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Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD

Accepting New Patients

(1297 Ratings)

Specializes in: Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

Technical University of Santiago (UTESA) (1986)

Professional interests include: cardiomyopathy, cardiac imaging, enlarged heart (cardiomegaly), and more.

2401 Northampton Street Suite 200
Easton, PA 18045

(610) 442-2082

Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD is a nuclear medicine specialist in Easton, PA specializing in nuclear cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from Technical University of Santiago (UTESA) in 1986 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD is affiliated with Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG), Lehigh Valley Health Network and DLP CONEMAUGH PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1768 Zinfandel Court W
Easton, PA 18045

Address:

2401 Northampton Street Suite 200
Easton, PA 18045

Some issues Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD can help you with:

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Koroush Khalighi, a Lehigh Valley Health Network cardiologist, who has volunteered as an educator and mentor for students in "ACT-SO,"an NAACP competition that stands for Afro-Academic,...”—"'Hope is not lost,' Pa. House Speaker Joanna McClinton tells Bethlehem NAACP", The Morning Call, March 2023

“That's when she began to see cardiologist and electrophysiologist Koroush Khalighi, MD.”—"Listening to Her Heart: Major Events Pass Patient by Until Heart Surgery", The Morning Call, February 2017

“He met with cardiologist and electrophysiologist Koroush Khalighi, M.D., an independent member of the medical staff, to learn more.”—"Agree to Disagree: New Cardiac Device Gives Man Alternative to Medications", The Morning Call, November 2016

ambulatory monitoring	195
cardiac procedures	517
cardioversion	18
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	1112
hospital care	708
implant surgery	49
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	708
lab tests	277
minimally invasive procedures	73
nuclear scan	44
stress testing	89
ultrasound (sonogram)	146
vascular procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	858
Female	818

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1560
Black	50
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	643
85 and over	524
Less than 65	95

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	167
cardiac procedures	513
cardioversion	24
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	1077
hospital care	597
implant surgery	23
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	597
lab tests	196
minimally invasive procedures	63
nuclear scan	53
stress testing	92
ultrasound (sonogram)	204
vascular procedures	13

**Gender**
Male	822
Female	764

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1471
Black	47
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	393
From 75 to 84	546
85 and over	519
Less than 65	128

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	185
cardiac procedures	519
cardioversion	26
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	1057
hospital care	457
implant surgery	43
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	16
inpatient care	457
lab tests	168
minimally invasive procedures	93
nuclear scan	36
stress testing	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	174
vascular procedures	13

**Gender**
Male	1626
Female	1514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2904
Black	112
Hispanic	72
Asian	24
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	770
From 75 to 84	1078
85 and over	1006
Less than 65	286

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	154
cardiac procedures	483
cardioversion	52
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	1112
hospital care	515
implant surgery	47
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	515
lab tests	106
minimally invasive procedures	132
nuclear scan	51
stress testing	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	125
vascular procedures	26

**Gender**
Male	821
Female	782

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1489
Black	48
Hispanic	37
Asian	13
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	403
From 75 to 84	564
85 and over	509
Less than 65	127

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

ambulatory monitoring	170
cardiac procedures	321
cardioversion	33
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	915
hospital care	296
implant surgery	35
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	296
minimally invasive procedures	95
stress testing	8
ultrasound (sonogram)	66
vascular procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	735
Female	678

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1304
Black	41
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	379
From 75 to 84	470
85 and over	449
Less than 65	115

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	40
Dementia	23
Cancer	17

ambulatory monitoring	161
cardiac procedures	308
cardioversion	41
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	742
hospital care	256
implant surgery	31
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	256
minimally invasive procedures	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	106

**Gender**
Male	705
Female	749

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1334
Black	48
Hispanic	37
Asian	18
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	458
85 and over	450
Less than 65	130

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	115
cardioversion	23
doctor visit	650
hospital care	190
implant surgery	10
inpatient care	190
minimally invasive procedures	43
nuclear scan	22
stress testing	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	51

**Gender**
Male	474
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	810
Black	33
Hispanic	25
Asian	11
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	295
Less than 65	66

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	18

cardiac procedures	110
cardioversion	33
doctor visit	860
hospital care	55
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	55
minimally invasive procedures	32
nuclear scan	19
stress testing	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	50

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	651
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	216
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	728
cardioversion	18
doctor visit	1931
hospital care	41
implant surgery	32
inpatient care	41
minimally invasive procedures	43
nuclear scan	154
stress testing	322
ultrasound (sonogram)	387

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Easton, PA were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

ambulatory monitoring	149
cardiac procedures	405
cardioversion	29
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	1053
hospital care	346
implant surgery	32
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	13
inpatient care	346
lab tests	186
minimally invasive procedures	75
nuclear scan	54
stress testing	95
ultrasound (sonogram)	146
vascular procedures	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD.

**Gender**
Female	603
Male	643

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	39
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	1152
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	29
Other	9

**Age**
85 and over	396
75 to 84	429
Less than 65	98
65 to 74	322

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	34
Cancer	12
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD graduated from Technical University of Santiago (UTESA) in 1986. He completed residency at Seton Hall University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: Technical University of Santiago (UTESA) (1986)

Residency: Seton Hall University Affiliated Hospitals (1991)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG)

Lehigh Valley Health Network

DLP CONEMAUGH PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.78 out of 5 stars based on 1297 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Easton, PA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$90,720 SEEQ $50,720	Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $40,000
Sorin Crm Usa, Inc.	$56,600 Pacemakers $14,200	CRTs $8,200	CRT $7,400	ICDs $5,400	CRT's $5,400	Other $16,000
BIOTRONIK INC.	$44,769 Bradycardia products $26,349	Eluna $1,200	Edora $1,091	Acticor $969	Passeo $800	Other $14,361
Corventis, Inc.	$34,000 Mobile Cardiac Telemetry $24,000	MCT $10,000
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$28,800 CRM $17,000	Microny ll SR plus Pacemaker $5,000	Fortify Assura and Ellipse $2,400	Allure $2,300	Unify Assura $1,500	Other $600
Other	$32,902 ICDs $13,400	Pacemakers $5,500	Platinium $3,400	NON BRAND $3,000	WATCHMAN $1,625	Other $5,977

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$237,450
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$32,800
Travel and Lodging	$10,690
Food and Beverage	$3,676
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$3,000
Other	$175

Research Payments

Dr. Koroush Khalighi, MS, MD has received 8 research payments totaling $36,855.

Biography

Dr. Koroush Khalighi is an adult cardiology, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) specialist in Easton, PA. Dr. Khalighi (or staff) speaks Spanish and Persian. These areas are among his clinical interests: wellness visit, mitral valve disease, and heart attack. He is affiliated with Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG). His education and training includes medical school at Technical University of Santiago (UTESA) and residency at a hospital affiliated with Seton Hall University. Patient ratings for Dr. Khalighi average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Khalighi welcomes new patients at his office inEaston, PA as reported by Lehigh Valley Health Network.