MUSChealth.org/heart | 3 MUSC HEALTH HEART & VASCULAR CENTER WELCOME FROM DR. TEDFORD It is my honor to serve as the section head of heart failure and medical director of heart transplantation at the MUSC Health Heart & Vascular Center. As director, I participate in and witness firsthand how our premier advanced heart failure center changes and saves lives. Some impressive truths about the MUSC Health Heart & Vascular Center include: • We provide personalized, compassionate care and the most advanced and effective treatments for your individual heart and vascular needs. • We are the only program in South Carolina to offer heart transplantation, robotic valve surgery and complex aorta surgeries. • We have the state’s only cardiovascular genetics program, offering personalized care for people and families with inherited heart and vascular conditions. • The members of our faculty are internationally recognized experts in their fields. The words that best captured the Center’s unique strengths come from our patients: “The whole place is outstanding. Another hospital told me there was nothing they could do. Look where I am now – home changing some habits. I’ve lost 50 pounds. I don’t want to see a doctor closer to home; I would rather drive four hours to see Dr. Carnicelli. I don’t trust my life with anyone else.” - Roy McCaslan “I consulted with the Mayo Clinic and with another highly recommended hospital and picked MUSC Health’s Center. From their welcome through recovery, MUSC Health had a streamlined process that included confident, compassionate experts working collaboratively with me. I was blown away by the coordination. There were no inexplicable stops, starts, repeats or delays. The Center should take its show on the road – it is such a blessing. More hospitals and doctors need to adopt their philosophy and their approach to the whole patient.” - Kathleen (Kathy) Cooper I am pleased that many of our patients had the positive experiences that Mrs. Cooper and Mr. McCaslan shared, and it humbles me to know just how hard the entire staff works to ensure those positive experiences. At the MUSC Health Heart & Vascular Center, we work collaboratively to discover new heart and vascular treatments. Our leadership in national and international clinical trials enables us to offer the latest therapies, access to cardiac devices and medications that are not available elsewhere. Heart failure does not have to be a journey filled with gloom and doom. This is the place where the journey includes innovation and hope. When the solution calls for finding quality for every month that you have left, that is our specialty, too. Your heart is in compassionate, state-of-the-art care at MUSC Health. This truth is what really makes my job an honor. Dr. Ryan J. Tedford “I never dreamed that my doctor would be my advocate, which is what Dr. Coney was for me. We developed such a good friendship as well. We are thick as thieves when it comes to friendship and family.” —Wendy “My physician’s assistant, Shannon, and her team answered all my questions. They are there for you 24/7. I knew from the get-go it would be at least a year-long journey. There were lots of medications that had to be monitored and tweaked. It was hard, but we all worked together – and sometimes I was not real pleasant.” —Kathy “I love Dr. Houston. We had many doctors before him. We are an unusual family; we want to know the ‘whys.’ He is very patient and answers everything.” —Sheila “I’m giving back now. They gave me another life.” —John “I have a new heart inside of me. It’s doing its job. No defibrillator, no pacemaker and I’m alive and thankful.” —Norman To schedule an appointment, call 843-792-1952 HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ADVANCED HEART FAILURE PROGRAM
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