Jefferson Heart Inst

I have been a member of the Jefferson Heart Institute since before it had the name. The staff is great. The medicine state of the art. Any cardiologist working there is selected from the best around the world for technical brilliance and humanistic character.
Returned last week for a exam and stress test. I saw three doctors, and two were present DURING the walk on the treadmill. As it was nuclear, I had two sessions with the latest camera, which I basically sat in as it circled around me. No muss. No fuss.
Kudos to Drs. Savage, Hansen and Yair, and the technicians.
I felt totally secure with these folks. Their competence and caring was omnipresent. Unlike other such procedures I have endured where it often seems they don’t know what they’re doing, at JHI, that is never a worry. My personal cardiologist called the next day with the results, and reassured me that all we needed to address was a BP issue with a medicinal tweak.
Nice to know I will live forever.

I have never had to wait more than 5 min for an appointment! Dr. Dasgupta is one of the best Cardiologist, he is warm caring and informative, I have NEVER felt rushed when I see him.

I came here shortly after being told I had a heart murmur (news to me!) and was scared to death. I checked in and waited no longer than 5 minutes in the waiting room. After arriving to my exam room, the friendly nurse came in almost immediately to take my vitals and EKG. About 5 minutes later, Dr. Doherty came in. He was referred to me by my PCP at the time and I’m glad I saw him. He wasn’t the friendliest or warmest guy, but he was VERY thorough, answered all my questions, and explained everything in a way I could understand. You can tell this guy knows what the f he’s talking about.
The tech who did my echo was friendly and calming, as well. After my test, I waited for a bit while Dr. Doherty looked at my ultrasound. I sat there imagining him coming back out to tell me I had some terrible heart defect. Luckily he came out to tell me everything was perfectly fine. :)
I highly recommend this place if you need to see a cardiologist — everyone there from the front desk to the doctors are pleasant and very professional.

Like many people, I dread most interactions with any facet of the medical establishment – which might be why I was several years overdue on an echocardiogram. That dread was quickly displaced by my experience with the Jefferson Heart Institute, which was remarkably pleasant and efficient. I barely had to wait for my appointment, and I was fortunate enough to get Dr. Wiener, an affable, direct doctor who spoke with clarity and was able to arrange for an echo almost immediately – I arrived at 10, and after an EKG, my meeting with the doctor, the echo, and then one further consultation, I was out by noon.
I would unhesitatingly recommend this establishment, and it fills me with anger and sorrow that not everyone has access to the health-​care resources that would allow them these sorts of visits.
On the upshot, my heart is in good health, so that’s nice to know.