July 5, 2016
West Columbia, S.C. – Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome Brandon C. Drafts, MD to its network of care. Dr. Drafts will join the the board-certified cardiologists and highly skilled staff at Lexington Cardiology, a Lexington Medical Center physician practice. As part of Lexington Medical Heart Center, the practice is supported by the region’s only Duke Health-affiliated heart program.
Dr. Drafts completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He went on to complete a cardiovascular disease fellowship, serving as chief fellow, and an interventional cardiology fellowship at Wake Forest.
Board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular medicine, Dr. Drafts’ interests include transradial coronary angiography and intervention, short-term mechanical circulatory support and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). He has also published research in the areas of interventional cardiology, heart failure and cardiovascular imaging.
Dr. Drafts is a West Columbia native and a graduate of Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in biology. After earning a master’s degree in biomedical science from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, he graduated cum laude with his medical degree from USC’s School of Medicine.
Lexington Cardiology has two convenient locations. Dr. Drafts is accepting new patients.
2601 Laurel Street, Suite 260
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 744-4900
2728 Sunset Blvd, Suite 300
West Columbia, SC 29169
(803) 744-4940
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.
