Dr. Michael M. Halista, an interventional and structural cardiologist, has joined the Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group.
On staff at Delray Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center, Halista specializes in treating heart conditions using minimally invasive methods. He is certified in four areas:
internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology and vascular interpretation.
His work mainly focuses on using catheters for treatments, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement, repairing and replacing mitral and tricuspid valves, closing the left atrial appendage, percutaneous coronary intervention and complex coronary interventions.
He has also published research in several cardiovascular journals and has shared his findings nationally at meetings, including those held by the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Halista earned his medical degree from Columbia University after obtaining his undergraduate degree at Emory University.
He completed his residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and then specialized further at New York University, where he was a chief fellow.
Later, he had a specialized fellowship in structural health care at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before joining the South Florida Heart Institute team at Delray Medical Center.
His office locations are 5352 Linton Blvd., Suite 100, Delray Beach; 5035 Via Delray, Delray Beach; and 9980 N. Central Park Blvd., Suite 304, Boca Raton. The phone number is 561-498-2249.
Boca Regional Hospital adds second MammoVan
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, part of Baptist Health, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to reveal its second Kathryn Krickstein Pressel MammoVan at Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute in Boca Raton in September.
MammoVans travel throughout South Florida to help more people access early breast cancer detection and to provide education on breast health. Each van includes special exam suites that are equipped with 3D mammography technology. The new MammoVan is made possible by donations from the Morgan Pressel Foundation and members of St. Andrews Country Club.
Golf tournament aids Huntington’s patients
The Florida Chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America hosted its 2025 Hope for Huntington’s golf tournament in September at Palm Beach National Golf Club. All proceeds supported the society’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington’s disease, which causes nerve cells in the brain to decay. To learn more about the disease, visit hdsa.org or call 800-345-4372.
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