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DOCTORS CONTACT INFORMATION -Spring 2009
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The following is a list of doctors who have come to my attention from looking through the internet. This has happened from a combination of the following:
I have not researched these doctors thoroughly, and I have not double-checked their contact information. And I certainly do not know the field well enough to know about all the other capable practitioners that are out there. So when you must do your own investigation of those on the list and of others you hear of to determine how well they can treat your type of AF. This means asking specific questions about success- and complication rates for your type of atrial fibrillation.
Any list of competent doctors will change over time. One of the conventional criteria for choosing a doctor is to pick the one that has done the most procedures-- or a sufficient number of them. The latter group will get bigger as more doctors get more practice. And, as techniques become easier to learn -- possibly by depending more on robots or other technology -- experience may become less critical.
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| SURGEONS :PVI-Centered and Cox Maze variations For more information, see Lesion Set Examples and 2007 AATS Convention. |
| Randall Wolf (PVI-Centered-Plus) |
Deaconess Hospital Cincinnati Ohio 1-877-900-AFIB http://www.wolfminimaze.com/index3.html
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| Adam Saltman (PVI-Centered) |
Director of CT Surgery Research Maimonides Medical Center 4802 Tenth Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. 11219 |
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Edgerton JR (Wolf MM+Dallas Extended Lesion Set) |
4708 Alliance
Boulevard |
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James Longoria, M.D. (Wolf MM+Extended Lesion Set)
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5301 F. Street 1 916 452-8291 |
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| John H. Sirak, M.D. (TT MiniMaze:Wolf MM+Extended Lesion Set) |
410 W. 10th Avenue 1 614 293-5502 |
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| John D. Pigott, M.D., M.H.A. (TT
Minimaze: Wolf MM+Extended Lesion Set) |
1415 Tulane Avenue |
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| Dale Geiss (Full Maze) |
Illinois Cardiac Surgery Associates, SC
515 Northeast Glen
Oak Ave., Suite 202 1 309 674-2002 1 309 674-0774 |
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| Ralph Damiano (Cox Maze IV) |
Washington University School of Medicine
3108 Queeny Tower, Phone:1 314 362-7327 Fax:1 314 747-0917 |
Contact Marci Bailey Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine |
| Patrick McCarthy (Full Maze) |
Northwestern University
201 East Huron
Street, Suite 10-105 Phone:1 312 695-3114 Fax:1 312 695-0178 |
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| Marvin Peyton (Full Maze) |
Center Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center P.O. Box 26901 WP-2230 Oklahoma City OK 73190 405 271 5789 405 271 3288 (Fax) |
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| Niv Ad (Full Maze) |
Fairfax Hospital, Department
of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery3301 Woodburn Road, Suite 301 Phone:1 703 280-5858 Fax:1 703 280-2654 |
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A.Marc Gillinov (Full Maze) |
Surgical Director of the Center for Atrial Fibrillation The Cleveland Clinic Foundation 9500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115 |
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| Richard Lee (Hybrid Wolf MM-CA) |
675 N. St. Clair, Galter 19-100 Chicago, IL 60611 P: (312) 695-4965 Website: www.nmff.org |
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| Andrew Kiser (Ex-Maze) |
FirstHealth Cardiovascular & Thoracic Center 155 Memorial Drive, P. O. Box 3000 Pinehurst, NC 28374 (910) 715-4111, Fax: (910) 715-4101 |
| ELECTROPHYSIOLOGISTS (who do catheter ablation) |
| MIDWEST | Andrea Natale |
22008: Dr Natale's long-standing contract with CCF was terminated.
For recent contact information, see his web site,
andreanatale.com . He will be dividing his time among the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute in Austin, where he will be Executive Medical Director (877 887 7737), the California Pacific Medical Center (415 923 6500) and two hospitals in the northern Ohio (Heart Rhythm Associates Akron General, 330 344 4377) and Metro Health Medical Center (216 778 2325) in Cleveland. He can see patients in any of those locations.
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| Robert Schweikert |
(Formerly at the Cleveland Clinic) Heart Rhythm Associates |
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| Patrick Tchou* |
9500 Euclid Ave
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| Bruce Lindsay |
(Formerly at Washington University) ...now at the Cleveland Clinic. You can schedule an appointment with him through their appointment office by calling 1-800-223-2273 extension 46697. |
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| Douglas Packer | Mayo Clinic (507)-255-6263 | ||||
| Fred Morady |
Univ of Michigan Med Ctr 1500 E Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0311 Phone 1: 734-763-7392 Fax 1: 734-936-7026 E-mail: susastok@umich.edu |
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| Warren Jackman (consulting only) |
405-271-8764 (Office) 405-271-7455 (Fax) warren-jackman@ouhsc.edu |
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| Hiroshi Nakagawa |
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 1200 Everett Dr Rm ET6 Oklahoma City OK 73104 405 271 9696 |
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| David Wilber |
Loyola University Medical Center 2160 S 1st Ave Maywood IL 60153 708 216 2642 |
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Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy |
The University of Kansas |
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| SOUTH |
Sergio Pinski* |
Head- Section of Cardiac Pacing & Electrophysiology Department of Cardiology Cleveland Clinic Weston, Florida Florida website: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/florida/weston/ |
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J. Marcus Wharton
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Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Medical University of South Carolina
MUSC Rutledge
Tower |
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| WEST | Andrea Natale |
22008: Dr Natale's long-standing contract with CCF was terminated.
