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WHAT'S NEW
Visit this part of our web site for information about the latest developments in the field of cardiology and in our practice. To learn more about the medical subjects
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or your cardiologist. The information provided here is only intended to make the general public aware of the latest advances in our field. Visit this part of our web site for information about the latest developments in our practice. |
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Ninth Symposium on Cardiac Arrhythmias - Update 2008 |
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February 16, 2008 |
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Gerardo Kalife, MD Receives Physician-Nurse Collegiality Award. |
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Nurses referred to his bedside manner and his obvious enthusiasm for cardiology. Dr. Kalife involves nursing staff in
planning patient care. He was referred by the nursing team as "proving himself to have a lot of integrity and by being a genuinely great physician." |
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The Hall-Garcia Echocardiography Laboratory has as been accreditation by ICAEL |
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Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation Successfully Terminated by Radiofrequency Ablation of the Distal Purkinje Fibers
SHUN KOHSAKA, M.D., MEHDI RAZAVI, M.D., and
ALI MASSUMI, M.D.
A 21-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation of recurrent episodes of syncope. She had several spontaneous and abrupt loss of consciousness episodes
while at the emergency department, caused by sustained and nonsustained ventricular fibrillation episod. |
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Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, Volume 30, Issue 5, Page 701-704, May 2007, doi:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00731.x. |
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April 26, 2007 |
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St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute Clinical Research Symposium |
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Research Today - On the Market Tomorrow: The Staff Nurse's Role in Clinical Research |
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Carotid Artery Stenting Research |
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Dr. Neil Strickman lectured to a packed audience about the past, current and future direction of Carotid Artery Stenting. He lectured in the Robert J. Hall auditorium at the Texas
Heart Institute. |
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February 17, 2007 |
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Eighth Symposium on Cardiac Arrhythmias:
New Pharmacologic and Interventional Strategies |
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Over 100 participants enjoyed a day of state of the art talks by natioanl and local leaders in the field of electrophysiology. The program director was Dr. Ali Massumi. |
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From left Drs. A. Massumi, D. Cooley, D. Hamill, S. Asirvatham,M. Razavi, A.Rasekh
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Dr. Stainback was elected Treasurer of the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography
Laboratories at the annual Board of Directors meeting, Maui, Hawaii. |
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Congratulations! Dr. Ali Massumi has met the UnitedHealth Premium Designation Program critera in Cardiology - Eletrophysiology. Not only did he meet the criteria but has earned two stars.
Drs. Ali Massumi and Abdi Rasekh have received the UnitedHealth Premium
Quality and Efficiency of Care designation. This designation improves both quality and cost of care for the patient. For example, cardiac care at one of the newly
designated specialty centers, averaged a savings of $3,500 per cardiac episode over other network hospitals in the geographic area. Drs Wilson, Strickman, Mathur,
Navarijo, Heinle, Razavi and Kalife have each received the United Healthcare Premium Quality designation.