CVI Heartbeats
News from the CVI
CVI Sponsors Healthy Heart Trail on Esplanade
The CardioVascular Institute has joined forces with the
American Heart Association (AHA) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to sponsor a healthy heart walking trail on the Charles River Esplanade. The
1.2-mile path features a flat, easy to walk loop with spectacular views of the Charles River Basin and the Cambridge skyline.
The path is part of the state's
Healthy Heart Trail Initiative, designed to encourage people to improve their cardiovascular health through exercise. It is also the official trail of the
BIDMC Walking Club, an online resource for businesses, schools and individuals who want to start walking programs.
Spaceman Lands at Heart Walk
The CardioVascular Institute proudly spearheaded the
BIDMC Heart Walk team again this year, raising more than $36,000 for the American Heart Association's research, education and emergency programs. We are grateful to employees and friends from BIDMC, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton who walked on September 15 under mostly sunny skies. The BIDMC tent hosted legendary Red Sox pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee, who came down from Vermont to greet walkers and sign autographs. Thanks, Spaceman!
Dr. Kang to See Patients in Lexington
In November, CVI cardiologist
Peter Kang, MD, will begin seeing heart patients at
Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare-Lexington. Dr. Kang joins his Boston colleague, cardiologist
Samuel Shubrooks, MD, to extend academic medical center-style cardiovascular care to this convenient suburban location.
For an appointment, please call
781-528-2410.
Dr. Kramer Joins the CVI
Electrophysiologist
Daniel B. Kramer, MD, has joined the CardioVascular Institute. He will see patients in the cardiac arrhythmia clinic at BIDMC as well as Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale, and will perform procedures including pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation, lead extractions, diagnostic electrophysiologic studies and ablations.
Dr. Kramer completed his fellowships in cardiovascular diseases and cardiac electrophysiology at BIDMC. His research focuses on ethics, outcomes, and policy questions surrounding cardiac devices.
Hearts Around the World - Kenya 2012
From far-away Kenya, three CVI doctors blogged about their experiences helping to train colleagues at Kenyatta National Hospital to treat the nation's heart disease epidemic. Their medical mission, sponsored by the non-profit Hearts Around the World, was led by
Eli Gelfand, MD, Director of the Russian Cardiovascular Clinic and Ambulatory Cardiology at the CVI. With him were cardiac surgeon
David Liu, MD, and cardiology fellow Rupal Parekh, MD.
Read their blog »
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Posted October 2012