Bruce J. Haik, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., has been named Medical Director of HRMCs Cardiac
Catheterization Lab, scheduled to open in early 2007. This was announced by Gene C. Milton, FACHE, HRMC President and CEO.

HRMCs Cardiac Catheterization Lab is an important step in the diagnosis of heart disease. Cardiac Catheterization allows cardiologists to assess blockages in the coronary arteries and to determine the most appropriate treatment option. While HRMC conducts CT angiography, the new lab, when open, will provide catheter angiography for clearer diagnostic capability.

This is a very important cardiac service for the hospitals growing region, says Dr. Haik. Having a Cardiac Catheterization Lab locally will provide immediate and definitive information about the presence and extent of coronary artery diseasewhich is, of course, a leading cause of cardiac mortality in the United States.

Board Certified in both Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Diseases, Dr. Haik is Co-Director of Interventional Cardiology at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., and Director of the Primary Angioplasty Program at Clara Maas Hospital in Belleville, N.J. He served previously as Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at St. Josephs Regional Medical Center in Paterson, NJ.

A published author and experienced researcher in his field, Dr. Haik is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Seton Hall University School of Medicine. He completed his general Cardiology fellowship at Saint Michaels Medical Center in Newark, N.J., followed by Advanced fellowships at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in New York City and Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston.