FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2009

St. John’s Mercy Heart and Vascular Announces New Cardiologist

St. John’s Mercy Heart and Vascular is pleased to announce the addition of Deryk McDowell, M.D. McDowell’s areas of clinical interest include echocardiography, consultative cardiology and pacemaker/defibrillator implantation and management.

McDowell received his medical degree from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill. He completed his residency at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tenn., and his cardiology fellowship at Saint Louis University.

St. John’s Mercy Heart and Vascular, a 15-physician cardiology group practice, has offices in north, south and west St. Louis County, Franklin County and Phelps County. McDowell is available at the group’s West County and South County locations.

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