Along with watching the webinar, this form will help you start the conversation with your physician about your exercise. The physician can choose the level and type of activity that is best for you, and it will empower you to ask the right questions.
About the Presenters
J.D. Serfas, MD, is the director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at the University of Kansas Health System. He specializes in catheter-based interventions in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) and sees patients in the cardio-obstetrics clinic. When he’s not in the hospital, you can find him spending time with his wife and three sons, an ornery cat, and one rambunctious puppy! He enjoys the great outdoors, woodworking, and making homemade wood-fired pizza.
Melissa Hartman is a fitness and wellness coach, as well as a CHD patient. She joined the Adult Congenital Heart Association as a peer mentor and chair of ACHA’s Jacksonville Walk in 2013. Currently, Melissa is a personal trainer and wellness coach at Momentum Personal Training in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, and posts on her own YouTube channel and website, Heart to Hartman, focusing on exercise and wellness for the CHD community. Melissa is a mom of three great girls and one little dog, and has been married to her husband Tony for 28 years. Her passion is to help all people on their personal fitness journey, regardless of background and ability.