Adam’s Heart Valve Surgery Blog

Thanks to your help… Last month, we announced the launch of our new, online Heart Valve Surgeon Database. This unique database is the world’s first heart valve surgeon directory created by patients for patients.

Today, I am excited to announce that a complimentary Apple iPhone App for the Heart Valve Surgeon Database is now available for FREE!

The Heart Valve Surgeon Database iPhone App

This special iPhone App enables all patients and caregivers to search over 500 heart valve surgeons in 25+ countries around the world.

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In the past, we’ve discussed how patients, like Sylvia Woolworth, got physically and mentally fit prior to heart valve surgery. Specific to this topic, I recently opened an email from Dr. Michael Baity, a retired dentist from Michigan. Dr. Baity just had aortic valve replacement surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Here is what he wrote to me:

Hi Adam - I live about 450 miles north of Cleveland, way up by the Mackinaw Bridge (Michigan).  I am retired but was a dental specialist (Periodontics). I also taught graduate Periodontics at the University of Michigan, part time, for fifteen years, so I have had a lot of academic medicine as well as clinical practice.

Dr. Michael Baity - Heart Valve Surgery Patient

Specific to heart surgery, distance from my home was not a consideration… experience and safety were.

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I’m very, very, very excited to announce that the new Heart Valve Surgeon Database (Version 2.0) is going public today. You will quickly note there are several advanced features of the database including:

• A completely revised look (shown below). I found a web design team that made the database incredibly easy for patients and caregivers to use.

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I’m currently traveling through Europe for work. Right now, I’m on a train going from Eindhoven to Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Yes, it’s cold. But, not as cold as Helsinki, Finland where it was freeeeeezing.

Luckily, I have a few moments to read personal emails. One of those emails was from Mark Linnus, a 46 year-old patient from New York who was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse and severe regurgitation. Over the past year, I have corresponded with Mark about his upcoming valve surgery. In particular, much of our exchange focused on surgeon selection.

Well… Mark has good news to report. Here is what he wrote to me:

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