For recent contact information, see his web site,
andreanatale.com . He will be dividing his time among the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute in Austin, where he will be Executive Medical Director (877 887 7737), the California Pacific Medical Center (415 923 6500) and two hospitals in the northern Ohio (Heart Rhythm Associates Akron General, 330 344 4377) and Metro Health Medical Center (216 778 2325) in Cleveland. He can see patients in any of those locations.
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Richard Hongo* |
2 Bon Air Rd., #100
2100
Webster Street, #516 |
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Anil K. Bhandari
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Cardiologist, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist, LA Cardiology Associates. Los Angeles, California (CA) 213-977-7405 |
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| William Mandel |
414 N Camden Dr #1100 Beverly Hills, CA 90210-4532 (310)278-3400 (310)278-1240 - fax |
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| Koonwalee Nademanee | Call the Tommy Lasorda Heart Institute in Inglewood CA at 888 611 4327 for information | ||||
| Anil K Bhandari |
1245 Wilshire Blvd. #703 Phone: (213) 977-0419 |
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| Nassir Marrouche |
nassir.marrouche@hsc.utah.edu
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| EAST | Larry Chinitz |
New York University Hospital Center Cardiac Cath Lab - Tisch Hospital 560 1st. Av. New York, NY 10016 (212)-263-5656 Fax: (212)-263-8534 |
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| Francis E Marchlinski |
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Department of Medicine Cardiovascular Medicine Division 9.130 Founders Pavilion 3400 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Contact: Carolyn Siwinski (215) 662-6005 |
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David J. Callans |
Director. EP Lab University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA
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| Vivek Reddy |
Director of Electrophysiology Laboratories Mt Sinai Hospital
1190 5th Avenue |
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| Peter Zimetbaum |
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston MA) 617 632 7458 |
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| Charles Haffajee |
Caritas St Elizabeth Medical Center (Boston MA) 617 789 3148 |
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| Paul Steiner |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center |
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| CANADA | Atul Verma |
Southlake Regional Health Center University of Toronto Newmarket, Toronto Canada 905 953 7917 |
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| Yaariv Khaykin | Same as for Dr Verma | ||||
| Alan Skanes |
London Cardiac Institute London Ontario 519 645 0146 |
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| Richard Leathers |
Nova Clinic 650 Brookleigh Road Fax 250-658-6109 info@novaclinical.com |
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| George Veenhuyzen |
Foothills Hospital
1403 29
Street NW, Calgary,
AB T2N
2T9, Canada
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| FRANCE |
Dr Pierre Jais Dr Michael Haissaguerre |
Melle Laurence DEIXONNE (speaks English) Secrétariat Pr Clémenty - Pr Haïssaguerre Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut Lévêque avenue de Magellan 33604 PESSAC Cedex Tel : 33 (0) 5 57 65 64 71 Fax : 33 (0) 5 57 65 65 09 Email : laurence.bayle@chu-bordeaux.fr |
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| LONDON | Richard Schillings |
St
Bartholomew's Hospital Tel: +44 2076018639; fax: +44 2076018627.E-mail address: r.schilling@qmul.ac.uk |
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| John Morgan |
Southampton General Hospital
Tel: 023
8077 7222
Tremona Road,
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Wyn Davies
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Waller Department of Cardiology St Mary's Hospital, Praed St, London W2 1NY, UK. |
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| Sabine Ernst |
Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP Tel: +44 (0)20 7352 8121 |
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| AUSTRALIA | Prash Sanders |
Cardiovascular Research Centre, Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital and Disciplines of Medicine and Physiology, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia Tel: +61 8 8222 2723; fax: +61 8 8222 2722. E-mail address: prash.sanders@adelaide.edu.au |
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| Rukshen Weerasooriya, | Department of Cardiology, Royal Perth Hospital, GPO Box X2213 Perth, Western Australia. E-mail ruk@ziplip.com | ||||
| INDIA | Contact Barry for more information. Only solid reason for inclusion here is low cost. As with all those listed here, you must ask the right questions!!! |
Escorts Heart Institute And Research Centre, Okhla Road, New Delhi - 110 025 (INDIA) Phone: 91-11-47135000 Fax: 91-11-26825013 email: contact@ehirc.com |
| * I believe all are associated with the Cleveland Clinic. Drs Hao and Hongo are at their Marin Country, CA branch. The number is (415) 925-7000 , and Dr Pinski, is at the Weston Florida satellite. |
I will mention one other possibility for your consideration. You may have read or heard that places like India and Thailand are catering to foreigners who need medical procedures at reasonable prices compared to the cost in their home country. There is no reason to doubt that the practitioners in these hospitals have or will gain expertise as in the USA. As in the USA or anywhere, one must be selective and ask the right questions.
One such place is Escorts Heart Institute in India. They are reportedly experienced in catheter ablation and are forthcoming about success rates.
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