Idaho Heart Institute

Idaho Heart Institute is a medical clinic in Idaho Falls, ID. Founded in 1997, it is the largest cardiology group in Southeast Idaho and serves patients across the region from its location on Cortez Avenue, with a second specialty clinic on East Main Street in Rexburg. The practice provides comprehensive cardiovascular care through board-certified cardiologists and dedicated staff, holding a rating of 2.80 based on 107 reviews.

The group's services span the full range of cardiovascular medicine, including advanced heart failure care, echocardiograms, nuclear stress tests, pacemaker and defibrillator placement, TAVR, Watchman, mitral clips, and cardiac consultation. The cardiologists are Fellows of the American College of Cardiology and maintain memberships in the American Heart Association, American Medical Association, Heart Failure Society of America, and Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention. The clinic operates as a team-based practice where patients can choose among physicians and physician assistants for their care.

The physician team includes Dr. John Chambers, one of the original founders of Idaho Heart Institute, an interventional cardiologist trained at the University of Nebraska who performs pacemaker, AICD, TAVR, PFO closure, and ASD closure procedures. Dr. Doug Blank is board-certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation and built the Heart Failure program in Idaho Falls. Dr. Brett Hiendlmayr, a graduate of Ross University School of Medicine, advanced the mitral and tricuspid valve repair program, expanded the TAVR and Watchman programs, and serves patients with complex coronary and structural heart disease. Additional physicians include Paul Gerlach, Blake Wachter, Jerry Walker, Katie Ryder, and Scott Huffaker, covering general, interventional, and structural cardiology.

The clinic sits on Cortez Avenue about a quarter mile from Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC) and roughly 0.3 miles from Mountain View Hospital and Idaho Falls Community Hospital, with East Sunnyside Road and Channing Way both within a short distance.

With more than two decades of continuous service to East Idaho, Idaho Heart Institute remains the region's largest cardiology group.

Services:

• Advanced Heart Failure Treatment
• Echocardiograms
• Nuclear Stress Tests
• Pacemakers Implantation
• TAVRs