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About Us
The Healthy Heart Sleep Program (HHSP) integrates the practices of cardiology and sleep medicine in a comprehensive plan designed to educate and train cardiologists and their staff to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients whose cardiac diseases are complicated by sleep breathing disorders.
HHSP will create and manage a fully operational sleep disorder breathing lab for the cardiologist with a minimal capital investment required by the practice. In addition, HHSP will source certified staff and equipment while providing educational expertise and marketing support for doctors and their patients. HHSP will carefully manage patient compliance and outcomes so that each cardiology practice will be able to achieve documented improvement in their patient's cardiovascular health and maintain the highest standard of care.
Dr. Gerald Weisfogel, MD, FACC, Diplomate ABSM Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Weisfogel is the former Director of Cardiology at JFK Medical Center in New Jersey. He is the founder and Medical Director of Diagnostic Vascular Imaging Associates, the only freestanding cardiac catheterization laboratory in the Northeast. He was formerly the Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology program at Downstate Medical Center in New York. He has over eight years experience in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing patients in his cardiology practice. He is a board certified sleep specialist, and as far as we know, the only physician in the country that carries these dual credentials. Dr. Weisfogel has first-hand experience in merging the practice of sleep medicine with cardiology
Patrick Bohan, CEO and Founder
Mr. Bohan has over twenty years of experience as an innovative healthcare marketer. Prior to launching Healthy Heart he was the North American General Manager for Itamar Medical and their line of products using the unique Peripheral Arterial Tonometry signal with applications in OSA diagnosis and endothileal dysfunction. As Chief Operating Officer for Sleep HealthCenters he was responsible for developing the Northeast's largest sleep lab affiliated with Harvard Medical University academic institutions. Pat also has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, including a successful healthcare IPO and sale of a company to a large medical device manufacturer.
Sheila Smith-Walsh, RPSGT, CRT - Clinical Director
Ms. Smith-Walsh is responsible for the company's overall Quality Assurance program as well as training and education. Prior to joining Healthy Heart she ran the sleep lab at Metuchen Heart Associates and was the Director of Respiratory Care Services for Community Care Services, where she also managed all aspects of a 4-bed sleep lab, its homecare division and infant scanning services. She has served on the Board of Directors for the American Sleep Apnea Association.
Peggy Brown, RPSGT
CPAP Compliance – Ms. Brown is responsible for CPAP operations in NJ and has been the lab manager of the Metuchen Cardio-Sleep lab for the past 5 years. Prior to that she managed the Central Jersey Sleep Disorder Center in East Brunswick, New Jersey. She has extensive experience in CPAP compliance and management. She has an astute ability to maintain over 80% compliance with prescribed therapy in a cardiac patient population. Shw has been and EMT for over 30 years and was an original founder ot the New Jersey Association of Sleep Technologist and maintains an active role in the organization.
Judith Boucher, RPSGT
Technologist Support - Ms. Boucher’s 33 years in sleep medicine includes an extensive background in research as well as sleep lab management. She has in depth experience in sleep lab startup, initial equipment selection, establishing strong vendor relationships and training technologists in the latest methods of titrations. In her current role, she is responsible for daily lab operation including study transmission and scoring.
Juli Beard, CRT
CPAP Compliance Manager- Ms. Beard is responsible for our sleep program at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, KS. She has over 15 years in healthcare, most recently with a large DME company in Great Bend, KS where she was responsible for all of the company's respiratory services. Her experience in education, accredidation and patient care provides us with a great resource at Galichia Heart.
Eileen Rogan
Lab Coordinator in the Brockton Mass. Sleep Program. She previously worked at Brockton Hospital as a Medical Secretary prior to attending a program at the Computer-Ed Institute for Medical Assistant. Eileen coordinates all functions within the lab including, patient scheduling, follow-up, physician interactions, and orientation/training of employees for developing labs.
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