Abel Rivero, M.D.

Balachander Govindarajan, M.D., is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Govindarajan received his medical degree from Madras (Chennai) Medical College in Madras, India, where he also completed his medical internship. He received his Masters in Preventative Medicine from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Govindarajan completed his residency in internal medicine at Michael Reese Hospital at the University of Illinois in Chicago, Illinois. He received his fellowship in cardiology at Michael Reese Hospital, his fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, and was staff cardiologist at the Danville Veteran’s Administration Illiana Medical Center in Danville, Illinois. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

If you suffer from cardiac arrhythmias due to an electrical “short circuit” in your heart, it can be especially frightening. Dr. Govindarajan understands your concern; he is an expert in cardiac electrophysiology or “an electrician of the heart.” He can quickly diagnose the root cause of your problem and determine the proper treatment for you. “I love working in the cardiovascular field,” he says. “I can think of no other area of medicine where you can see positive results so quickly. We change lives, and in some instances, we change them instantly.”

Abel Rivero, M.D., is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, nuclear cardiology, and adult echocardiography. Dr. Rivero received his medical degree from the Central America Health Sciences University in Belize. He worked as a research fellow in nuclear cardiology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, before completing his residency training in internal medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark and his fellowships in cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. While at USF, he also served as chief fellow in the department of cardiology.

Dr. Rivero believes that treating the heart is not just in one’s chest, but in their entire body, mind and soul. “I try to help my patients find happiness in their lives, and not only through their physical health, but through remembering that their mental and emotional well-being is just as important.” Dr. Rivero lives in Lady Lake with his wife and two young sons.