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Emory Adult Congenital Heart CenterData valid for 2008 | |||
| Address | 1365 Clifton Road NE Suite A-2447 Atlanta, GA 30322 | Website | View Website |
| Phone Patient Inquiries | (404) 778-5545 | Phone Appointments | (404) 778-5545 |
| Affiliations | |||
| Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | Emory University Hospital (Adult) | Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | Children's Hospital of Atlanta at Egleston (Pediatric) |
| Medical School | Emory University | ||
| Care Setting | |||
| Half Day Sessions (per week) | 8 | Outpatient Site | Adult Hospital/Clinic |
| Inpatient Procedure | Adult Hospital/Clinic | Is there a formal transition program between pediatric and ACHD clinics? | Yes (Formal transition at age: 14) |
| Medical Director | |||
| Medical Director | Wendy M. Book, MD | Board Certifications | IM, IM Card |
| Years in ACHD | 11 | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | 50% |
| Medical Co-Director | |||
| Medical Co-Director | Michael McConnell, MD | Board Certifications | Peds, Ped Card |
| Years in ACHD | 20 | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | 30% |
| Additional Contributing Cardiologists | |||
| Staff Cardiologists who attend ACHD clinics | |||
| Additional cardiologist #1 | Electrophysiologist | Board Certified In | IM, IM Card |
| 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) | Teresa Lyle (RN, MN, CPNP (Nurse Practitioner and CNS)) |
| Total NP/BSN/RN/PAs in ACHD program | 2 | ||
| 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 | 1178 | ||
| Total Pediatric (< 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 815 | Total ACHD (> 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 96 |
| All Cardiac Transplants Performed | 36 | Interventional Catheterizations Performed on ACHD Patients | 126 |
| Number of Interventionalists | 6 | ||
| Number of EP Studies, Interventions, Pacemakers/AICDs? | 78 | Number of surgeons (performing more than 75 CHD or ACHD operations annually) | 3 |
| Training & Research | |||
| ACHD Training for Fellows | Yes | Does your program undertake ACHD Research? | Yes |
| Year of program's last publication | 2009 | ||
| Director's Description | Adult facility based ACHD Program with dedicated surgical expertise, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, pregnancy counselling & management, PAH management, adolescent transition program, cardiac anesthesiology, and multiple sub-speciality services ... providing comprehensive care for adults with a spectrum of ACHD. | ||
| Year Formalized | 2001 | ||
* = Number of Patients visits per year ** = Total number of ACHD Operations per Year