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Washington Adult Congenital Heart ProgramData valid for 2008 | |||
| Address | 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest Cardiology Washington, DC 20010 | Website | None Listed |
| Phone Patient Inquiries | (202)821-6289 | Phone Appointments | (202) 476-2020 |
| Affiliations | |||
| Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | Children's National Medical Center (Both) | Hospital (Adult or Pediatric Hospital?) | Washington Hospital Center (Adult) |
| Medical School | George Washington School of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical School | ||
| Care Setting | |||
| Half Day Sessions (per week) | 6 | Outpatient Site | Adult Hospital and Ped Hospital |
| Inpatient Procedure | Adult Hospital and Ped Hospital | Is there a formal transition program between pediatric and ACHD clinics? | No |
| Medical Director | |||
| Medical Director | Karen S. Kuehl, MD, MPH | Board Certifications | Peds, Ped Card |
| Years in ACHD | 15 | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | 65% |
| Medical Co-Director | |||
| Medical Co-Director | George Ruiz, MD | Board Certifications | IM, IM Card |
| Years in ACHD | 5 | Percentage of Time Dedicated to ACHD | 40% |
| Additional Contributing Cardiologists | |||
| Staff Cardiologists who attend ACHD clinics | |||
| Additional cardiologist #1 | Board Certified In | ||
| Additional cardiologist #2 | Board Certified In | ||
| Additional cardiologist #3 | Board Certified In | ||
| ACHD programs include NP and/or PA | Yes | NP/PA Name (and Degree) | Wennifer Wiggens (MSN, APRN, BC-FNP) |
| Total NP/BSN/RN/PAs in ACHD program | 1 | ||
| Services Offered | |||
| Diagnostic Catheterization | Yes | Interventional Catheterization | Yes |
| Diagnostic Electrophysiology | Yes | Interventional Electrophysiology | Yes |
| Cardiac MRI | Yes | Multi-Slice Cardiac CT | Yes |
| High Risk Obstetrics/Perinatology | Yes | Adult Pulmonary Hypertension Specialist | Yes |
| Contraceptive Counseling | Yes | Geneticist/Genetic Counseling | Yes |
| Cardiac Rehabilitation Service | No | Financial/Medical Insurance Counseling | Yes |
| Patient & Procedure Distribution | |||
| Total ACHD Patient Visits | 712 | ||
| Total Pediatric (< 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 529 | Total ACHD (> 18 y.o.) Operations Performed | 30 |
| All Cardiac Transplants Performed | 0 | Interventional Catheterizations Performed on ACHD Patients | 26 |
| Number of Interventionalists | 3 | ||
| Number of EP Studies, Interventions, Pacemakers/AICDs? | 426 | Number of surgeons (performing more than 75 CHD or ACHD operations annually) | 2 |
| Training & Research | |||
| ACHD Training for Fellows | No | Does your program undertake ACHD Research? | Yes |
| Year of program's last publication | |||
| Director's Description | Collaboration between an adult and a pediatric hospital allows us to provide comprehensive range of services with full consultant expertise in adult and pediatric medicine to our ACHD patients. | ||
| Year Formalized | 2001 | ||
* = Number of Patients visits per year ** = Total number of ACHD Operations per Year