STOP SMOKING NOW! As we enter the New Year personal resolutions for the upcoming 12 months abound. Weight loss, better sleep habits, less alcohol consumption and improved personal fitness are all worthy goals and hopefully will be fulfilled by many. But in my opinion, the worst personal habit that demands attention remains cigarette smoking. In […]
I, along with my practice partner, Dr. Utpal Desai, regularly perform minimally invasive heart valve procedures at Advent Health Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach. We often operate together and are the regional experts in this field. At most hospitals including Advent Health, conventional ‘open heart surgery’ is performed by dividing the breast bone to […]
No better relation than a prudent and faithful friend.” Benjamin Franklin
With great pride I say that Dr. Utpal Desai and I have been friends
for more than 25 years. We both attended the University of Miami Medical
School (UM) and became acquainted through overlapping social circles… […]