Olga Kristof, MD, Joins BayCare Medical Group

Board Certified in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular Imaging Interpretation

CLEARWATER, Fla., (January 22, 2018) – Olga Kristof, MD, has joined BayCare Medical Group and is accepting new patients in Clearwater and Dunedin.

Dr. Kristof is board certified in cardiology, internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and vascular imaging interpretation. She provides personalized care for patients with all types of cardiovascular diseases and promotes preventative measures such as hypertension and cholesterol management.

After earning her Doctor of Medicine degree from Kharkiv National Medical School in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Dr. Kristof completed her residency at Columbia University St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Medical School, New York. She completed a cardiology fellowship at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa.

Dr. Kristof worked as an assistant professor at USF’s cardiology department and as part of the structural heart disease team. She was the co-initiator of the Women Heart Health program at USF. She served as a principal investigator on a RELAX-AHF II trial and as a co-investigator on many other clinical trials. She has presented her research at national meetings and is published in cardiology peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Kristof was elected a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is a member of the American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

Her offices are at 455 Pinellas St., Suite 330, Clearwater and 646 Virginia St., Suite 200, Dunedin.

For more information, visit www.BayCareMedicalGroup.org 

For an appointment, call (727) 724-8611. 

About BayCare Medical Group
BayCare Medical Group is the largest multi-specialty physician group in the greater Tampa Bay area, with more than 500 providers and 45 specialties.   In 2014, HealthPoint Medical Group, Morton Plant Mease Primary Care and Specialists, St. Anthony’s Primary Care and Specialists and Suncoast Medical Clinic formed to become BayCare Medical Group.  In 2016, Winter Haven Hospital’s Family Health Centers and employed physician specialists, as well as Bartow Regional Medical Center’s employed physicians joined BayCare Medical Group. For more information, visit www.BayCareMedicalGroup.org.  

About BayCare Health System
BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system that connects individuals and families to a wide range of services at 14 hospitals and hundreds of other convenient locations throughout the Tampa Bay and central Florida regions. Inpatient and outpatient services include acute care, primary care, imaging, laboratory, behavioral health, home care, and wellness. Our mission is to improve the health of all we serve through community-owned, health care services that set the standard for high-quality, compassionate care. For more information, visit BayCare on the Web at www.BayCare.org.