Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 In a message dated 5/28/2003 9:13:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wep@... writes: > Dr. Keane > MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL > > > I saw Dr. Keane in April for a second opinion. I was very impressed. I found him personable and easy to talk with. He spent more time with me than I had ever anticipated. Depending upon your time table if you are considering meeting with him you may want to call for an appointment soon. He told me that he will be leaving Mass General in July. He is returning to Dublin, Ireland permanently. Ruthee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 you can add Dr. Marchlinski .U. of Penn. phila pa 2156626005 to your list > >Reply-To: AFIBsupport >To: <AFIBsupport > >Subject: PVA Doctors >Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 20:12:07 -0500 > >I've put together a list of PVA doctors I will be contacting to arrange a >2nd opinion. Would appreciate any additions or deletions that anyone might >suggest. I am looking for the cream of the crop (aren't we all!). Thanks! > >Dr. Schweikert >CLEVELAND CLINIC > > >Dr. Marc phson >BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL > > >Dr. Keane >MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL > > >Dr. Ali Massumi >HALL GARCIA CARDIOLOGY > > >Dr. Masood Akhtar >WISCONSIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY GROUP > > >Dr. Hugh Calkins >JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE > > >Dr. Canby >TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA > > >Dr. Jie Cheng >HOUSTON ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY ASSOCIATES > > >Dr. Mike Cuffe >DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOLOGY > > >Dr. Fred Morady >UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN > > >Dr. Newman >UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL GROUP > > >Dr. Nayak >UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA >? > > Wilber >LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER > > >Dr. Ching >ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL >? > >Dr. Emile Daoud >RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL (Columbus, OH) > >Z. Abedin >SIERRA MEDICAL CENTER >? > >Dr. Chun >SANFORD HOSPITAL >? > >Wade Palmer >wep@... > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 In a message dated 5/28/2003 8:13:39 PM Central Daylight Time, wep@... writes: > I've put together a list of PVA doctors I will be contacting to arrange a > 2nd opinion. Would appreciate any additions or deletions that anyone might > suggest. I am looking for the cream of the crop (aren't we all!). Thanks! > > Boy! I would think you should find someone out of this list. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 In a message dated 5/28/2003 8:13:34 PM Central Daylight Time, wep@... writes: > I've put together a list of PVA doctors I will be contacting to arrange a > 2nd opinion. Would appreciate any additions or deletions that anyone might > suggest. I am looking for the cream of the crop (aren't we all!). Thanks! > > Just curious as to how you compiled your list? Brenta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 Your top Doctor is Dr. Natale at the Cleveland Clinic. He would be the most experienced and successful. Rich O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 Hi Wade, Dr. Jie Cheng (who is on your list) is my doctor and I've been happy with him. The other doctor on your list in the Houston area (Ali Massumi) has only done a handful of ablations over the years. (I've heard on the order of a dozen or so at most, so he may not be the best choice for a 2nd opinion PVA.) Also, when I initially entered this world, Dr. Massumi was extremely difficult to get ahold of and never returned (him or anyone on his staff) any calls. Bruce > I've put together a list of PVA doctors I will be contacting to arrange a 2nd opinion. Would appreciate any additions or deletions that anyone might suggest. I am looking for the cream of the crop (aren't we all!). Thanks! > > Dr. Schweikert > CLEVELAND CLINIC > > > Dr. Marc phson > BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL > > > Dr. Keane > MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL > > > Dr. Ali Massumi > HALL GARCIA CARDIOLOGY > > > Dr. Masood Akhtar > WISCONSIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY GROUP > > > Dr. Hugh Calkins > JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE > > > Dr. Canby > TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA > > > Dr. Jie Cheng > HOUSTON ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY ASSOCIATES > > > Dr. Mike Cuffe > DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOLOGY > > > Dr. Fred Morady > UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN > > > Dr. Newman > UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL GROUP > > > Dr. Nayak > UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA > ? > > Wilber > LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER > > > Dr. Ching > ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL > ? > > Dr. Emile Daoud > RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL (Columbus, OH) > > Z. Abedin > SIERRA MEDICAL CENTER > ? > > Dr. Chun > SANFORD HOSPITAL > ? > > Wade Palmer > wep@j... > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 > I've put together a list of PVA doctors I will be contacting to arrange a 2nd opinion. Would appreciate any additions or deletions that anyone might suggest. (SNIP) > Dr. Mike Cuffe > DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOLOGY > > Wade Palmer > wep@j... Dr Cuffe is a cardiologist, not an EP, although he does have an excellent bedside manner. So, you can take him off of your list. His office would refer you, most likely, to Dr Tristan Bahnsan in EP dept at Duke. I was seen in the hospital by Dr Bahnsan (bedside manner is lacking), but I do not know anything about his credentials and his experience in PVA. Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 How About Dr. Chung @ the cleveland Clinic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2003 Report Share Posted May 29, 2003 Hi Wade - I saw Dr. Abedin's name on your list. His practice is in El Paso, TX. Two of us from the group are his patients. I had an ablation three years ago. The other patient is on medication. Dr. Abedin trained at the Cleveland Clinic. He is the ONLY doctor in El Paso(a city of 750,00) who does ablations and so he gets plenty of practice. My daughter is an emergency room doctor and has had considerable contact with him. She believes him to be very, very experience and successful. Sharon in El Paso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 Hi Wade, Dr. Cheng is a very good doctor and I've been pleased with him. I know the " Houston a-fibbers " who have gone through ablations with him like him a lot. Dr. Cheng does a lot of research here in Houston and I believe writes and speaks at numerous conferences. One of the biggest reasons he joined Dr. Seger's group here in Houston is because Dr. Seger wanted to change the scope of his practice from being more of a clinic group to being more a research group. Dr. Cheng is playing a key role in that effort. Besides his MD, Dr. Cheng also has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. (its disgusting that someone can be that smart isn't it?) Dr. Cheng said he got the PhD so that he could understand and perform proper research. Dr. Cheng also has an excellent bedside manner. Matter of fact, a couple of weeks after my PVA, I had what was in all likelihood a " silent migraine " that caused me to lose vision in half of one eye for a brief time. (I'm fine by the way now.) I was afraid (not knowing what was happening at the time) that I may have thrown some kind of clot as a result of the PVA and was on the verge of having a stroke. Dr. Cheng didn't know for sure what it was, but wanted to err on the side of caution and as such wanted to check me for that very thing. Anyway, this was at about 11:30pm, Dec 30th. Dr. Cheng was actually still at work finishing up some paper he was writing and told me to go directly to St. Luke's Hospital and that he would meet me at the entrance to the ER. So, my wife drove us down there (about 30-45 minute drive from where I was living) and sure enough, Dr. Cheng was literally waiting for us, standing outside in the cold at the ER entrance. So, in short, he's very committed to his patient's health. I'm still experiencing lots of ectopics by the way. But all in all, I am way better off than I was before the PVA. The most noticable side effect that I'm still experiencing is a slightly elevated pulse rate. Tends to stay in the upper 70's to upper 80's, whereas pre-PVA it was in the 50's-60's. Can't remember all the technicalities of Dr. Cheng's explanation, but he said this is something he's observed and is exploring. He has a working theory on this, but I can't remember everything he told me before. Hope this helps. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 > Hi Wade, > > Dr. Cheng is a very good doctor and I've been pleased with him. I > know the " Houston a-fibbers " who have gone through ablations with him > like him a lot. > > snip > Hi Wade, I am one of those fellow Houston a-fibbers, who has had 2 PVA's performed by Dr. Cheng, and I think he's one of the best, most experienced EP's performing this procedure. In fact, he was at UCSF, and still gets called back there to work on really " tough " cases. His bedside manner is wonderful, he seems to really care, and is very, very smart but not at all condescending. I am a really tough case, and so far have had 12 spots ablated. He told me the last time I saw him that he is working on a new, additional procedure which targets the areas which maintain the a-fib, rather than the trigger areas which have been targeting in the past. Also, he is very willing to work patients in. If you'd like more specific information about him and where to have the PVA done if you do decide to go with him, please e-mail me directly, and I will be happy to fill you in on my experiences. Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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