CHD Clinic - Program for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (PACHD)

I.O. Silver Clinic
200 Campus Drive. Entrance 2, Suite 600
Hershey, PA 17033
United States

Patient Inquiries (717) 531-5888

Appointment Number (717) 531-4554

After Hours Number (717) 531-8521

Patient Inquiries Email egodlasky@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

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ACHD On Call 24/7 Yes

Affiliations

Hospital Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center
Adult/Pediatric Hospital

Medical School Penn State College of Medicine

Clinic Staffing

Medical Director

Director Elisa A Bradley, MD Professional ACHA Member

Board Certifications ACHD, Int Med, IM Card

Years in ACHD 9

Time dedicated to ACHD 50%

Medical Co-Director

Co-Director Anisa Chaudhry, MD Professional ACHA Member

Board Certifications ACHD, IM, IM Card

Years in ACHD 7

Time dedicated to ACHD 70%

1 Additional Cardiologists attend Clinic

Cardiologist John K. Kelleman, MD Professional ACHA Member

Board Certifications ACHD, IM, IM Card

Nursing & Other Staff

Number of NPs/PAs 1

NP/PA Sarah Bowman CRNP

Social Worker/Psychologist Caroline Greenawalt MSS, LCSW

ACHD RN Elizabeth Godlasky RN, MS, CEP

ACHD RN Toni Petroski RN

Care Setting

Half-day Sessions
(per week) 8

Outpatients seen at Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center

Do you have providers who see patients in both pediatric and adult settings? No

Do you perform invasive cardiac procedures on ACHD patients at your institution? Yes

Catheter-based procedures are done: Adult/Pediatric Hospital

Invasive EP procedures are done: Pediatric/Adult Hospital

ACHD Surgeries are done: Pediatric/Adult Hospital

Established referral relationships with other ACHD programs for needed consultation, procedures or second opinions: Yes

Formal transition program between pediatric and ACHD clinics: Yes - at age 13

Do you offer regularly scheduled patient care conferences? Yes, weekly

Does your program provide patient/family support or education meetings? Yes

Training & Research

ACHD Training for Fellows Yes

Programs that Apply Formal ACHD rotation for general cardiology fellows (in Peds & Adult), Individualized long-term mentoring (or informal ACHD fellowship), Formal dedicated ACHD fellowship (1 year)

Does your program undertake ACHD Research? Yes

Program's last publication 2021

Most recent receipt of external funding: 2018

Data valid at 2020

Director's Description

This is a long-standing ACHD program with a commitment to patient-oriented quality care. We see patients from a wide radius around Hershey/Harrisburg. There are good resources here for here for most ACHD needs - pregnancy, arrhythmias, imaging, heart failure, intervention, and CT surgery. Most cardiac and all multi-organ transplants are referred where appropriate. We have 8 half- day clinic sessions a week. We see patients here at the main hospital and at 2 other sites about 20 minutes from the main hospital.

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Program for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (PACHD)

I.O. Silver Clinic200 Campus Drive. Entrance 2, Suite 600 Hershey, PA 17033 United States