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Richard J. Kovacs

Richard J. Kovacs MD, FACC

Cardiology, Internal Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

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Dr. Kovacs is a clinical cardiologist, and serves as the service line leader of Cardiology for Indiana University Health Physicians. In this role, he is responsible for the coordination of patient care activities across all the hospitals served by the IU faculty cardiologists.

A graduate of the University of Chicago and the University of Cincinnati, School of Medicine, Dr. Kovacs completed an internship and residency at the Indiana University Medical Center. His fellowship training also was at Indiana University, where he served as chief fellow and chief medical resident.

His research focuses on three clinical topics: quality and measurement of quality, drug safety and sports cardiology. He has published extensively on the pro-arrhythmic effects of non-antiarrhythmic drugs. He serves on data safety monitoring boards for numerous clinical trials, including the NIH Alzheimer’s Disease Collaborative.
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