A Long History of Excellent Medicine
In 1979 Drs. Marvin Padnick and Douglas Jensen started in practice together with the philosophy that their practice would provide cost-effective patient care, place the interests of the patient's wellbeing first, and all the while offer the most modern, proven treatments for heart disease.
Their approach to medicine proved successful, and in 1983, they were joined by Dr. Cucher. Later that decade, the three doctors formalized their practice into Phoenix Heart.
In 2001, Dr. Rossum joined and in 2002, Phoenix Heart was further complemented by the addition of Dr. Patel.
Board Certifications
Through the years, Phoenix Heart has prided itself on adhering to its mandate--to provide cost-effective, responsible, and modern yet proven treatments for heart disease. In 1997, Dr. Jensen received a Board Certification in Nuclear Cardiology, and Phoenix Heart began offering nuclear services. Some time after, Drs. Padnick and Patel added to their expertise, becoming board certified in peripheral vascular diagnostic and interventional procedures.
Dr. Cucher, excelling in office-based clinical research, and Dr. Padnick incorporated the newest advances in pacemaker and defibrillator therapy for patients with heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia.
The Vein Center
Dr. Padnick, in the Fall of 2007 opened the Phoenix Heart Vein Center, specializing in diseases of the lower extremity venous disease.
In January, 2006, Dr. Kristine Sellberg joined Phoenix Heart, specializing in Women’s Heart Disease and Interventional Cardiology.
In September, 2007, Dr. Rahul Malhotra joined Phoenix Heart PLLC, specializing in interventional cardiology as well as pacemaker and defibrillator therapy.
Dr. Panagiotis T. Panotopoulos, whose specialty is Electrophysiology of the heart, joined in June, 2008.
In the fall of 2008, Drs. Reshmaal Gomes and Shakeel Kahn will start their practice in Cardiovascular Disease with Phoenix Heart PLLC.
A Successful Future
As Phoenix Heart, we look in the future toward newer, non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as Ultrafast CT Imaging. We also look forward to our expanding services to the west side of Phoenix in Litchfield Park, AZ, Avondale, AZ, and Goodyear, AZ. Our office expansion to the Arrowhead and Glendale locations will be complete by the Fall of 2008. These offices will provide local, up-to-date therapy at the new West Valley Hospital and at Arrowhead Hospital.
We look forward to continuing our proud tradition with you!
