The cardiology department of the Figeac hospital remains complete. It has just welcomed a third specialist, Doctor Victor Amedimele who is taking over from Doctor Maroun Chidiac.
In a difficult context to attract new health professionals throughout the territory, the Figeac hospital center is very proud to announce the arrival of a new specialist within the establishment. Tuesday, the director of the hospital, Raphaël Lagarde thus wanted to present Doctor Victor Amedimele, new cardiologist in post since the beginning of May in Figeac.
The 35-year-old practitioner is from Togo and completed his medical studies in Marrakech, Morocco. Arriving in France in 2019, he worked in several hospitals in Vichy and Bourg-en-Bresse, before joining the sub-prefecture of Lot. “It’s a discovery, it’s very nice” confides the young cardiologist who settled in Figeac a few weeks ago.
For the hospital, this recruitment follows the departure of Doctor Maroun Chidiac who arrived in the spring of 2021. “We were able to make the transition and thus ensure continuity of care for patients”, welcomes the director of the hospital. hospital, Raphaël Lagarde. Dr. Amedimele thus reinforces the team of cardiologists made up of two specialists, Doctor Freddy Mardelli and Doctor Victor Fallouh, even if the latter has unfortunately been on leave for a few weeks.
Important requests for consultations
The arrival of the new specialist is appreciated in more than one way to meet the important needs, in particular at the level of the consultations which record a lot of requests without forgetting the cardiac ultrasounds, the stress tests or the interventions. Cardiologists are regularly called upon by the various departments and in conjunction with all of the establishment’s specialties.
“This allows us to maintain an on-call schedule of cardiologists for our medical and surgical departments where they are called upon to intervene, as well as in emergencies, sometimes even for block interventions on patients suffering from arrhythmia with electrical cardioversion”, says Raphaël Lagarde.
“We will also resume transesophageal ultrasounds. We have also opened schedules for patients who must undergo chemotherapy,” adds Doctor Amedimele.