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UCSF Adult Congenital Heart Disease PracticeData valid for 2007 | |||
| Address | 505 Parnassus Ave., M314 San Francisco, CA 914143-0214 | Website | View Website |
| Phone Patient Inquiries | (415) 353-8604 | Phone Appointments | (415) 353-2873 |
| Affiliations | |||
| Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | UCSF Medical Center (Both) | Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | () |
| Medical School | UCSF Medical and Nursing School | ||
| Care Setting | |||
| Half Day Sessions (per week) | 4.5 | Outpatient Site | Both |
| Inpatient Procedure | Combined peds/adult facility | Is there a formal transition program between pediatric and ACHD clinics? | No |
| Medical Director | |||
| Medical Director | Elyse Foster, MD | Board Certifications | IM |
| Years in ACHD | 19 | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | 40% |
| Medical Co-Director | |||
| Medical Co-Director | Nelson B. Schiller, MD | Board Certifications | IM, Card Disease |
| Years in ACHD | 36 | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | 17% |
| 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 | Yes | NP/PA Name (and Degree) | Valerie Bosco (RN, MS, FNP-C) |
| Total NP/BSN/RN/PAs in ACHD program | 1 | ||
| 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 | No | Financial/Medical Insurance Counseling | Yes |
| Patient & Procedure Distribution | |||
| Total ACHD Patient Visits | 431 | ||
| Total Pediatric (< 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 298 | Total ACHD (> 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 27 |
| All Cardiac Transplants Performed | 20 | Interventional Catheterizations Performed on ACHD Patients | 63 |
| Number of Interventionalists | 2 | ||
| Number of EP Studies, Interventions, Pacemakers/AICDs? | Number of surgeons (performing more than 75 CHD or ACHD operations annually) | ||
| Training & Research | |||
| ACHD Training for Fellows | Yes, Pediatric Cardiology Trainees | Does your program undertake ACHD Research? | Yes |
| Year of program's last publication | |||
| Director's Description | |||
| Year Formalized | 1985 | ||
* = Number of Patients visits per year ** = Total number of ACHD Operations per Year