{"id":1756,"date":"2021-11-30T20:20:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T20:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/?page_id=1756"},"modified":"2023-09-27T13:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T13:00:09","slug":"day-life-dr-allan-stewart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/day-life-dr-allan-stewart\/","title":{"rendered":"A &#8220;Day In The Life&#8221; of a Heart Valve Surgeon with Dr. Allan Stewart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered, &#8220;What&#8217;s it like being a heart surgeon?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you answered &#8220;Yes&#8221; to that question&#8230; Here is your chance to go inside the operating room, the offices, the patient consults, and the meetings of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-Allan-Stewart-Miami-Florida.php\">Dr. Allan Stewart<\/a>, the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/hospital\/hca-florida-mercy-heart-institute\">Mercy Heart Institute<\/a> in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Stewart is a minimally-invasive, heart valve specialist who has performed over 5,000 cardiac procedures and more than 2,000 operations that included heart valve repair or replacement therapy. In our community, Dr. Stewart is celebrated for successfully treating over 300 patients including Bill Easton, Joseph Panbianco and Meredith Friedberg.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/COuP51-PXyU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Key Learnings From Dr. Allan Stewart<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Stewart shared several interesting points about his life as a heart valve surgeon. The key learnings include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Since Dr. Stewart was 11 years old, he wanted to become a heart surgeon.\u00a0 His grandparents and a Nova television episode that featured a pediatric heart transplant fascinated and motivated Dr. Stewart.<\/li>\n<li>Specific to patient care, Dr. Stewart is passionate about helping patients understand the opportunity and the benefits of heart valve therapy instead of the fear that many patients experience. Dr. Stewart believes the heart valve surgery can be a &#8220;reset button&#8221; for patients and their health. As Dr. Stewart states, &#8220;We want to add life to our patient&#8217;s years not just years to our patient&#8217;s life.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/..\/Images\/dr-allan-stewart-md-with-patient-heart-surgeon-miami.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Allan Stewart With Patient in Miami, Florida\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/><br \/>\nDr. Allan Stewart (Heart Surgeon) with Patient<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Today, there are many different types of cardiac surgery that can treat valvular defects including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/aortic-stenosis-valve-heart-narrowing.php\">aortic stenosis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/mitral-valve-regurgitation-symptoms-leaking.php\">mitral regurgitation<\/a>. While the therapies available to patients today are safe and effective, Dr. Stewart prepares for each operation with contingency plans to ensure a safe and successful result.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Stewart is an endurance athlete who has participated in several marathons and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2010\/07\/22\/allan-stewart-surgeon-patient-triathlon-new-york\/\">triathlons with his patients<\/a>.\u00a0 Dr. Stewart starts his day with one hour of exercise at his office.<\/li>\n<li>To accelerate patient recovery and reduce patient discomfort, Dr. Stewart has spent the majority of his career learning and developing minimally-invasive techniques.\u00a0 During the Structural Heart Meeting at Mercy Heart Institute, Dr. Stewart and his team discuss patients who may benefit from catheter-based approaches to heart valve treatment including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/tavr-procedure.php\/\">transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)<\/a>, transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/mitraclip\/\">MitraClip<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/clinical-trials\/summit-tendyne\">transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR)<\/a>.\u00a0 TAVR, TMVr, and TMVR do not require patients to have an incision to their chest or ribs and the patient does not require general anesthesia or the heart-lung machine.<\/li>\n<li>Oftentimes, Dr. Stewart&#8217;s patients who undergo a transcatheter procedure leave the hospital within 24 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/Images\/Allan-Stewart-Surgery-Micro2.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Allan Stewart Performing Heart Valve Surgery\" width=\"650\" height=\"641\" \/>Dr. Stewart Performing Minimally-Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the day HeartValveSurgery.com visited Dr. Stewart, he performed two procedures.\u00a0 The first patient had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/mitral-valve-repair-surgery.php\">mitral valve repair<\/a>, tricuspid valve repair and a surgical ablation, commonly known as a Maze procedure, to treat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/atrial-fibrillation\/\">atrial fibrillation<\/a>.\u00a0 For the second patient, Dr. Stewart performed a minimally-invasive aortic valve replacement using the Perceval sutureless heart valve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/Images\/mercy-heart-institute-team.jpg\" alt=\"Mercy Heart Institute Cardiac Surgery Team\" width=\"650\" height=\"483\" \/>Cardiac Surgery Team at Mercy Heart Institute in Miami, Florida<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As cardiac surgery is a &#8220;team sport&#8221;, Dr. Stewart has assembled an elite team of cardiac surgeons, physician assistants, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, imaging specialists, interventional cardiologists and more.\u00a0 During a procedure, there are typically between 8 to 10 people in the operating room.<\/li>\n<li>Throughout his entire career, Dr. Stewart has had only one heart valve coordinator, Debra Segreti.\u00a0 Debra has worked with Dr. Stewart at Columbia University Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City prior to moving with Dr. Stewart to Miami, Florida.\u00a0 In addition to coordinating patient care for Dr. Stewart, Debra is also a heart valve patient.\u00a0 Debra had her mitral valve replaced over 20 years ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1763 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/..\/Images\/debra-segretti-allan-stewart-heart-surgery.jpg\" alt=\"Debra Segretti - Patient Advocate\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/>Debra Segreti (Practice Manager &amp; Patient Advocate) with Dr. Stewart<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Thanks Dr. Stewart and Mercy Heart Institute!!!<\/h2>\n<p>Many thanks to Dr. Stewart and the entire team at Mercy Heart Institute in Miami, Florida.\u00a0 We really enjoyed visiting your new cardiac center and learning about Dr. Stewart&#8217;s unique approach to heart valve therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-Allan-Stewart-Miami-Florida.php\">See 50 Patient Reviews for Dr. Allan Stewart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/hospital\/hca-florida-mercy-heart-institute\">Explore the Mercy Heart Institute Heart Valve Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep on tickin!<br \/>\nAdam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"cms.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"class_list":["post-1756","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-surgeons-clinics"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1756"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3783,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1756\/revisions\/3783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}