HeartFirst Care From A Staff Of Professionals As the practice of cardiology has become more complex, our cardiologists have focused on practicing clinical, patient-centered care. Each doctor keeps in touch with your primary-care physician, so they are constantly updated on your progress. Tampa Heart Center consists of a dedicated team of board certified, experienced, compassionate cardiologists. We pride ourselves on attracting well-trained and highly skilled physicians. What’s more, our support staff has received specialized training, too. All of our nurse practitioners have worked either in an ICU/CCU or a progressive cardiac unit. Our clerical staff receives up-to-date instruction concerning insurance, billing, terminology and coding. At Tampa Heart Center, our entire staff is dedicated to one common goal — patient-first care. Carlos C Marinelli, MD