Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to welcome Caroline Robbins, PA-C, a board-certified physician assistant, to its cardiovascular care team.

Robbins specializes in inpatient diagnostics and management of heart conditions, including atrial fibrillation, heart failure, valvular disorders and hypertension. She is credentialed in adult echocardiography by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography. With eight years of experience as a licensed echocardiography technologist, she is highly skilled in performing and interpreting both electrocardiograms and echocardiograms.

Her physician assistant training included rotations in the emergency department at Rutherford Regional Health System and in general surgery at Rutherford Surgical Associates, both in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Before joining Frye Regional, Robbins served in lead echocardiography roles at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, North Carolina, Ascension St. Vincent’s Clay County Hospital in Middleburg, Florida, and Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Hospital in Panama City, Florida.

“I have always had a passion for cardiology and am committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based care to every patient,” Robbins said. “My goal is to ensure that each person feels heard, understood and supported through every stage of their heart health journey.”

Robbins earned her master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and a bachelor’s degree in organizational management from Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Florida. She is a member of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, the American Academy of Physician Associates and the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

Robbins is now seeing patients at FryeCare Cardiology, located at 2660 Tate Blvd. SE in Hickory. Same-week appointments are available. To schedule, call 828.261.0009 or visit FryeMedCtr.com/find-a-doctor.

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