami Alharethi, MD is a visiting specialist from Intermountain Healthcare in Utah.

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  • Clint W. Allred, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Clint Allred, MD, FACC is a general cardiologist with additional board certification in clinical lipidology. In addition to providing general cardiovascular care, Dr. Allred offers preventive care for atherosclerotic cardiovascular processes with particular interest in management of inherited dyslipidemias. Through shared decision making with his patients, he emphasizes the combination of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies to mitigate risk and achieve both primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular, peripheral vascular and cerebrovascular atherosclerotic events. He also works with patients challenged by intolerance to traditional lipid lowering therapies.

    After completing his fellowship training, Dr. Allred joined the faculty at the University of Utah where he served as director of the Cardiovascular Medicine Lipid Clinic until he joined St. Luke’s Idaho Cardiology Associates. 


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  • Jennifer S. Anderson, MD

    General Cardiology

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  • Samual P. Bass, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Samual P. Bass, MD, FACC is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

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  • Murali N. Bathina, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Murali N. Bathina MD, FACC is fellowship-trained in cardiology, with special board certifications in advanced heart failure, nuclear cardiology and boarded in echocardiography. He currently serves as the system medical director for all of St. Luke’s heart and vascular services. 

    Dr. Bathina's clinical practice focuses on diagnosis and treatment of most heart conditions. His areas of special focus include heart failure, cardiac imaging and cardio-oncology. He is also the founder of the cardio-oncology service at St Luke’s that specializes in protecting the heart during and after cancer treatment.

    Prior to his medical education, Dr. Bathina earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago.

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  • Ross A. Butschek, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Ross Butschek, MD is a visiting specialist from Intermountain Healthcare in Utah.

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  • Ram M. Challapalli, MD

    Electrophysiology

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    Mark A. Crandall, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Mark Crandall, MD, FACC has clinical interests in quality improvement projects and system-based care. He performs diagnostic heart catheterization, echocardiography, tilt table tests, and cardiac stress tests. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Echocardiography.

    Originally from Twin Falls, Dr. Crandall serves as the site director for cardiology at St. Luke’s Magic Valley.

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    Dennis M. Enomoto, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Dennis M. Enomoto, MD, FACC was trained in interventional cardiology, received advanced training in echocardiography, and was the attending physician on one of the first heart transplant programs in the state of Washington. Dr. Enomoto has helped solidify and advance the interventional cardiology program at St. Luke's Magic Valley, where he is now the senior interventional cardiologist.

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  • James C. Field, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    James C. Field, MD, FACC is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. 

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  • Stefanie J. Fry, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Stefanie J. Fry, MD, FACC is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Echocardiography. She completed her fellowship in cardiology at the University of New Mexico, followed by a fellowship in cardiac imaging at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.

    Dr. Fry is chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Services at St. Luke’s Boise and Meridian Medical Centers and is currently serving a three-year term as Idaho Governor of the American College of Cardiology.

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  • Virginia B. Hebl, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Virginia Hebl, MD is a visiting specialist from Intermountain Healthcare in Utah.

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  • David A. Hinchman, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    David A. Hinchman, MD, FACC is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He specializes in cardiac prevention, stress testing, hyperlipidemia, anticoagulation, and clinical research. 

    Dr. Hinchman serves as the medical director for cardiovascular research at St. Luke's, overseeing research in general cardiology, interventional cardiology, congestive heart failure, and electrophysiology.

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    Joseph C. Hymas, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Joseph C. Hymas, MD has an interest in pacemaker implantation and peripheral arterial and venous disease. He completed his cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

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  • Abdallah G. Kfoury, MD

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Abdallah Kfoury, MD is a visiting specialist from Intermountain Healthcare in Utah.

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  • David D. Laxson, MD

    Cardiology

    Biography

    David D Laxson, MD, FACC, FAHA has clinical interests in preventive cardiology; the diagnosis, management, and treatment of cardiovascular conditions; and in interventional cardiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.

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  • Kristin M. Linzmeyer, MD

    General Cardiology

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    Kristin M. Linzmeyer, MD, FACC earned her bachelor's degree from Carroll College and performed her internal medicine residency at Oregon Health & Science University. She completed her internal medicine internship at the University of Utah and her cardiology fellowship at the University of New Mexico.
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  • Shannon M. McConnaughey, MD

    General Cardiology

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  • Spencer Miller, MD

    Spencer I. Miller, MD

    General Cardiology

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  • Brian P. Nolan, DO

    General Cardiology

    Biography

    Brian P. Nolan, DO, FACC specializes in nuclear cardiology and heart failure.

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  • Joseph Rosenblum, DO

    Cardiology

    Biography

    Joseph Rosenblum, DO, FACC, FACP is a specialist in cardiovascular medicine. His mentors were the first physicians to perform angioplasty in the United States. Dr. Rosenblum has served as a deputy sheriff mounted police officer and hosted a local radio show that discussed health and wellness.

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  • Steven L. Writer, MD

    General Cardiology

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Procedures & Treatments

  • Implantable Loop Recorders

    These devices track electrical activity of the heart continuously storing information as electrocardiograms.

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