Carl J. Pepine, M.D., has won an APEX Award of Excellence for a column he published recently in Today in Cardiology.

His article, titled "From the Editor-Keeping Imaging Procedures In House: Why It Makes Sense," was selected from among hundreds of entries in the 18th Annual Awards for Publication Excellence competition, sponsored annually by Communications Concepts Inc. to recognize professional communicators.

Pepine is chief of cardiovascular medicine at UF's College of Medicine and chief medical editor of Today in Cardiology, a monthly publication designed to provide timely clinical news to practicing cardiologists.