Heart and Vascular Programs
Heart and Vascular
A Care Team Centered Around You
Provider
Your Provider plays a key role in your journey.
A heart and vascular provider can be a cardiologist, surgeon, Advanced Practice Provider (APP), or specialist. They will lead your care team and work in collaboration in diagnosing and managing your care.
Technologist
Your Technologist plays a key role in your journey.
Technologists are responsible for performing many technical aspects of your care, including ultrasounds, CTs, MRIs or other studies involving your heart and veins.
Exercise Therapist & Physiologist
Your Exercise Therapist & Physiologist plays a key role in your journey.
An exercise therapist or physiologist can help manage your condition or guide you in exercises that help you recover.
Respiratory Therapist
Your Respiratory Therapist plays a key role in your journey.
Respiratory Therapists (RTs) provide individualize counseling and work as a member of the care team to perform diagnostic testing, perform therapeutic interventions and develop care plans for each patient.
Nurses
Your Nurses plays a key role in your journey.
A nurse works with all members of the care team to coordinate the treatment of your conditions and answer your questions.
Genetic Counselor
Your Genetic Counselor plays a key role in your journey.
You may meet with a genetic counselor to talk about inherited heart disease, have tests or screenings or talk about lab results.
Pharmacist
Your Pharmacist plays a key role in your journey.
A pharmacist specializing in caring for heart and vascular patients may prescribe medicine. They can explain any side effects and how to take the medications.
Dietitian
Your Dietitian plays a key role in your journey.
A dietitian can help answer questions about appropriate nutrition and questions you may have to help you eat healthy - specific to your condition. Their advice will help your body get the calories and nutrition it needs to heal.
Other Team Members
Your Other Team Members plays a key role in your journey.
We provide a comprehensive team of experts to help manage your condition and treatment options. Other team members may include social workers, financial advocates, palliative care, volunteers and even your own personal support system.
Expanded Care
Precision Genomics
Genomics is the study of how our DNA functions and interacts within our bodies. Using state-of-the-art technologies, Precision Genomics takes a personalized approach to treatment, delivering high-quality, genetics-based care at low costs.
Genomic Tests and Services
We use important information about your genes to target treatment, determine your risk for developing genetic conditions, and even identify how well you respond to certain medications and dosages.
Furthering Research
Through research like the HerediGene: Population Study, we aim to make discoveries that will further improve the detection, prevention, and treatment of serious diseases now and for generations to come.