Cardiac Center Clinician Close - Up - Paul stephens, jr., md - Chop
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>> HI, I'M DR. PAUL STEPHENS, A MEMBER
OF THE CARDIAC CENTER HERE AT THE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA,
AND STAFF CARDIOLOGIST HERE AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL STAFF SINCE 1995
AFTER COMPLETING FELLOWSHIP IN PHILADELPHIA.
AND I'M A PROUD MEMBER HERE BECAUSE OF WHAT WE DO
AND WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF DOING AND THE EXPERIENCE
AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE HERE AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
WE'RE ONE OF THE LARGEST CARDIAC CENTERS IN THE WORLD
WITH OVER 50 CARDIOLOGISTS.
AND IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT
ONLY THE BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE IN A LARGE
PATIENT VOLUME THAT GIVES US A LEVEL OF NOT ONLY
EXPERTISE BUT CONFIDENCE IN HOW WE CARE
FOR OUR PATIENTS.
AND DURING MY TIME IN MEDICAL SCHOOL AND RESIDENCY
I RECOGNIZED THAT CARDIOLOGY WAS SOMETHING THAT I WANTED
TO DO BECAUSE OF THE PATIENTS BUT ALSO HOW
FASCINATING AND DIFFICULT THE PHYSIOLOGY WAS.
AND IT REPRESENTED A CHALLENGE.
I THINK MOST OF THE CARDIOLOGISTS ARE HERE
BECAUSE THEY NOT ONLY WANT TO DO A GOOD JOB CARING
FOR THEIR PATIENTS, BUT BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE HOW
CHALLENGING THE SCIENCE IS AND HOW GRATIFYING IT IS TO
FIGURE OUT DISEASE PROCESSES AND THEN TREAT THEM.
I THINK WHAT MAKES THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CARDIAC
CENTER A SPECIAL PLACE IS OUR DESIRE TO TAKE CARE
OF PATIENTS AND DO THE ABSOLUTE BEST THAT WE CAN.
AND THAT'S THE MAJOR REASON THAT KEEPS ME HERE
AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
OUR ABILITY TO CARE FOR PATIENTS,
TO IMPROVE CARE, AND TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF
CARDIOLOGY AND THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN THE WORLD.
