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Sentara Master Series Presents a Live CardioMEMS™ Implant Performed by Deepak Talreja, M.D.
The CardioMEMS™ sensor is implanted in the pulmonary artery during a minimally invasive catheterization procedure. The placement of this device allows heart failure patients to take a daily pressure reading to monitor fluid buildup.Provider Profile – Silvia Degli Esposti, M.D.
Meet Gastroenterologist, Silvia Degli Esposti, M.D. Dr. Degli Esposti discusses her clinical areas of focus, the implementation of the Sentara GI program on the Peninsula, and why early GI intervention is necessary to prevent and treat colon cancer.CardioMEMS Implantation
Amin Yehya, M.D., performs implantation of a CardioMEMS device on a patient. This permanent implant allows for daily pulmonary artery pressure readings from home for proactive heart failure management.Provider Profile – Aaron P. Wessell, M.D.
Meet Neurosurgeon, Aaron P. Wessell, M.D. Dr. Wessell discusses his area of focus, his path to medicine and Sentara, and how Vascular Neurosurgery has evolved to provide the best treatment available.Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis
Matt Summers reviews the testing and non-invasive valve hemodynamics used in diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis.Cognitive Biases and Heuristics in Medical Decision-Making
Dr. John Brush presents a case study discussing how medical professionals make decisions and the logic and probability theory used based on knowledge and experience of the provider.MRI Guided Focused Ultrasound
Shannon Clark, M.D., presents a patient case where MRI guided focused ultrasound is successfully utilized to drastically reduce their essential tremor. Watch Dr. Clark perform this incisionless, outpatient treatment with immediate results.AFIB & Flutter Ablation
Erich L. Kiehl, M.D., presents a patient case where he performs an ablation to correct atrial fibrillation and flutter.Provider Profile – Emily Reardon, M.D.
Emily Reardon, M.D., discusses her primary clinical interests, path to medicine, approach to patient care, and how the field of Vascular Surgery continues to evolve.Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty
Deepak R. Talreja, M.D., presents a patient case where he performs an aortic balloon valvuloplasty procedure to correct severe aortic valve stenosis and improve blood flow across the valve.Sentara Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
Michael S. Eggert, M.D., provides an in-depth look at the nationally certified Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Sentara, by defining what is PAH, and how it is diagnosed, treated and managed by the exceptional multi-disciplinary team at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.Provider Profile – Michael S. Eggert, M.D.
Michael S. Eggert, M.D., discusses the complex field of pulmonary and critical medicine, what led him into this field, and how the treatment of PAH is evolving.