Cardiovascular Consultants' Doctor Joins List of Best Doctors in America; Marc Thames, M.D. Selected by Peers to be in Select Database.PHOENIX -- Dr. Marc Thames, a physician with Cardiovascular Consultants Ltd., has been selected by peers to be recognized as one of the Best Doctors in America. Best Doctors is a resource offered exclusively through employers and insurance companies to consumers around the world who are suffering from a serious illness or injury. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Best Doctors, only about four percent of all doctors in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. are honored this way by their colleagues as the result of a nationwide survey in which doctors cast more than one million votes. To become part of this select service, doctors must pass not only review by their peers but a check for licensing and certification requirements and regular evaluations in order to maintain their status. Best Doctors information serves over 10 million people in 30 countries and has worldwide acclaim for successfully connecting patients to the best medical care. Marc Thames, M.D. is board certified board certified, adj the status of a dental specialist such as an orthodontist who has become a board diplomate by successfully completing the certification program of the recognized certification board in that area of practice. in internal medicine and in the specialty of cardiovascular diseases. He has been with Cardiovascular Consultants Ltd. since 2004. Previously Dr. Thames had worked as the Chief in the Cardiology cardiology Medical specialty dealing with heart diseases and disorders. It began with the 1749 publication by Jean Baptiste de Sénac of contemporary knowledge of the heart. Diagnostic methods improved in the 19th century, and in 1905 the electrocardiograph was invented. Section of Temple University Medical School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Thames received his medical degree from Medical College of Virginia History The school was founded in 1838 as the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College. It received an independent charter from the General Assembly in 1854 and became the Medical College of Virginia, and shortly thereafter transferred all its property to the Commonwealth , School of Medicine, and performed his residency and fellowship at Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. . He also was a cardiovascular research fellow at Harvard Medical School, senior research fellow at the Mayo Foundation and clinical fellow in cardiovascular disease at the Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic: see Mayo, Charles Horace. Mayo Clinic voluntary association of more than 500 physicians in Rochester, Minnesota. [Am. Hist.: EB, 11: 723] See : Medicine . Cardiovascular Consultants Ltd. is a group of medical professionals dedicated to providing comprehensive cardiovascular care to Phoenix and the surrounding community. Founded in 1986, Cardiovascular Consultants has 18 physicians throughout 10 locations. Cardiovascular Consultants is one of the largest cardiovascular groups in Arizona. The group's web site can be accessed at www.cvcaz.com. For more information on the methodology for Best Doctors, their web site can be accessed at www.bestdoctors.com. |
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