Lima Memorial Partners with The OSU Wexner Medical Center for the 2017 Heart Summit

posted on: 8/25/2017 8:47:59 AM

At the forefront of providing exceptional care and continuing medical education, Lima Memorial Health System has partnered with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to present the 2017 Heart Summit on Saturday, August 26 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at The Ohio State University Lima Campus in Reed Hall. The summit is being held in cooperation with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University Heart & Vascular Center and Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital. Renowned faculty will come together to present cutting-edge cardiovascular findings to physicians, nurses and allied professionals. Presenters will share the most current management of atrial fibrillation, cardiac rhythm management, heart failure and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Featured speakers will include:

Pamela Gardner, DO, FACC, FACOI
Lima Memorial Health System
Director of Congestive Heart Failure Clinic
Section Chief of Cardiology
University of Toledo Associate Professor of Medicine

G. Allen Bryant, III, MD
Lima Memorial Health System
Medical Director of Specialty Services
Co-Medical Director of Renal Services
Division Chief of Nephrology
Department chair of Medical Services

Jamie Verhoff, RN, BSN, CHFN
Lima Memorial Health System
Congestive Heart Failure Nurse Coordinator

Ralph Augostini, MD, FACC
The Ohio State University Heart & Vascular Center
Bob and Corrine Frick Chair in Electrophysiology
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Co-Director of the Electrophysiology Training Program
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Emile Daoud, MD, FACC
The Ohio State University Heart & Vascular Center
Professor of Internal Medicine
Section Director of Electrophysiology
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Brent Lampert, DO
The Ohio State University Heart & Vascular Center
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Scott Lilly, MD, PhD
The Ohio State University Heart & Vascular Center
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Co-Director, Structural Heart Program
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Gregory Rushing, MD
The Ohio State University Heart & Vascular Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

“We are so privileged to have the region’s most trusted team of cardiologists and cardiothoracic & vascular surgeons practicing in Lima exclusively at the Lima Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute,” says Dr. Pamela Gardner, Director of Congestive Heart Failure Clinic, Section Chief of Cardiology. “We value the relationship we have with the Cardiovascular Medicine team from The OSU Wexner Medical Center. This educational event provides a wonderful opportunity for meaningful interactions with medical professionals in the community and offers a chance to share our thoughts and expertise. We also appreciate learning from the audience what is needed and what we can do to better serve patients in our community,”