Jennifer Wilson, Public Relations Manager · January 23, 2014
West Columbia, S.C. – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome Robert A. Leonardi, MD, to the hospital’s network of care. He joins the 10 board-certified cardiologists at Lexington Cardiology to deliver the highest quality care in the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
A Greenville native, Dr. Leonardi earned his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He then completed an internal medicine residency at Duke University in Durham, N.C. and achieved board certification in this specialty. Dr. Leonardi finished his education with a cardiology fellowship at MUSC and fellowships in interventional cardiology and structural interventional cardiology at Emory University in Atlanta.
He is also board certified in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Before joining Lexington Cardiology, Dr. Leonardi served as a South Carolina Fellows-in-Training representative for the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Leonardi’s high level of training in interventional cardiology allows him to treat cases involving the structure of the heart and heart valves with state-of-the-art, minimally invasive technology. “I enjoy the procedural aspects of cardiology because they can provide immediate benefits to patients that help them feel better and live longer,” said Dr. Leonardi.
He is accepting new patients.
Lexington Cardiology’s clinicians combine clinical expertise and sincere compassion to provide comprehensive cardiovascular care. At the practice, Dr. Leonardi joins William W. Brabham, MD; William D. Brearley Jr., MD, FACC; Amy Rawl Epps, MD, FACC; S. Stanley Juk Jr., MD, FACC; Joseph J. Lawton III, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Robert M. Malanuk, MD, FACC; Michael C. Roberts, MD, FACC; Richard E. Umbach, MD, FACC; Stephen E. Van Horn Jr., MD, FACC; and R. Taylor Williams, MD, FACC.
Lexington Cardiology offers cardiac consultation and evaluations, echocardiograms, nuclear stress testing, vascular studies, pacemaker and defibrillator services, heart catheterizations and in-hospital procedures. Other services include coronary stenting, coronary angioplasty, peripheral vascular intervention, Bi-V ICD/pacemaker implantations and atrial septal defect closure.
Lexington Cardiology has two locations.
Downtown Columbia
2601 Laurel Street
Suite 260
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 744-4900
West Columbia
131 Sunset Court
West Columbia, SC 29169
(803) 744-4940
lmcLexingtonCardiology.com
Lexington Medical Center is a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs a staff of more than 8,000 health care professionals. The hospital is ranked best hospital in the Columbia Metro and #2 hospital in South Carolina by U.S. News & World Report and was named one of the “Best Places to Work in South Carolina” by SC Biz News, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group. Lexington Medical Cancer Center is an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence and has a clinical research and education affiliation with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina's first HeartCARE Center. The network also has an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer's care center and more than 70 physician practices. Lexington Medical Center operates one of the busiest Emergency departments in South Carolina, treating nearly 100,000 patients each year. The hospital delivers more than 4,000 babies each year and performs more than 25,000 surgeries. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies.
