Haley Kent Beasley, M.D.

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Get to know Cardiologist Dr. Haley Kent Beasley, who serves patients in Austin, Texas.

Helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life, Dr. Beasley is a highly trained cardiologist who is licensed to practice medicine in Texas. He is affiliated with Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin & St. David’s Medical Center.

Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Austin, Texas, is a full-service hospital with 24/7 emergency care and Comprehensive Level 1 Stroke Center. It is a destination for specialty care – including heart and vascular health, stroke care, lung and esophageal cancers, maternity services, and women’s health. The hospital also offers a wide range of minimally invasive procedures, imaging, lab tests and rehabilitation services, all on one campus.

Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center includes a 426-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. It is home to the internationally renowned Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute and St. David’s Neuroscience & Spine Institute. The hospital provides a complete range of women’s services, including its acclaimed maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team, the region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and The Breast Center; complex surgical services; a comprehensive Bariatric Surgery Center; and a 24-hour emergency department.

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Beasley graduated with his medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine in 1962. He then went on to serve his internship and residency in internal medicine at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, and an additional residency in internal medicine at Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education.

In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, he is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart, as well as some parts of the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology. Cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, assess, and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and blood vessels (the cardiovascular system).

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