Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: June 10, 2023
Are you ready to go inside the operating room of Dr. Marc Gerdisch, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Franciscan Health, to learn about the different “faces” of mitral valve disease?
Click here to see how Dr. Gerdisch treats mitral valve disease using traditional and complex therapies to address malformed leaflets, infection, endocarditis and compromised annular structures.
Many thanks to Dr. Gerdisch for educating our patient community about mitral valve disease!
Keep on tickin!
Adam
Written by Adam Pick
- Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder
Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.
Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.
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