“Dinner with the Doctors” offers chance to better manage heart valve disease

The
SSM Heart Institute is presenting a unique opportunity for those with heart
valve disease or disorders to discuss treatment options over dinner with two of
the region’s leading heart valve specialists.

Cardiothoracic
surgeon David Theodoro, MD, and cardiologist Georges Chahoud, MD, both with SSM
Heart Institute, will explain what causes heart valves to fail and why it’s
critical to manage and treat valve problems for long-term health. Dr. Theodoro,
who operates at SSM DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, is nationally recognized
for his work in minimally invasive heart valve surgery, including his use of
the da Vinci Robotic Surgery System. Dr. Chahoud, who practices in St. Charles
County, places special emphasis on the management of patients with heart valve
disease.

Guests
will have the opportunity to get answers to their questions about treatment
options. This event will be of special interest if you or family members have
been diagnosed with heart valve disease.

The
program will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, at Trigg Banquet
Center, 300 O’Fallon Plaza in O’Fallon, Mo. A complimentary heart-healthy
dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., followed by the physician discussion.

This
program is free, but seating is limited. Please register by calling
1-866-SSM-DOCS (1-866-776-3627) or learn more about heart valve disease and
register online at ssmhealth.com/heart.