Congratulations to interventional cardiologist Barry Bertolet, M.D., of Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi on being elected as Governor-Elect of the Mississippi chapter of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Bertolet will be installed as governor in 2022 and will serve a two-year term.

Dr. Bertolet received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and completed his medical studies at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Florida Health Services Center in Gainesville, where he also received postgraduate training in adult cardiology. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and joined Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi in 1997. 

Dr. Bertolet champions the education of physicians and patients throughout the region and has participated in numerous research trials exploring early detection and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. He is a founding member of the Mississippi Health Care Alliance, an organization which has developed the nation’s first statewide system of care for both heart attack and stroke.