We are state-of-the-art … and all Heart!
Introducing Mount Vernon Heart Institute
At MVHI we deal with “precious lives”. We don’t do things to the patients, we do for them!
Mount Vernon Heart Institute offers all heart-related outpatient services under one roof in a serene and welcoming environment. Its easy access, ample parking right in front of the door and open space compliment the delivery of commitment for excellence.
From the reception lounge to exam rooms, equipment for diagnostic cardiac evaluation to its staff, everything is Hi-tech, Hi-touch!
From prevention to diagnosis and from treatment to guiding rehabilitation, MVHI has the technology and expertise to provide COMPLETE CARDIAC CARE.
Our team works closely with every patient and every referring physician to provide a plan that delivers PERSONALIZED HEART CARE.
"Cardiology is my passion, it’s not my life…but people are". There are many heart conditions and a number of ways to treat them. And then there’s the patient, a one-of-a-kind individual. My mission is to bring the science and art of practicing medicine together for improving the quality of patients with heart Disease”
• Board Certified: Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology and Echocardiography
• Fellowship Training: State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn New York
• Residency Training: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• Experience: Has performed more than 3000 Cardiac catheterization and related procedures
• Practice Includes: Invasive Cardiology, Defibrillator, and Pacemaker implantation, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, TEE
• Leadership Positions held: Director Dept. of Cardiology and Cath Lab, Good Samaritan Hospital, Illinois; President Medical staff Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon; Medical Director American Heart Association,; Board of Councilors, American College of Cardiology Illinois Chapter; Member Credentials Committee National Council on Geriatric Cardiology; Chair Board of Trustees, King Edward Medical College Alumni Association of North America; President, King Edward Medical College Alumni association of North America
The Team
Board Certified Cardiologists
Cardiology trained Physician Assistants / Nurse Practitioners
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Certified Cardiovascular Technicians
Exercise Specialists
Dietitians/ Nutritional experts
Information Technology specialist
Office Consultations
Establishment of Cardiac care for patients with known Heart Disease
Preoperative Consults
Second Opinion Consults
Evaluation of Diabetic Patients for Heart Disease
Chest Pain/ Coronary artery Disease
Heart Failure/ Cardiomyopathies
Heart rhythm Disturbances/ Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Disease Risk assessment
Cholesterol and Lipid Disorders
Diagnostic Services
Nuclear Stress test
Echocardiogram
TEE
Holter Monitor
Mobile Cardiac Telemetry
Evaluation of arteries and Veins : Carotid Doppler, Arterial Doppler, Venous Duplex
Therapeutic Services
Angiography, Heart Catherization / Stents
Defibrillator
Pacemaker
EXTERNAL COUNTER PULSATION ECP)..Patients who are not candidates for stents/ Bypass or who do not wish to undergo these procedures, have a hope of getting improvement of their symptoms . ECP is an outpatient, non-invasive scientifically proven treatment for Cardiac patients. It does not involve any needles or hospitalizations. It can improve the symptoms of Chest pain, Shortness of breath, easy fatiguability, tiredness ( anginal equivalents) in a great majority of patients.
Cardiac Wellness Program
Heart Disease Prevention
Living with Heart Disease
Exercise training
Dietary/ Nutritional Consults
Education
Community Lectures on Heart Disease
Patient Education Resource Center
