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Cardiologists are specialists who help patients prevent and manage heart disease and other conditions related to the cardiovascular system. Our physicians are fellowship trained in interventional cardiology, so in addition to performing standard diagnostic tests and procedures such as ECHO's, stress tests, EKG's, CT Scans and cardiac catheterization, they also perform many advanced procedures, such as balloon angioplasty and coronary stenting, which open blocked or narrowing arteries.
Linda D. Backup, M.D.
Dr. Linda Backup graduated from
Colorado College in 1970 with a
B.A. in biology and earned her
medical degree from the
University of Washington in
1974. She completed her internal medicine internship and
residency in 1977 at the
University of Oregon. She then
completed a cardiology
fellowship in 1979 at the
University of Colorado. She is
board certified in internal medicine and cardiology.
Dr. Backup is experienced in
cardiac catheterizations,
coronary angioplasties, thallium
stress tests, exercise stress
tests, echocardiograms and
stress echocardiograms. She
has been at Longmont Clinic
since 1981.
Dr. Backup can be reached at 720.494.3117.
This physician practices at
Longmont Clinic.
John P. Stathis, M.D.
Dr. John Stathis specializes in invasive and interventional cardiology. He attended
Manhattan College in Bronx, NY,
and received an undergraduate
degree in biology. He went on
to attend Mt. Sinai School of
Medicine in New York City. Dr.
Stathis completed a residency in internal medicine and a
fellowship in cardiology at Mt.
Sinai City Hospital in Elmhurst,
New York City. He is board
certified in cardiology and is a
member of the American
College of Cardiology and the
American College of Physicians.
Dr. Stathis joined Longmont
Clinic in October 2001.
Dr. Stathis can be reached at 720.494.3117.
This physician practices at
Longmont Clinic.
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