CFIT Faculty

Meet our Faculty

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Kenneth Turley, Ph.D., FACSM

Department Chair
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Tristan Pendergrass, MBA, FHRS, CCDS, CEPS, CDRMS

Assistant Professor
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Todd Watson, MS, CCDS

Assistant Professor
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Susan Bartelt, MS, MBA

Part-Time Faculty

Affiliate Faculty

Leon Blue, M.D., FACC, FACP, FSCAI

Leon Roby Blue, M.D., is board-certified in Internal Medicine and in Cardiovascular Disease. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, and the American College of Cardiology. He was in clinical practice in cardiology in Searcy for 41 years. His practice included invasive and interventional cardiology as well as cardiac rhythm management, including pacemaker and AICD insertions. He has authored or co-authored several scientific studies. Dr. Blue has been active in medical mission work throughout the Caribbean and Africa. His Fellowship in Cardiology was done at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences(UAMS) as was his Residency in Internal Medicine. He received his Doctor of Medicine from UAMS. He received his Bachelor of Science from Harding University

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