Specialties:
Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology
Address:
Iowa Heart Center at Mercy
411 Laurel St STE A250, Des Moines 50314
(866) 490-2471 (Phone)
Iowa Heart Center - West University
5880 University Ave, West Des Moines 50266
(866) 933-8936 (Phone)
Procedures:
Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography), Cardiac Imaging, Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs), Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
Conditions:
Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart, Autonomic Disorders, Carotid Artery Disease, Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction), Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Hypotension, Pericardial Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Syncope, Tricuspid Valve Disease
Certifications:
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2012, Cardiovascular Disease, 1981, Internal Medicine, 1978
Hospitals:
Iowa Heart Center at Mercy
411 Laurel St STE A250, Des Moines 50314
Iowa Heart Center - West University
5880 University Ave, West Des Moines 50266
Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
1111 6Th Ave, Des Moines 50314
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
1200 Pleasant St, Des Moines 50309
Philosophy:
Dr. William Wickemeyer, an expert in lipid management and congestive heart failure, holds an undergraduate degree from Tufts University in Medford, and received his medical degree from the New York Medical College in New York City. He then completed an internship, residency and cardiology fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
In Des Moines, Dr. Wickemeyer formed Iowa Heart Center's Lipid Clinic, where patients receive important information on lowering cholesterol to reduce the risk of heart disease.
Born in Indiana, Dr. Wickemeyer was raised in Michigan and Long Island, NY. He is board certified in general and nuclear cardiology, and currently practices at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines.
Education:
Medical School
New York Medical College
Graduated: 1975
Baylor Affil Hosps
Graduated: 1976
Graduated: 1978
Va Hospital
Graduated: 1980