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YOUR HEART IS
IN GOOD HANDS

chief of cardiology for UMMS

ments are performed, such

and associate professor of

as transcatheter valve repair

medicine at the UM School

and replacement, ventricular

of Medicine.

assist device implantation

When selecting a doctor

and heart transplantation.

or hospital to care for your

After treatment at UMMC,

heart, one factor sets Univer-

patients receive follow-up

sity of Maryland ahead of the

care, including physician

other programs in the state:

ou count on your heart to keep you going, and now

visits and cardiac rehabil-

experience. "As surgeons,

your heart can count on the University of Maryland

itation, back in their

we know that improved

Heart Network. Made up of the region's top heart

own communities.

clinical outcomes are linked

THE UM HEART NETWORK PROVIDES
GREATER CARDIAC CARE TO MARYLAND

Y

open-heart surgical treat-

specialists, the UM Heart Network delivers the highest caliber

All UMMC physicians

to centers with high surgical

of cardiac screening, prevention and intervention across the

are also faculty members at

volumes, and University of

state. The network upholds the high standards for quality and

the University of Maryland

Maryland doctors care for

safety that ensure optimum outcomes for all University of

School of Medicine and

more heart surgery patients

Maryland Medical System patients.

are engaged in discovering

than any other hospital

new treatments and cures

system in Maryland," says

FULL SPECTRUM
OF SERVICES

for patients with the most

while teaching the next

James Gammie, MD, chief

time-sensitive conditions.

generation of heart doctors.

of the Division of Cardiac

The UM Heart Network

Those suffering from chest

"This connection to university-

Surgery at UMMC and

offers a breadth of services

pain, heart attack or other

based medicine means that

professor of surgery at the

for every condition-from

cardiac emergencies also

UM Heart Network patients

UM School of Medicine.

screening and prevention to

have access to state-of-the-

can enroll in the latest and

"We're proud that so many

minimally invasive procedures

art cardiac catheterization

most promising clinical tri-

entrust their heart care to us,

to the treatment of complex

laboratories and operating

als, often years before these

and to extend this top-notch

heart conditions.

rooms across the UM Heart

treatments come to market,"

care to Marylanders through

Network for timely diagnosis

says David Zimrin, MD, system

the UM Heart Network."

"The University of Maryland Heart Network connects
patients throughout our

and treatment.

No matter where a patient

EXCELLENCE IN
UNIVERSITY-BASED
MEDICINE

enters the network, they can

Patients receiving care

be assured of receiving the

through the UM Heart

highest quality of care at

Network are seen by a team

any step along their health

of board-certified cardiolo-

care journey," says Stephen

gists, electrophysiologists

Pollock, MD, of UM St. Joseph

and cardiac and vascular

Cardiovascular Associates.

surgeons in their communi-

communities with top-notch
specialists close to home.

GREATER ACCESS
TO CARE WHEN
SECONDS COUNT

ties. If more complex care
is needed, patients are
seamlessly referred to the
University of Maryland

UM Heart Network providers

Medical Center (UMMC),

are located throughout the

where the most advanced

state to deliver expert care

minimally invasive and

HEART HEALTH EVENT
Wednesday, Feb. 14. Free body composition analysis,
cholesterol and blood pressure screenings, educational
counseling and healthy snacks. For details, see page 15.

 To learn more and find a provider near you, visit stjosephtowson.com/healthy.

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