Your Collaborative Team
The cardiac program is supported by four experienced advanced practice clinicians—Kaitlan Breckel, PA-C; Martin Camacho, ACNP; and Ashley Campbell, ACNPC-AG—who manage follow-ups, stable patients, care transitions, and hospital consultations across the 500-bed facility. Their expertise in regional patient needs allows you to focus on complex cases, new evaluations, and diagnostic challenges.
Robust support extends to dedicated cardiac technologists for echocardiograms, stress tests, and nuclear imaging, along with nursing, medical assistants, and administrative staff. This infrastructure ensures smooth workflow, high-quality care, and maximizes physician productivity.
Cardiac Team & Support
- Physicians: Steven C. Bailey, MD; Dimitrios Koudoumas, MD, PhD; Kimberly Atianzar, MD; Steven Goldberg, MD; John McHenry, MD
- Advanced Practice Clinicians: Kaitlan Breckel, PA-C; Martin Camacho, ACNP; Ashley Campbell, ACNPC-AG
- Contracted interventional cardiologist for cath lab coverage
- Electrophysiology physician for EP studies, ablations, and device management
- Dedicated cardiac technologists for echo, stress testing, and nuclear imaging
- Integrated cardiac rehab team
- Specialized nursing staff, medical assistants, and clinic support
- Administrative support for scheduling, prior authorizations, and referrals
- Access to 400+ employed providers for consultation and collaboration
Practice Culture and Physician Retention
Benefis offers exceptional physician stability, with turnover just 5.4%—well below national averages of 15–20%. Physicians stay because the administration supports them, the community provides high quality of life, and the practice allows them to focus on patient care rather than insurance or productivity pressures.
Monthly leadership meetings give direct access to senior physician and administrative leaders, ensuring concerns are addressed, not ignored. The CEO, in place for over 20 years, actively engages with physician issues and approves improvements, exemplified by the new 20-exam-room cardiac clinic.
Financially strong and independent as a not-for-profit, Benefis can invest in programs, facilities, and physician support without the uncertainty faced by corporate- or private-equity-owned systems.
Collaborative Practice Environment
The co-location of cardiac specialties fosters true collaboration rather than the silos common in larger systems. Cardiologists, surgeons, and electrophysiologists work side by side, coordinating complex cases, procedures, and transitions with shared Epic records that eliminate information gaps.
Beyond cardiology, 400+ employed providers across specialties provide seamless referral and consultation access. Complex patients can receive comprehensive care in-house—from neurosurgery to gastroenterology, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, and rheumatology—reducing the need for transfers to academic centers.
Key Features
- Integrated cardiac specialties in one facility
- Multidisciplinary case conferences and tumor boards
- Teaching opportunities with residents and medical students
- Physician wellness programs
- Collaborative, supportive culture
- Shared Epic EMR across all providers
- Strong regional referral base and hospital partnerships
- Physician leadership opportunities as programs expand
- Ongoing recruitment to strengthen the cardiac team
Building for the Future
The search for a chief of cardiology signals the organization's commitment to building physician leadership and program direction. As a permanent member of the team, you will have voice in shaping how the cardiac program develops, what services expand, and how the practice structure supports physician satisfaction alongside excellent patient care.
The current reliance on locums coverage creates challenges with continuity and program building, making permanent physicians like you essential to establishing the stability needed for long-term growth.
Your arrival helps build momentum for recruiting additional cardiologists who want to join a stable, growing program rather than wondering if they will be the only permanent physician fighting to hold things together. The need remains for 3–4 general cardiologists, and as permanent physicians join, the program can expand services, develop specialized clinics, and build the depth that allows true subspecialization within cardiology.
