Home › Resource Center › ACHD Clinic Directory
Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart CenterData valid for 2008 | |||
| Address | 3400 Spruce Street 6 Penn Tower East Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283 | Website | View Website |
| Phone Patient Inquiries | (215) 349-8206 | Phone Appointments | (215) 615-3388 |
| Affiliations | |||
| Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Both) | Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Adult) |
| Medical School | University of Pennsylvania | ||
| Care Setting | |||
| Half Day Sessions (per week) | 10 | Outpatient Site | All |
| Inpatient Procedure | Adult Hospital/Clinic and Ped Hospital/Clinic | Is there a formal transition program between pediatric and ACHD clinics? | No |
| Medical Director | |||
| Medical Director | Richard Donner, MD | Board Certifications | |
| Years in ACHD | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | % | |
| Additional Contributing Cardiologists | |||
| Staff Cardiologists who attend ACHD clinics | |||
| Additional cardiologist #1 | Richard Donner, MD | Board Certified In | Peds, Ped Card |
| Additional cardiologist #2 | Alexander Davidson, MD | Board Certified In | Peds, Ped Card |
| Additional cardiologist #3 | Board Certified In | ||
| ACHD programs include NP and/or PA | Yes | NP/PA Name (and Degree) | Desiree Fleck, Deborah Shellenberger; David Drajpuch (CRNP; PA-C; CRNP) |
| 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 | 620 | ||
| Total Pediatric (< 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | Total ACHD (> 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 115 | |
| All Cardiac Transplants Performed | 57 | Interventional Catheterizations Performed on ACHD Patients | 98 |
| Number of Interventionalists | 4 | ||
| Number of EP Studies, Interventions, Pacemakers/AICDs? | 38 | Number of surgeons (performing more than 75 CHD or ACHD operations annually) | |
| Training & Research | |||
| ACHD Training for Fellows | Yes | Does your program undertake ACHD Research? | Yes |
| Year of program's last publication | |||
| Director's Description | Our major strength lies in our strong multidisciplinary team with the ability to tailor care according to the needs of each patient. | ||
| Year Formalized | 2004 | ||
* = Number of Patients visits per year ** = Total number of ACHD Operations per Year