Surgeons & Hospitals Blog
By Adam Pick
Surgeon Q&A: Why Is The AATS Mitral Conclave So Important for Patients?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: May 8, 2023
Last week at the AATS Mitral Conclave in New York City, the world’s leading mitral valve experts connected for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. This conference was downright amazing and I was lucky to attend.
Will You Recommend Your Heart Surgeon?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: March 29, 2023
Dear Patients and Friends,
Surgeon Q&A: How Is Social Media Helping My Heart Valve Patients?
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Medical Expert: Raymond Singer, MD, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
Published: March 16, 2023
I’m fascinated by how people are using social media.
Saint Alphonsus Heart Institute Joins Our Community!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: November 29, 2022
I am very excited to announce that Saint Alphonsus Heart Institute in Boise, Idaho just became the newest sponsor of HeartValveSurgery.com.
WakeMed Heart & Vascular Joins Our Community!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: November 15, 2022
I am very excited to announce that WakeMed Heart & Vascular in Raleigh, North Carolina, just became the newest heart valve surgery center to join us at HeartValveSurgery.com.
Dr. Castro Becomes First Surgeon to Receive 200 Patient Testimonials In Our Community!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate & Author
Published: October 30, 2022
I am very happy to announce that Dr. Luis Castro, a leading cardiac surgeon at Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California, has just become the first cardiac surgeon to receive 200 testimonials from patients in the HeartValveSurgery.com community. Woo-Hoo!!!!
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!!!
Dr. Vaughn Starnes, My Surgeon, Gets 100 Patient Testimonials!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: October 10, 2022
I am very happy to announce that Dr. Vaughn Starnes, my surgeon, just became the sixth doctor to receive 100 patient reviews at HeartValveSurgery.com!
Baptist Health Louisville Joins Our Community!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: September 6, 2022
I am very excited to announce that Baptist Health Louisville just became the newest sponsor of HeartValveSurgery.com.
UT Southwestern Clinical Heart and Vascular Center Joins Our Community!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: August 9, 2022
I am very excited to announce that UT Southwestern Clinical Heart and Vascular Center just became the newest sponsor of HeartValveSurgery.com.
Yale University and Yale New Haven Health Join Our Community!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: July 22, 2022
I am very excited to announce that Yale University and Yale New Haven Health Heart and Vascular Center just became the newest sponsor of HeartValveSurgery.com.
100 Patient Testimonials for Dr. Gyu Gang and Dr. Takeyoshi Ota!!!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: May 11, 2022
I am very happy and excited to announce that Dr. Gyu Gang and Dr. Takeyoshi Ota are the newest members of our surgeon team to receive 100 patient testimonials at HeartValveSurgery.com!!!
Hoag Memorial Hospital Joins Our Community!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: December 6, 2021
I am excited to announce that the Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian just became the newest sponsor of HeartValveSurgery.com.
UW Medicine Heart Institute Joins Our Community!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: October 20, 2021
I am very excited to announce that UW Medicine Heart Institute just became the newest sponsor of HeartValveSurgery.com.
Mayo Clinic Joins Our Community!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: August 26, 2021
Heart Valve Experts Show Wonderful Support for Our Patient Community!
Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: April 1, 2021
Unexpected!
Penn Medicine Heart and Vascular Center Joins HeartValveSurgery.com!
By Adam Pick on December 18, 2020
I am very excited to announce that Penn Medicine Heart and Vascular Center just became a new sponsor of HeartValveSurgery.com!
Telehealth Reform: COVID-19 Unites 180 Distinguished Physicians to Send Congress This Letter
By Adam Pick on August 11, 2020
Sometimes… It’s hard to imagine that anything good can come from COVID-19. The novel coronavirus has cast an undeniable darkness upon our planet with 20+ million infections and 737 thousand deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University of Medicine.
Congratulations to Dr. Vaughn Starnes, My Surgeon, For Becoming the 100th President of the AATS!
By Adam Pick on May 18, 2019
As one of his many patients, I am excited to announce that Dr. Vaughn Starnes just became the 100th President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). Doctor Starnes succeeded another celebrated surgeon here at HeartValveSurgery.com, Dr. David Adams, at the recent AATS Meeting in Toronto, Canada.
True or False: 70% of Patients Use Online Reviews to Select Heart Surgeons
By Adam Pick on May 16, 2019
Last week… In my heart valve surgery newsletter, I asked our patient community a very simple question, “Would you recommend your heart surgeon?”
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