The Journey to Better

Dr. Funso Odunukan , an Interventional Cardiologist at the James Family Heart Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) came to the UW Heart Institute lab for a week of cases and discussion with Dr. Bill Lombardi about cultures in developing pipelines for the next generation of proceduralists and cultures in the lab. Send us Fan Mail

Dr. Bill Lombardi has worked to build a culture at the UW Heart Institute Cath lab rooted in "purposeful practice". It is a Cath Lab both Dr. Jasleen Tiwana  and Dr. Jesse Kane are currently CTO/CHIP Fellows and prepared to begin their practices next year. Both grill Dr. Lombardi on how these lessons can apply in and out of the lab. Send us Fan Mail

Dr. Bill Lombardi and Dr. Jarrod Frizzell Director of CTO/complex coronary @TCHheart discuss bad environments for healthcare professionals and how to create better ones.   "Candles by their nature are pretty vulnerable.  Relatively easy to snuff out with a gust of wind, splash of water, or even just carelessness.  So it’s even more important to light others to carry the flame, because you nev...

Dr. Rhian Davies joins as a past CHIP Fellow of Dr. Bill Lombardi to reflect on their mentor, mentee relationship and how a mentee can prepare for future mentor roles.  Join us next week at 4pm PST for a live recording with Dr. Jarrod Frizzell on How to Deal with Bad Environments. Follow @DrBillLombardi to set a reminder and join the conversation with live Q&A.   Send us Fan Mail

Dr. Bill Lombardi sits down with Dr. Michael Chan as they just completed a week of working together, learning in a post-graduate environment at the UW Medicine Heart Institute.  Join us next week at 4pm PST for a live recording with Rhian Davies on Mentorship & Balance on Twitter.   Follow @DrBillLombardi to set a reminder and join the conversation with live Q&A.  You can also direct messa...

Dr. Aaron Grantham joins Dr. Bill Lombardi to discuss their tough experiences working through both times of fear and confidence as friends and peers.  They were both pioneers in the CTO PCI space and leaned on each other in times of need.  Their stories help demonstrate the importance of community for support and advice for others who may find themselves in similar situations as interventionalists...

A world-renowned expert in complex coronary disease therapies, Dr. Bill Lombardi has been one of the highest-volume complex PCI and chronic total occlusion (CTO) operators in the world for over a decade. He's always striving to improve his skills and methods to perform safer and more efficient procedures. It's a journey to better that extends beyond technical and into mental and emotiona...