Adam’s Updates Blog
By Adam Pick
Patient Webinar: Ask Dr. Gerdisch Anything!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page Last Updated: May 30, 2025
[May 30, 2025 Update: Great news! Our patient webinar, “Ask Dr. Gerdisch Anything”, with Dr. Marc Gerdisch was fantastic. You can now watch a video playback of the webinar below. You can also download the free eBook at this link.]
New Dynamic “Patient News Feed” Launches!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: May 22, 2025
Hey Everybody,
Patient Innovation: Will You Test Our New AI-Powered Heart Valve Chatbot?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: May 6, 2025
Great news! To educate patients, their families and friends, we just released the world’s first Heart Valve Chatbot powered by artificial intelligence. The Heart Valve Chatbot was created with the support of 100+ heart valve doctors and 1000s of patients.
45 Patient Questions Answered by Dr. Doug Johnston!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Medical Expert: Doug Johnston, MD, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern Medicine
Page last updated: March 3, 2025
Great news!
It’s Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day!!!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: February 27, 2025
Today, on Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, let’s raise awareness to this under-diagnosed disease and celebrate the life-saving heart valve surgery of Daphine, a courageous 12-year old girl from Uganda!
Join 950 Heart Valve Patients On Today’s Webinar!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: February 23, 2025
[Update: Great news! Our patient webinar, “6 Expert Tips for Heart Valve Patients” with Dr. Johnston, Dr. Medina and Dr. Hodges was fantastic. You can watch a video playback of the webinar below or at YouTube. You can also download a free eBook of the “6 Expert Tips for Heart Valve Patients” webinar at this link.]
Happy Valentine’s Day From Chicago!!!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: February 14, 2025
As Heart Month continues to raise much-needed awareness to heart disease, I’m excited to be in Chicago today for a special celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois.
Let’s “Go Red” for Women’s Heart Health!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: February 7, 2025
Today, Friday, February 7, you are invited to join our community which is in full support of the “Go Red for Women” campaign. This wonderful initiative was created to raise awareness to women’s heart disease and unite communities that are fighting for the eradication of heart disease and stroke. As you can see below, heart valve experts from all over the United States are showing their support to fight cardiac disease which accounts for 1 in 3 female deaths every year.
Join 300 Patients on Thursday’s Tricuspid Valve Webinar!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Medical Experts: Wilson Szeto, MD and Paul Fiorilli, MD of Penn Medicine
Page Last Updated: February 1, 2025
[Update: Great news! Our patient webinar, “Advances in Tricuspid Valve Therapy” with Dr. Wilson Szeto and Dr. Paul Fiorilli, was fantastic. Click this link to see a video replay of the webinar or download a free copy of the new “Advances in Tricuspid Valve Therapy” eBook.]
Will You Recommend Your Interventional Cardiologist?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: January 13, 2025
Dear Patients and Friends,
My 19th Heart Valve Surgery Anniversary!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: December 19, 2024
It’s hard to believe.
Join 400 Patients on Today’s Live Webinar With Dr. Emerson & Me!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: December 12, 2024
[Update: Wonderful news! Our patient webinar, “Minimally-Invasive Heart Valve Surgery” with Dr. Dominic Emerson, was fantastic. To see a video replay of the webinar, click this link. Or, you can download a copy of the new “Minimally-Invasive Heart Valve Surgery” eBook at this link.]
Interventional Cardiology: What Should You Know?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: November 19, 2024
In a recent patient survey, we learned that 53% of patients are not aware of the critical role that an interventional cardiologist plays within a heart team.
Research Alert: Women Are More Likely to Die From Complications After Heart Valve Surgery
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: October 17, 2024
Heart disease kills one in three women every year. That said, we are doing our best to raise awareness to this troublesome issue by speaking at congressional meetings in Washington, DC, supporting the “Go Red for Women” awareness initiative, and posting educational content specific to women’s heart health.
“Rock From The Heart” Concert Date Announced Featuring Spin Doctors
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: October 16, 2024
I’m excited to share that the date and the headliner for the annual “Rock From the Heart” event has been announced. This special community event will be held February 22, 2025, at the Palace Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This event supports Rock From the Heart’s mission to raise awareness of aortic and heart valve disease while bringing the community together through the power of music.
Join 400 Patients On Today’s Webinar with the Mayo Clinic!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Page last updated: October 11, 2024
[Update: Great news! Our patient webinar, “Advances in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Therapy” with the Mayo Clinic was fantastic. To see a video replay of the webinar, click here or you can download the free ebook at this link.]
For 4th Consecutive Year, We Achieve #1 Ranking on Feedspot’s “Top 50 Cardiac Surgery Websites”
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: September 16, 2024
Dear Patients and Friends,
Off-Topic: It’s Summer Harvest Time!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: September 9, 2024
As many of you know, I love to try and grow vegetables. For many years, I failed miserably. Nothing went right. I grew the wrong varieties for our climate. I grew the wrong strains that didn’t fit in my little garden. I was so bad that I almost gave up.
46 Patient Questions Answered by Dr. Marc Gillinov!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Medical Expert: Marc Gillinov, MD, Chairman of Cardiac Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Published: September 5, 2024
Wonderful!
550,000 Social Media Followers for Our Heart Valve Community!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: August 30, 2024
So, this is downright wonderful!
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