Cardiology Practice – First Coast Heart & Vascular Center
Northeast Florida is the service area for First Coast Heart & Vascular Center, a cardiovascular medicine practice operating nine locations across Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Fleming Island, Nocatee, and Palm Coast. The practice provides clinical cardiology, interventional and vascular cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, and diagnostic imaging under one organization.
Clinical programs include a Heart Failure Clinic, a Hypertension Clinic, and an Anti-Coagulant Clinic, alongside minimally invasive interventional procedures, cardiac catheterization, nuclear cardiology, and electrophysiology treatments such as WATCHMAN implants used for stroke risk reduction. The center operates nationally accredited laboratories, including a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and a Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory, and emphasizes preventive cardiology through health coaching, medication management, and remote monitoring.
The medical team is listed as 16 named physicians holding credentials such as MD, DO, FACC, FSCAI, FHRS, and RPVI, supported by an advanced practice provider team. The site notes that its cardiologists trained at institutions including Harvard, the Cleveland Clinic, and Johns Hopkins. Among the figures the practice reports are complication rates 50% lower and success rates 50% higher than national averages, along with a 4.5-star patient rating.
The center is a member of CVAUSA and offers hospital affiliations, surgical clearance services, and participation in clinical research trials. Patient resources cover financial policies, new patient information, insurance and billing guidance, cancellation and no-show policies, and records transfer.
The primary phone number is 904.342.8300. The practice describes its philosophy as patient-centered and evidence-based, using current technology to help keep patients healthy at home and to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations. With multiple offices spread across the Jacksonville metro and surrounding First Coast communities, the group presents itself as a regional resource for diagnosis, intervention, and ongoing cardiovascular care for patients throughout the area it serves.