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Adult Congenital Heart ProgramData valid for 2008 | |||
| Address | University of Massachusetts 55 Lake Avenue North Worcester, MA 01655 | Website | None Listed |
| Phone Patient Inquiries | (508) 421-1172 | Phone Appointments | (508) 856-3452 |
| Affiliations | |||
| Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital (Both) | Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | Massachusetts General Hospital (Both) |
| Medical School | University of Massachusetts; Harvard | ||
| Care Setting | |||
| Half Day Sessions (per week) | 0.5 | Outpatient Site | Adult Hospital and Ped Hospital |
| Inpatient Procedure | Combined peds/adult facility | Is there a formal transition program between pediatric and ACHD clinics? | Yes (Formal transition at age: varies) |
| Medical Director | |||
| Medical Director | Oscar Starobin, MD | Board Certifications | IM, IM Card |
| Years in ACHD | 50 | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | 10% |
| Medical Co-Director | |||
| Medical Co-Director | Richard Liberthson, MD | Board Certifications | IM, IM Card, Ped Card |
| Years in ACHD | 30 | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | 5% |
| Additional Contributing Cardiologists | |||
| Staff Cardiologists who attend ACHD clinics | |||
| Additional cardiologist #1 | Dennis Tighe, MD | Board Certified In | IM, IM Card |
| Additional cardiologist #2 | Darshak Sanghavi, MD | Board Certified In | Peds, Ped Card |
| Additional cardiologist #3 | Board Certified In | ||
| ACHD programs include NP and/or PA | No | NP/PA Name (and Degree) | () |
| Total NP/BSN/RN/PAs in ACHD program | 0 | ||
| Services Offered | |||
| Diagnostic Catheterization | Interventional Catheterization | ||
| Diagnostic Electrophysiology | Interventional Electrophysiology | ||
| 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 | 120 | ||
| Total Pediatric (< 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 0 | Total ACHD (> 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 0 |
| All Cardiac Transplants Performed | 0 | Interventional Catheterizations Performed on ACHD Patients | 0 |
| Number of Interventionalists | 0 | ||
| Number of EP Studies, Interventions, Pacemakers/AICDs? | 0 | 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? | No |
| Year of program's last publication | |||
| Director's Description | The clinic co-directors are available for consultation on-site; two pediatric cardiologists also participate in the clinic. | ||
| Year Formalized | 1997 | ||
* = Number of Patients visits per year ** = Total number of ACHD Operations per Year