A PILLAR IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY

Cardiovascular Associates of Lake County has made strides to become one of the premier providers of cardiac care in Lake County and in Central Florida. Founded by Dr. J. Henry Lesmes in 1992, the practice bears a legacy of innovation, longevity and consistency that patients value.

“As one of the oldest private cardiology practices in the region, our group has stood as a pillar in the medical community for more than 20 years,” says Dr. Samuel Goss, an invasive cardiologist with Cardiovascular Associates. “We pride ourselves on maintaining such a stellar reputation.”

At Cardiovascular Associates, its team of board-certified physicians uses stateof-the-art methods to diagnose a wide range of cardiac and vascular diseases. The practice is also highly innovative, bringing cutting-edge services to its patients. Cardiovascular Associates brought the fi rst electrophysiology

(EP) physician to the area, Dr. Miguel Bryce. Dr. Lesmes was one of the fi rst physicians to perform a heart catheterization in Lake County and the fi rst physician to perform a trans esophageal echocardiogram (TEE) at Florida Hospital Waterman.

Dr. Alejandro Caballero-Lopez, interventional cardiologist with Cardiovascular Associates, was one of the fi rst physicians in Lake County to perform peripheral interventions, aortic aneurism repairs, carotid stenting and pacemaker placements. And in 2011, Cardiovascular Associates brought the fi rst cardiac PET to Lake County.

As a full service cardiology practice, Cardiovascular Associates provides complete care for any heart and vascular condition. The group also maintains privileges at the main area hospitals.

Individually, the highly trained cardiologists of Cardiovascular

Associates possess unique capabilities that keep them on the cutting edge of advanced heart medicine. However, they collectively maintain a strong sense of camaraderie that assists in giving patients a full continuum of care and a sense of ease at every office visit.

“We have a team approach,” Dr. Goss says. “We strive to provide a relaxing, friendly, and inviting office environment so our patients always feel comfortable.”

“We have little turnover,” adds Dr. Fraifeld. “Many of our employees have worked with us for more than 10 years, and we have had the same core group of physicians for about 15 years.”

Strong partnerships, gracious professionalism, innovative technology and service with compassion are just a few of Cardiovascular Associates’ core standards. Over the years, these standards have helped make Cardiovascular Associates the place where employees want to work, physicians want to practice and patients want to receive cardiac care.