The McLeod Structural Heart team recently completed their 500th Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure. This minimally invasive procedure, offered at McLeod Regional Medical Center since 2017, provides patients with advanced heart valve care. TAVR allows physicians to replace a patient’s diseased or damaged heart valve without removing the old valve, returning patients back to a quality of life they can enjoy.

The McLeod Structural Heart team physician members include: Cardiothoracic Surgeons Dr. Srinivas Kolla and Dr. Cary Huber; Structural Heart Cardiologists Dr. Ravi Parikh and Dr. Brian Blaker; and Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Dr. Daniel Fox, Dr. Robert Savage, Dr. Robert Casella, and Dr. Yaroslav Yatsky.

Additional invaluable support is provided by the exceptional team of nurses, surgical and radiological technologists, pharmaceutical staff, and social workers who participate in the care of patients with valvular heart disease. This also includes dedicated Structural Heart Navigators Chelsea Matthews, RN, and Traci Berry, RN, as well as Structural Heart Advanced Practice Provider Chelsea Atkinson. The McLeod Structural Heart team works tirelessly to ensure the process of evaluation and treatment is as seamless as possible for patients in their time of need.

Caption: The McLeod Structural Heart Team recently celebrated the completion of their 500^th TAVR Procedure.