{"id":29766,"date":"2019-04-25T17:31:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T22:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/?p=29766"},"modified":"2019-04-30T19:40:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T00:40:01","slug":"dr-marc-gerdisch-patient-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2019\/04\/25\/dr-marc-gerdisch-patient-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgeon Spotlight:  Dr. Marc Gerdisch Receives 100 Patient Testimonials!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am excited and honored to announce that Dr. Marc Gerdisch just received his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-Marc-Gerdisch-Indianapolis-Indiana.php\">100th patient testimonial<\/a> at HeartValveSurgery.com!<\/p>\n<p>And, for good reason&#8230;\u00a0 Dr. Gerdisch, who is the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Franciscan Health Heart Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of the most committed and dedicated heart surgeons I know.\u00a0 Over the years, I have seen Dr. Gerdisch go above-and-beyond to help his patients, their families and their friends.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/..\/Images\/Marc-Gerdisch-MD-100-Patient-Reviews.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you didn&#8217;t know, Dr. Gerdisch has performed thousands of heart valve procedures.\u00a0 Dr. Gerdisch is so committed to the pursuit of healthy heart valves that his license plate actually reads, &#8220;HRT VALV&#8221;.\u00a0 \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/..\/Images\/heart-valve-license-plate-gerdisch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to performing lots of heart valve surgery, Dr. Gerdisch has led several clinical trials and he specializes in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.\u00a0 Fyi, I&#8217;ve actually seen him train other surgeons on the Maze procedure at an AFib seminar in Chicago. It was amazing!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Dr. Gerdisch&#8217;s Patients Say&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>Luckily, I have met several of Dr. Gerdisch&#8217;s patients including Linda Kincaid, Nina Bamford and Linda Staples.\u00a0 When I ask them about Dr. Gerdisch, two things typically happen.\u00a0 First, they grab my arm to ensure I&#8217;m paying attention.\u00a0 Then, they say, &#8220;Oh&#8230; That Dr. Gerdisch&#8230; He is the best!&#8221;\u00a0 No joke.\u00a0 That really happens.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Dr. Gerdisch, here are two patient videos that illustrate his transformational impact upon the lives of patients within our community.\u00a0 The first video is about Linda Staples, who suffered from mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation.\u00a0 Sadly, Linda told me that she was preparing to die before meeting Dr. Gerdisch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rPB6JgiZSHM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The next patient success story is about Nina Bamford, an aortic stenosis patient.\u00a0 Nina had been in-and-out of the hospital several times prior to receiving a TAVR that was implanted by Dr. Gerdisch and his team.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q0w4EZU8tOA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>His Passion for Heart Surgery Innovation<\/h2>\n<p>If there is one thing I have learned about Dr. Gerdisch, it is his passion to help patients with surgical innovations.\u00a0 Every time we talk, he&#8217;s sharing some new innovation with me.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>I just looked back at the educational stories that Dr. Gerdisch has helped me post.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s an example of the innovations we&#8217;ve reported on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2011\/02\/15\/extracellular-matrix-marc-gerdisch-video\/\">Extracellular matrix for tissue regeneration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2018\/02\/01\/rigid-sternal-fixation\/\">Rigid sternal fixation for post-op sternal stability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2012\/11\/20\/atrial-fibrillation-quintuple-bypass-surgery-dr-marc-gerdisch\/\">The Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2014\/03\/06\/on-x-mechanical-valve-lower-coumadin-study\/\">Reduced Coumadin therapy for the On-X mechanical valve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/haart-annuloplasty-ring.php\">The HAART Aortic Annuloplasty Ring for aortic regurgitation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/cryoanalgesia-pain.php\">Cryoanalgesia to reduce pain after heart surgery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A few days ago, I learned that Dr. Gerdisch is leading a new clinical trial for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cormatrix.com\/cortricuspid\">CorTricuspid ECM valve<\/a>.\u00a0 This next-generation device is shaped like a human tricuspid valve and enables the patient&#8217;s own cells to infiltrate the structure and remodel over time, resulting in a fully functional valve.\u00a0 According to Dr. Gerdisch, &#8220;This FDA study is a substantial step toward patients avoiding synthetic or animal tissue valve replacement by having the opportunity to regrow their own tissue.&#8221;\u00a0 Wonderful!!!<\/p>\n<p>To see how Dr. Gerdisch is using some of these innovations to help patients, here is an educational video about his unique and minimally-invasive approach to mitral valve repair surgery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/an0SQXrI8f0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Congratulations &amp; Thanks Dr. Gerdisch!!!<\/h2>\n<p>On behalf of our patient community, I&#8217;d like to extend a mighty &#8220;Congratulations!!!&#8221; to Dr. Gerdisch and the entire team at Franciscan Health Heart Valve Center and Cardiac Surgical Associates.\u00a0 That means you Nicole Reitz, Kelli Searles and John Barakat.\u00a0 Together, you have made such a wonderful and tremendous impact on this community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/..\/Images\/marc-gerdisch-adam-pick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/>Dr. Gerdisch &amp; Me<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I also need to say &#8220;Thank You!&#8221; to Dr. Gerdisch.\u00a0 Since we first met in 2011, Dr. Gerdisch has really rallied around my personal mission to educate and empower patients with heart valve disease.\u00a0 I&#8217;m so thrilled to celebrate and to share this extraordinary accomplishment with our community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-Marc-Gerdisch-Indianapolis-Indiana.php\">See 100+ Patient Testimonials for Dr. Marc Gerdisch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep on tickin&#8217; 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