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Scripps Clinic Adult Congenital Heart ProgramData valid for 2008 | |||
| Address | Scripps Clinic Medical Group 10666 N Torrey Pines Rd SW206 La Jolla, CA 92037 | Website | None Listed |
| Phone Patient Inquiries | (858) 554-8836 | Phone Appointments | (858) 554-8836 |
| Affiliations | |||
| Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | Scripps Green Hospital (Adult) | Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | () |
| Medical School | |||
| Care Setting | |||
| Half Day Sessions (per week) | 4 | Outpatient Site | Adult Hospital/Clinic |
| Inpatient Procedure | Adult Hospital/Clinic | Is there a formal transition program between pediatric and ACHD clinics? | Not Yet |
| Medical Director | |||
| Medical Director | Allen D. Johnson, MD | Board Certifications | IM, IM Card |
| Years in ACHD | 11 | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | 50% |
| Additional Contributing Cardiologists | |||
| Staff Cardiologists who attend ACHD clinics | |||
| Additional cardiologist #1 | Board Certified In | ||
| Additional cardiologist #2 | Board Certified In | ||
| Additional cardiologist #3 | Board Certified In | ||
| ACHD programs include NP and/or PA | Not at this time | NP/PA Name (and Degree) | () |
| Total NP/BSN/RN/PAs in ACHD program | 0 | ||
| Services Offered | |||
| Diagnostic Catheterization | Yes | Interventional Catheterization | Yes |
| Diagnostic Electrophysiology | Yes | Interventional Electrophysiology | Yes |
| Cardiac MRI | Yes | Multi-Slice Cardiac CT | Yes |
| High Risk Obstetrics/Perinatology | Yes | Adult Pulmonary Hypertension Specialist | Yes |
| Contraceptive Counseling | Yes | Geneticist/Genetic Counseling | Yes |
| Cardiac Rehabilitation Service | Yes | Financial/Medical Insurance Counseling | Yes |
| Patient & Procedure Distribution | |||
| Total ACHD Patient Visits | 200-300 | ||
| Total Pediatric (< 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 0 | Total ACHD (> 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 1 |
| All Cardiac Transplants Performed | 0 | Interventional Catheterizations Performed on ACHD Patients | 5 |
| Number of Interventionalists | 2 | ||
| Number of EP Studies, Interventions, Pacemakers/AICDs? | 3 | Number of surgeons (performing more than 75 CHD or ACHD operations annually) | 0 |
| Training & Research | |||
| ACHD Training for Fellows | Yes | Does your program undertake ACHD Research? | Yes |
| Year of program's last publication | |||
| Director's Description | Involved in ACHD since medical school/residency at Johns Hopkins. 1960-1970 Pediatric Cardiology Training with William Friedman at UCSD 1972 Have had active ACHD Clinic with Fellow involvement and Pediatric Cardiolgyco-participation since 1996. | ||
| Year Formalized | 2002 | ||
* = Number of Patients visits per year ** = Total number of ACHD Operations per Year