History

Mohawk Valley Heart Institute celebrated its 10 year anniversary in October of 2007. We have been providing exceptional cardiac care and rehabilitation services, combining the best cardiac facilities and professionals from our region into a cardiac center serving Central New York and beyond. We have grown into one of the premiere cardiac care facilities in New York State, and are well ranked statewide and nationally in our surgical and procedural volumes and outcomes. Working with a team of specialists dedicated to cardiac care, in facilities designed specifically for cardiac patients, we have worked to build an institute where heart patients can find the best of care, from diagnosis to recovery.

 

Timeline

1996
January
Decision to locate services:
St. Elizabeth to perform Heart Surgery, Angioplasty and Diagnostic Catheterizations
St. Luke’s-Memorial to perform Diagnostic Catheterizations
Faxton Hospital to provide Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Services

May
New York State Department of Health grants final approval of Certificate of Need for Cardiac Surgery and Angioplasty

1997
March
$4.1 Million Cardiac Project at St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Heart Institute elects officers

September
Paul Hatton, MD, heads Cardiac Surgery Program

October
First Cardiac surgery performed

December
Frederic Joyce, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, joins program

1998
March
100th surgery performed

May
First Off-Pump Bypass surgery

August
First Angioplasty performed by Ramzi Nassif, MD, Interventional Cardiologist

November
Hugh MacIsaac, MD, Director of Interventional Cardiology, joins program

2002
May
John K. Kelley, MD, named new Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon

2003
February
Robert Svenson, MD, performs the first Electrophysiology (EP) Procedure

June
Frederic Joyce, MD, performs the first CryoMaze Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

September
New laser procedure for angina patients – Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization

2005
August
Collaboration with Masonic Medical Research Lab

2006
May
Michael Kelberman, MD, Interventional Cardiologist, performs 10,000th Angioplasty

July
Fred Talarico, MD, Medical Cardiologist, chairs the MVHI “Get with the Guidelines” Program for which our performance resulted in national recognition by the American Heart Association

September
John Cai, MD, Electrophysiologist, performs the first catheter-based Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

December
John Kelley, MD, performs the first surgical-based minimally invasive Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

2007
February
Faxton-St Luke’s Healthcare approved for Emergency Angioplasties

October
10th Anniversary
29,940 Cardiac Catheterizations
11,784 Angioplasty Cases
4,794 Cardiac Surgeries
3,960 Electrophysiology (EP) Procedures