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Bypass Patient Grateful for His Winning Team
Dan Ryan is a competitive person with an abiding appreciation for sports. So, when he refers to Anthony Caffarelli, M.D., as the “Tom Brady” of heart surgeons, the analogy commands attention. “It is pretty cool that you’re excited that the guy is going to give you a quintuple bypass,” said Dan, 59, who recently underwent … Read More
Published On: June 15, 2022
Hoag Sends Stroke Patient on Road to Recovery
“I was blessed to come to Hoag,” she said. “Dr. Baker has been so kind. He listened. He didn’t rush me. I appreciated that. All my doctors at Hoag have been really good.” In February 2019, Josie Smith started seeing double and developed an earache and toothache. She thought little of it but scheduled an … Read More
Published On: July 17, 2021
Cardiac Patient Grateful for Hoag Staff’s ‘Heart’
“I thought my stents were clogged. I didn’t know my heart was worse,” he said. “I woke up in the recovery room, and I found out I got a cardiac defibrillator put in, and I just broke down, crying. I was the last person in the department, and Cyndi just pulled up a chair and held my hand. It was probably the end of her shift, but she said, ‘I can sit with you for a while. I am not going to leave you.’ There are no words that can describe how much that meant to me.”
Published On: August 24, 2020
A Marfan Syndrome Patient Finds Confidence, Gratitude at Hoag
“Just knowing my son would be under the care of this amazing dream team of doctors was like winning the medical lottery!” said Lisa.
Published On: January 22, 2020
Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Patient ‘Good as New’
“I wake up and I’m on the fifth floor, looking out at the blue ocean and sailboats,” he said. “I felt like, ‘This is Heaven.’”
Published On: July 31, 2019
Robert Blayden Calls TAVR 'A Gift'
“I am fortunate that my primary care doctor referred me to Dr. Myla and that he was aware of TAVR. His skill sets enabled me to go through this procedure,” he said. “I have had a win-win with good medical support.”
Published On: June 27, 2019
Stu News Publisher Has a New Appreciation for Hoag
“Hoag is an extraordinary place. Their doctors are the best in the business, and their programs are nationally renowned.”
Published On: June 6, 2019
Advanced Skills Made a Difference for a Hoag Employee's Mom
“I’m feeling great. I’m line dancing. I’m working outside. If it weren’t for Dianne finding Dr. Yalvac, I would just be on medication. I wouldn’t have the energy to do the things I want to do, and I like to keep busy and move fast. I feel like I can do something with my life now.”
Published On: July 20, 2018
Sean Porter is Living Proof that Hoag Heals Heart to Heart
It was a very difficult time but it felt like we had the best people in the world working on him. I am so grateful to Hoag that they not only took care of him, but our entire family. They treated all of us like we were all part of a family.
Published On: May 30, 2017
Genetic Heart Disease & the Importance of a Heart Healthy Life
“I would never go anywhere other than Hoag because the care you receive there is so substantially different than any other hospital,” Gary Leibowitz said. “You get the sense that the nurses and physicians love what they do.”
Published On: May 26, 2017