4 cardiologists on the move

Here are four cardiologists who recently stepped into new roles:

1. Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger promoted Dr. Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman to chief of clinical electrophysiology.
   
   
2. Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute appointed Keki Balsara, MD, as surgical director of heart failure and transplantation.
   
   
3. Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine named Douglas Johnston, MD, surgical director of its Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and chief of the department of cardiac surgery at its medical school and Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
   
   
4. Hendersonville, N.C.-based Pardee UNC Health Care welcomed Vincent Gacad, MD to Pardee Cardiology Associates.