Biography
Dr. Craig McCotter graduated Summa Cum Laude from North Carolina State University. In 1999, he graduated with honors from East Carolina University School of Medicine as Doctor of Medicine. In college and medical school, his fellow educators, colleagues, and peers regarded him for his dedication to clinical research and the advancement of medicine. He was awarded the Jacob Furth Research Award for his accomplishments as a researcher, while at ECU. He has earned multiple US Patents on new technologies in cardiopulmonary bypass and renal diuresis. Dr. McCotter completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2002, where he was an American College of Physicians Research Competition Winner two consecutive years. He has also received seven Certificates of Achievement for Presentations and Research.
Dr. McCotter further pursued a Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. He became the Chief Cardiology Fellow at UVA, where he developed an Echocardiography teaching module for the training of cardiology fellows. He pursued an Electrophysiology Cardiology Fellowship, in which he focused on atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular arrhythmia ablations, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and biventricular devices.
Upon completion of his doctoral studies, Dr. McCotter served as the first Director of the Atrial Fibrillation and Arrhythmia Center at Palmetto Health Heart Hospital and Columbia Heart Clinic in Columbia, S.C.
Dr. McCotter has also served as Director of the Atrial Fibrillation and Arrhythmia Center at Saint Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC. He was integral in creating monitoring programs that allowed for the lowest electrophysiology procedure cost per case in the Bon Secours network. Dr. McCotter was nominated as “Best Physician” in the Upstate region, and he enjoyed a five-star physician rating.
Dr. McCotter is board certified in cardiac electrophysiology, cardiovascular disease, and internal medicine.
In his spare time, Dr. McCotter enjoys fishing and restoring old cars. He also enjoys Jeep riding with his children.
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