Denton County Living Well Magazine January/February 2016 | Page 9

T hese three statements form the backbone that our practice is built upon. We understand that choosing a physician who provides the quality care you expect and deserve is difficult. The entire Heart Center of North Texas staff is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease by providing the highest quality comprehensive care for our patients in a caring and compassionate manner using the most progressive cutting-edge cardiovascular medical and wellness services. The Heart Center of North Texas has been serving the North Texas community since 1978. We have the medical experience and resources to provide the highest-quality cardiovascular services and attention you and your loved ones deserve. Our Vision The Heart Center of North Texas is a physician group practice committed to enhancing the healthcare of our patients by promoting the personal health and total well-being of all people, providing the highest quality cardiovascular medical services supported by compassionate care and innovation, educating patients as best we can so that they can make informed healthcare decisions, regarding every person with dignity and respect, creating value for our patients and customers through teamwork and continuous improvement and demonstrating leadership in medical education. and being able to help his patients both in times of crisis or simply maintaining a higher quality of life, he especially appreciates the personal relationships he has formed with many of his patients. He is an avid gardener with 4 adult children and 5 grand-children. Betty Johansen began her nursing career at Flow Memorial hospital as a staff nurse in the ICU in 1973. She went on to become the charge nurse at Flow’s Critical Care Unit in 1977. In the late 70’s Betty began focusing on cardiac and internal medicine care in both inpatient and outpatient care, and joined Dr. Qureshi at the Heart Center of North Texas in 2000. She is well regarded in Denton for her knowledge, dedication and compassion to our patients and their loved ones, and strives to focus on the holistic needs of all her patients. Continued, next page Our Providers Our cardiovascular practice includes doctors Tanveer A. Qureshi, Babu Makkena, and Nurse Practitioner Betty Johansen. Dr. Qureshi began serving our community in 1978. He was the first interventional cardiologist in Denton County and co-founded the cardiology program at Denton Regional Medical Center, serving as the Cardiac Catheteri