Patient Stories

At the UM St. Joseph Medical Center's Sandra R. Berman Heart Institute, our patients are at the heart of all we do.

From Breathless to Bypass: Subtle Cardiac Warning Signs

Mike - Patient Story - UM St. Joseph Medical Center - Towson, MD

After having subtle cardiac symptoms, the UM St. Joseph team diagnosed Mike with several artery blockages, and he received bypass surgery.

Mitral Valve Repair - Fixing a Leaky Heart with MitraClip

James Young - Patient Story - UM St. Joseph Sandra R. Berman Heart Institute - Towson, MD

James was treated for functional mitral valve regurgitation at UM St. Joseph Medical Center, by Dr. Daniel Ambinder.

Fixing Faulty Heart Valves

Evelyn - Patient Story - UM St. Joseph Medical Center

Evelyn turned to our multidisciplinary heart team who performed a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, or TAVR, aortic valve procedure as an alternative to open heart surgery.