6 cardiologists on the move

Here are six cardiologists starting new positions in January:

1. Dr. Martha Gulati was named the Anita Dann Friedman Endowed Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Medicine and Research at Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.
   
   
2. Dr. Shikhar Agarwal was promoted to chief of structural heart disease at Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger.
   
   
3. Clinical cardiologist Dr. Michael Farkouh has been named the associate dean for research and clinical trials and a professor of cardiology at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, effective March 1.
   
   
4. Cleveland Clinic Martin Health welcomed cardiothoracic surgeon Ronald Cossman, MD.
   
   
5. MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton welcomed two specialists:

• • Rania Kaoukis, MD, an advanced heart failure specialist
  • Nardos Temesgen, MD, an interventional cardiologist