- Heart surgery (MISS – Minimally Invasive Stent Surgery)
Dr. Jon Robken (“The Ice Man”) successfully performed the procedure on January-26-2022.
• Dr. Jon Robken inserted 3 stents in my heart region. - TEVAR (Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair)
Dr. Andrew Hoel, of Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, successfully performed the procedure on September-29-2022.
• Dr. Andrew Hoel inserted 4 stents (positioned through a stent graft technique) in my thoracic region, within the aorta and some arteries.
• Please refer “https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/thoracic-aortic-aneurysm” for some information. You can search for more details if you have time. - FEVAR (Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair)
Dr. Andrew Hoel, of Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, successfully performed the procedure on November-03-2022.
• Dr. Andrew Hoel inserted 12 stents (positioned through a stent graft technique) in my abdominal region, with branches to my two kidney arteries, linking to the large and small intestines and other arteries.
• Please refer “https://ufhealth.org/fenestrated-endovascular-aortic-repair-fevar” for some information. You can search for more details if you have time.
By God’s grace, FDA (US Food & Drug Administration) approved new technology and tools in March of 2022. This was a miraculous event that preceded my surgeries.
Also, the chief surgeon, Dr. Andrew Hoel, is only 47 years old. He is very cool and has a calm demeanor with lots of patience to answer our questions. The team of doctors, nurses and other staff in his team that assisted in my two surgeries numbered more than 45. I could only remember 45 names but there could be more hidden heroes.
The most important thing that I must mention is that my wife was the one who found out all the details about Dr. Andrew Hoel. She did her own searches in 2021 and found him at the most opportune time.