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Dr. Farivar & Mike Gabler, TAVR Expert from Survivor, Show Support for Our Community!!!

Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: December 15, 2022

Sometimes... Life is just too darn fun!!!

For example, I just received two wonderful pictures from Dr. Robert Saeid Farivar, a leading cardiac surgeon at Saint Alphonsus Health System in Boise, Idaho, with Mike Gabler from Survivor 43! As you can read in this post, Mike is a Heart Valve Specialist who is a contestant on Survivor which is one of my favorite tv shows.

Mike Gabler, Heart Valve Specialist, Survivor Contestant, with Dr. Robert Saeid Farivar

Dr. Robert Saeid Farivar & Mike Gabler

It turns out that Mike is Dr. Farivar's representative from Edwards Lifesciences, a leading manufacturer of heart valve devices including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). As Dr. Farivar wrote to me, "Mike Gabler is my rep. I thought you would like this picture."

I didn't just like the picture... I loooooooved it!!!

Then, a few days later, Mike Gabler sent me this picture in which he is sporting a HeartValveSurgey.com hat and pullover.

Mike Gabler - TAVR Expert & Survivor Contestant

Mike Gabler (TAVR Expert & Survivor 43 Contestant)

Don't forget! You can cheer for Mike on Survivor Wednesday nights at 8pm on CBS!

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

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