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Holly Wale  I, too, started with Baylor. I wanted to hear about the minimally invasive approach due to the reduced infection risk and shorter recovery time. My search lead me to UT Southwestern and Dr. Doolabh. I am a Mom and work full-time so a shorter time away from my family and my work really drove my investigation. For me - also - the consultation with Dr. Doolabh and Steva really solidified it was the path for me. I immediately felt I'd found the right place for what I needed and am confident I am in good hands. Good luck to you Jacqueline!

Lauren R  Hi both - I did start with Baylor and decided to switch to UTSW solely because of Dr Doolabh. I came home today (Saturday, surgery was Thursday). Pros of Baylor Plano: dedicated to heart only, you have one nice private room that changes from ICU to general around you. Those same pros are what I saw as cons of UTSW: big hospital with lots going on. I did have a great experience at UTSW. Just plan to have some normal delays like my CT scans on pre op day started 90 mins late, the ICU nurses seemed like they had a lot of patients to look after (not the 1:1 monitoring I expected). I don’t think you can make a wrong decision, but I had a great surgery with Doolabh, loved his whole dedicated team, and felt very well cared for at UTSW. At Baylor, I also had the same delays, long times for appointments, and never a single call back from the original cardiologist I met with.

Adam Pick  Really great to see you two connect! This made my day!!! Thoughts are with both of you for a very successful procedure with Dr. Doolabh at UT Southwestern. https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/surgeons/dr-Neelan-Doolabh-Dallas-Texas.php

Lauren R  Best of luck to you as well Holly! The positive comments in this forum are really helping me cope with nerves in these last few days. Thank you so much!

Mike Dotson  I second what Adam said. My AVR was done on 3/2/21 by Dr. Doolabh and I couldn’t be happier with the professionalism and caring of his entire team at UT Southwestern. Best of luck!