LEWISTON – Cardiologist Michael C. Lemieux, M.D., F.A.C.C., has joined Central Maine Heart Associates, 60 High St., a cardiology practice affiliated with the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute. He will see patients at the Lewiston offices and at Central Maine Heart Associates’ Waterville office.

Prior to beginning his work with Central Maine Heart Associates, Lemieux worked for several years with Northeast Cardiology Associates in Waterville. His professional experience also includes work as a private practitioner in the Lewiston-Auburn area.

A Lewiston native, Lemieux graduated summa cum laude from St. Francis College in Biddeford. He also studied at the University of Southern Maine in Portland and earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University of Medicine in New Orleans. He served an internship and residency in internal medicine at Worcester Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Mass., where he received the Chief of Medicine Award for outstanding excellence in medical education and patient care. He completed a fellowship in cardiology at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Lemieux is certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

He is the son of Lionel and Therese Lemieux of Lewiston and has three sons.

The Lewiston practice can be reached at 753-3900.