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2/7/2023 6:18:04 PM Reporting from Niles, MI
Corewell Health Welcomes New Advanced Practitioner to Southwest Michigan
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2/7/2023 6:18:04 PM
Corewell Health is pleased to welcome Ingrid Kwak, NP, to the heart and vascular medical staff. Kwak is seeing patients alongside ten cardiology physician specialists and seven advanced practitioners in Coloma, Niles and St. Joseph.

Corewell Health Welcomes New Advanced Practitioner to Southwest Michigan

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Corewell Health Welcomes New Advanced Practitioner to Southwest Michigan
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(ST. JOSEPH) - Corewell Health is pleased to welcome Ingrid Kwak, NP, to the heart and vascular medical staff. Kwak is seeing patients alongside ten cardiology physician specialists and seven advanced practitioners in Coloma, Niles and St. Joseph.

Kwak earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Ohio University and completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Michigan State University. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the Michigan Counsel of Nurse Practitioners. Kwak began her nursing career at the Meijer Heart Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2015.

“Cardiology has always been, and continues to be, a passion of mine,” said Kwak. “Transitioning into my advanced practice role will allow me to build upon the knowledge and experience I have in cardiology to provide outstanding care for cardiac patients in our community.”

Corewell Health offers patients across Southwest Michigan access to more than 60 experienced cardiac clinicians who care for a variety of conditions impacting the heart and vascular system. Physicians have earned national recognition for their pioneering work in peripheral vascular intervention and nuclear medicine. Corewell Health has also been recognized as a certified chest pain and a Service Line of Excellence for the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), chest pain center and open-heart surgery programs by Corazon, Inc., a national leader in services for the cardiovascular specialty.

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, visit lakelandheart.com.

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