Gregory Altemose, MD, FACC, FHRs is a Board Certified Cardiac Electrophysiologist who practices with South Texas Cardiovascular Consultants in South Texas.
Inspired by his mother and sister (both nurses) and a physician he knew growing up whose charisma, compassion and skill impressed him from a young age, Dr. Altemose knew early on he wanted to be a physician. “I respected what my mom and sister did, but I knew I wanted to be able to do more to care for patients,” says Dr. Altemose. Today, he approaches his patients a little like Sherlock Holmes—thoroughly considering every piece of evidence, nuance and inter-patient distinction, applying deductive reasoning to the description of their symptoms and testing results to determine a course of action.
After completing a Bachelor of Science degree at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Dr. Altemose went to medical school at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Temple University Hospital. Dr. Altemose completed his fellowship in clinical cardiac electrophysiology at Indiana University Hospital’s Krannert Institute of Cardiology in Indianapolis, Indiana. Following his EP fellowship, Dr. Altemose served for a year as assistant professor of medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis and practiced at local hospitals. He then joined Columbus Cardiology Associates in Columbus, Ohio for two years before moving to Arizona where he spent eight years with the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix and served as assistant professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. Returning to Pennsylvania, Dr. Altemose joined the Geisinger Clinic and, later, Lehigh Valley Health Network, in Danville and Allentown respectively. He spent two years at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida prior to joining South Texas Cardiovascular Consultants in early 2018.
Dr. Altemose’s expertise extends to cutting-edge procedures like left atrial appendage occlusion with the Watchman device which is indicated to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation who need an alternative to warfarin.
He see patients in our Hill Country clinics (Kerrville and Fredericksburg) and at Methodist Hospital | Texsan.