Announcing: Atrial Fibrillation Webinar
Mon, Mar 10, 2008 | Permalink

Atrial Fibrillation: The Epidemic of the 21st Century?

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
5:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -07:00, San Francisco)
Duration: 2 hours

This web-based seminar will address early detection of atrial fibrillation as well as the importance of initiating early anticoagulation to manage atrial fibrillation and the use of ablation to cure atrial fibrillation which could ultimately eliminate this risk factor for stroke.

Based on the quality parameters measured in relation to stroke, California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco identified a lack of early identification of patients with Atrial Fibrillation which creates a high risk group for stroke.  This Webinar, moderated by Cardiologist Richard Gray, MD will feature CPMC Electrophysiologists:
 
Andrea Natale, MD
Steven Hao, MD, FACC
Richard Hongo, MD
Salwa Beheiry, CCRN, EP Director of Electrophysiology

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MetroHealth Medical Center - Cleveland, OH
Wed, Jan 23, 2008 | Permalink

Dear patients and friends,

A Happy and healthy 2008 to all of you.

The last few months have been challenging, as much as they were exciting! The New Year brought wonderful opportunities and many life events to look forward to.

I realize that many of you have not been able to travel to the West Coast to see me for insurance reasons, costs and otherwise. I am very happy to tell you that I have joined the MetroHealth Medical Center, in Cleveland, Ohio as Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine.

I will make myself available at MetroHealth as needed to see you for consultations, follow up and procedures. For those of you who are able to travel, I will continue to be available in San Francisco.

I have contacted many of you directly by phone and by email regarding MetroHealth. I have already started seeing those who have responded. My assistant at MetroHealth is:

Ann Yorko and her contact number: (216) 778-2352

Thank you for the wonderful opportunities to continue keeping in touch. Your emails and visits on the West Coast have been a great gift and a pleasure to me.

My very best regards,
Andrea Natale, MD
Update
Mon, Oct 22, 2007 | Permalink

Dear patients, friends and colleagues,

I want to express to all of you my deepest appreciation for the out-pouring of support you have shown me in the last few weeks. I received hundreds and hundreds of messages from you, and I  am deeply touched and humbled by them.

I have also been blessed with numerous wonderful offers from all over the US, and I am in the process of assessing each one of them so I can make the best decision for myself and my family.

However, I would like to continue taking care of my patients and make myself available for my colleagues. I am pleased to let you know that I am now providing patient care and performing procedures at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California as a primary provider with Northern California Heart Care. My colleagues are doctors Steven Hao and Richard Hongo.

You can continue  using this email at any time you wish to contact me,  in addition you can contact Ms. Salwa Beheiry, RN by email at:

 salwa.beheiryrn [at] gmail [dot] com

If you need any further assistance, Ms. Beheiry's  contact numbers are:

PH: (415) 925-7153
Fax: (415) 925-7792

Very soon on this website, we will be adding various information about atrial fibrillation and pulmonary vein isolation. I am very open to any suggestions from all of you, regarding any topics and information you would like me to share with you. My goal is to spread my message that atrial fibrillation can be treated with a high degree of success, and that your right as a patient is to be educated so you can better take care of yourself or your loved one.

It is my pleasure to open a dialog with you, and I will be eager to hear your feedback. 

Thank you all very much, and I am  looking forward  to  taking care of all of you.

Andrea Natale, MD
Initial Response
Sun, Sep 30, 2007 | Permalink

This goes out to my patients, and to all who have expressed their support in the last few days:

The decision to not renew my contract with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation was not mine.

It was a result of a unilateral decision by the Clinic. The apparent claim is that I provided services outside CCF without their permission. I have been providing training and mentorship to many young practitioners and programs all-over the world since I started my career in Electrophysiology, and in the majority of these situations during my own vacation time.

I always believed that I have a responsibility to share the knowledge and skills I have gained with those who need them, so the field of electrophysiology can serve as many communities as needed. CCF now apparently believes differently, and as a result my contract was not renewed.

I want you all to know that I will continue to practice what I believe is my mission, which is serving patients to the best of my ability by either delivering the care needed myself or by mentoring younger electrophysiologists to be able to deliver this much needed care wherever they practice.

I am looking forward to seeing all my patients again very soon in a different place of my choice. I will post frequent up-dates on this site. Additionally, I will be very glad to receive your email at:

 andreanatalemd [at] gmail [dot] com

Again, thank you so much for your support and for giving me the opportunity to serve all of you.

Andrea Natale, MD