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USC Adult Congenital Heart ProgramData valid for 2006 | |||
| Address | 1520 San Pablo St, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90033 | Website | None Listed |
| Phone Patient Inquiries | (323) 442-5650 | Phone Appointments | (323) 442-5650 |
| Affiliations | |||
| Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | USC University Hospital (Adult) | Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | LA County and USC Medical Center (Adult) |
| Medical School | USC Keck School of Medicine | ||
| Care Setting | |||
| Half Day Sessions (per week) | 1 | Outpatient Site | Adult |
| Inpatient Procedure | Both | Is there a formal transition program between pediatric and ACHD clinics? | Yes (Formal transition at age: 19-21) |
| Medical Director | |||
| Medical Director | Leslie Saxon, MD | Board Certifications | IM Card |
| Years in ACHD | 3 | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | % |
| Medical Co-Director | |||
| Medical Co-Director | Masato Takahashi, MD | Board Certifications | Ped Card |
| Years in ACHD | 3 | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | 20% |
| 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) | Sofia Hernandez () |
| 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 | No |
| 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 | 50 | ||
| Total Pediatric (< 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 500 | Total ACHD (> 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 25 |
| All Cardiac Transplants Performed | 20 | Interventional Catheterizations Performed on ACHD Patients | 0 |
| 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, Both Internal Medicine and Pediatric Cardiology Trainees | Does your program undertake ACHD Research? | No |
| Year of program's last publication | |||
| Director's Description | We are integrating Kawasaki disease patients under 18 years old with coronary artery sequelae into our ACHD program. | ||
| Year Formalized | 2006 | ||
* = Number of Patients visits per year ** = Total number of ACHD Operations per Year