Board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, Mikhailia Lake, M.D., FACC. leads the Holy Cross Health new women’s heart program. She is with the Holy Cross Medical Group. Her focus is on non-invasive cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, valvular disease and coronary artery disease. She is passionate about preventing heart disease and integrates plant-based diets and exercise with traditional medicine. Prior to joining Holy Cross, Dr. Lake was a non-invasive cardiologist with Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida where she served as Director of Noninvasive Cardiology and was lead physician for the Sanctuary Cardiology Group. She is a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Medical Association and American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and has made several presentations nationally and been published in several medical journals. Dr. Lake graduated magna cum laude with a degree in chemistry from Florida International University and earned her Doctor of Medicine from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, where she was a multi-scholarship recipient. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Lake has several years of research experience throughout her training at Emory University, Johns Hopkins Hospital and La Plata School of Medicine/Johns Hopkins Hospital in La Plata, Argentina.
